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While working on an oral history project, author Kaitlyn Greenidge learned about the first Black woman to become a doctor in New York. We talk with Greenidge about how that became the inspiration for her new novel Libertie.

While working on an oral history project, author Kaitlyn Greenidge learned about the first Black woman to become a doctor in New York. We talk with Greenidge about how that became the inspiration for her new novel Libertie.

Successful word-coinages tend to conceal their beginnings. We take them at face value and rarely ponder when and where they were first minted. We explore The Hidden History of Coined Words with author Ralph Keyes.

Today on All Sides Weekend Books, host Christopher Purdy talks with Ohio State professor Elissa Washuta about her new collection of essays, titled White Magic. Plus, the latest recommendations for your summer reading list.

Successful word-coinages tend to conceal their beginnings. We take them at face value and rarely ponder when and where they were first minted. We explore The Hidden History of Coined Words with author Ralph Keyes.

The New York Times has described author Anne Lamott as the “lefty guru of optimism” for her no-holds-barred take on life. Through 19 books, she’s ruminated on faith, parenthood, addiction, love, and loss. We talk with author Anne Lamott, who shares life lessons and highlights from her latest book.

The New York Times has described author Anne Lamott as the “lefty guru of optimism” for her no-holds-barred take on life. Through 19 books, she’s ruminated on faith, parenthood, addiction, love, and loss. We talk with author Anne Lamott, who shares life lessons and highlights from her latest book.

History often remembers first ladies by a signature project or two, but Lady Bird Johnson came to define the role beyond the beautification project for which she is best known. On All Sides Weekend: Books, we discuss her legacy along with other page-turners of interest.

Sports journalist Julie DiCaro shares her experiences in a new book that explores how sexism pervades sports at all levels.

We talk with Toni Tipton-Martin, a James Beard award winner about her cookbook “Jubilee Recipes from Two Centuries of African American Cooking."