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Lawrence Burney is a writer and critic who has written for Vulture, GQ, New York Magazine and more. His new book of essays covers moments from his upbringing in Baltimore, and the music that inspired him along the way.

In her book of essays, the scholar and analyst explored the complex ties between the Democratic party and Black communities. Half a decade later, Brandi Collins-Dexter's research remains an insightful window into American politics.

Leave your everyday cares behind and enjoy a good laugh with us this week.

Tom talks with Shanya Mapson, the Coordinating Producer at WYPR.

Anand Pandian is the author of Something Between Us: The Everyday Walls of American Life, and How to Take Them Down. He invites people to think outside the box to help break the walls that divide America.

Travel makes you big!

Amanda Litman made a career out of encouraging young people to run for office. Her new book is a leadership manual for millennials and younger generations.

Life isn't always pretty, but a good memoir is a thing of beauty.

Perfect companions to tuck in your tote bag this summer.

Historian Rick Atkinson take us two years into the American Revolutionary War in the second book from his trilogy: 'The Fate of the Day: The War for America, Fort Ticonderoga to Charleston, 1777-1780.'