Barnes & Noble announces Good Night, Irene as their June National Book Club pick and welcomes readers to join author Luis Alberto Urrea at a free live virtual event at 3PM ET on Tuesday, July 11 th.

Today's episode features two novels intertwining family and wartime history. First, Anne Berest speaks with NPR's Scott Simon about The Postcard, based on the real-life holiday card her family ...

Listen to the official audio for Lead Belly's "Irene (Goodnight Irene)" from the 2015 box set 'Lead Belly: The Smithsonian Folkways Collection.' 'Lead Belly: The Smithsonian Folkways Collection' ...

The echoes of taps from yesterday’s celebration of Veterans Day have barely faded away. Not that we needed another reminder of veterans’ sacrifices but the time seemed to tell me that today is a good ...

Phyllis Irene McLaughlin de Urrea, of Staten Island, died in her sleep at 74, in 1990. Soon after, her son, Luis Alberto Urrea, who lives in Naperville, teaches at the University of Illinois Chicago ...

Cost: $7 general admission; $30 meet and greet with author and copy of the book. Information and tickets: spokesman.com/northwest-passages/ For too long we’ve had ...

Listen to the official audio for Lead Belly's "Irene (Goodnight Irene)" from the 2015 box set 'Lead Belly: The Smithsonian Folkways Collection.' 'Lead Belly: The Smithsonian Folkways Collection' ...