Kazuo Ishiguro, 'Essential Puerto Rican Recipes,' Full Bio: Mike Nichols, Best New Streaming Releases, 'Alexander Calder: Modern from the Start'
All Of It with Alison Stewart | Apr 5, 2021
Nobel Prize laureate Kazuo Ishiguro joins us for a preview of his new novel, Klara and the Sun. The book is the latest selection for our Get Lit with All Of It book club. This new novel tells the story of an android named Klara and the ill teenage girl she cares for. Ishiguro joins us again on May 26 for our next book club event.
Journalist and cookbook author Von Diaz joins us to discuss her new “Essential Puerto Rican Recipes” feature in the New York Times. Diaz was born in Río Piedras, Puerto Rico and grew up traveling between Atlanta and the island. In this piece, she has put together a collection of dishes and flavors that evoke her time in Puerto Rico. We will also take calls from listeners.
We begin the latest installment of our Full Bio series. Mark Harris, author and columnist for New York Magazine, discusses his new biography, Mike Nichols: A Life. In part 1, we discuss Nichols' early life, including his immigration story and childhood in NYC, and his decision to enroll in the University of Chicago.
Vulture staff writer Kathryn VanArendonk joins for the next installment of our ongoing “Review/Preview” series with recommendations about the best new streaming releases.
Associate curator at MoMA, Cara Manes, joins us to discuss the museum’s new exhibit, Alexander Calder: Modern from the Start, a focused look at one of the most well-known and beloved artists of the 20th century through the lens of his relationship with MoMA. The show is on view through August 7, 2021.
