NPR stories about Ilan Stavans
What We're Reading
Gwyneth Paltrow Cooks; A Hefty New Poetry Collection; The Life Of Diana Vreeland.
April 19, 2011 Gwyneth Paltrow cooks and tells family stories; a sumptuous illustrated biography of Diana Vreeland now in paperback; a comprehensive Latin American poetry anthology; an expose of working at the mall.
Best Books Of 2009
Alan Cheuse's Book Picks To Warm A Winter's Night
December 14, 2009 Book reviewer Alan Cheuse selects the highlights of this holiday season: futuristic dystopias; things that go bump in the night; portraits from Norman Rockwell's America; gay New York; a celebration of our immigrant adventures; one writer's journey to manhood; and, of course, Long John Silver.
Excerpts: Best Books 2009
Excerpt: 'Becoming Americans'
November 23, 2009 400 years of poems, essays and stories about coming to America, edited by Ilan Stavans.
Book Reviews
A Candid Take On The Evolving Immigrant Experience
November 5, 2009 In his wide-ranging, expertly curated anthology Becoming Americans, Ilan Stavans collects four centuries of immigrants' stories.
More Books

Author Interviews
A Portrait Of The Cartoonist And Her Mother
Cartoonist Alison Bechdel has a new memoir about her complicated relationship with her mother.

Author Interviews
A Quest For Roots Uncovers Ordinary People
Lawrence Jackson went on a quest to find his late grandfather's home in Virginia.


