Tod Lending joins Yvette Benavides for a discussion about The Umbrella Maker’s Son. This World War II novel is a powerful and poignant story about survival and hope in the face of terror and violence. It's an important addition to modern works of Holocaust literature.

A new Little Golden Book biography immortalizes the story of Selena Quintanilla for a new generation of young readers.

This special issue of the Book Public podcast includes conversations and readings from several contributors whose work appears in issue No. 26 of The Common.

Erika Krouse discusses her story collection.

Eiren Caffall’s The Mourner’s Bestiary, is a memoir about her experiences with polycystic kidney disease (PKD)—a chronic illness that has afflicted her family for 150 years—with the stories of marine life struggling to survive in the world’s fastest warming marine ecosystem.

Jenny Minton Quigley is the editor of the series. Amor Towles is this year's guest judge.

Severo Perez’s Filmmaker’s Journey recounts Perez’s story from his humble beginnings on San Antonio’s West Side to 2024—and a celebration of his film “...and the Earth did not Swallow Him” being nominated to the National Film Registry by Congressman Joaquín Castro.

Taiyon J. Coleman discusses her essay collection.

An interview with Colm Tóibín about his latest book, 'On James Baldwin.'

'The Disappeared' by Rebecca J. Sanford is a debut novel inspired by the real mothers and grandmothers who spoke out against Argentina's military dictatorship.