NPR National Correspondent Debbie Elliott can be heard telling stories from her native South. She covers the latest news and politics, and is attuned to the region's rich culture and history.
Barrie Hardymon is the Senior Editor at NPR's Weekend Edition, and the lead editor for books. You can hear her on the radio talking everything from Middlemarch to middle grade novels, and she's also a frequent panelist on NPR's podcasts It's Been A Minute and Pop Culture Happy Hour. She went to Juilliard to study viola, ended up a cashier at the Strand, and finally got a degree from Johns Hopkins' Writing Seminars which qualified her solely for work in public radio. She lives and reads in Washington, DC.
Taiwan Travelogue is a novel exploring a journey through 1930s Taiwan under Japanese colonial rule. Today, it's prompting a fresh look at the island's complex history and identity.
In 1864, Captain Silas Soule of the 1st Colorado Cavalry refused orders to kill innocent Native Americans. He wrote letters about the massacre, which may have changed the course of history.
NPR's Debbie Elliott speaks with Ukrainian political analyst Oleksandr Kraiev about Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's upcoming visit to the White House.