A New Rolling Stones Biography; The Appeal of Inconvenience; Writers Explore Familial Estrangement; WNYC Poetry Month Event
A new biography tells the story of the legendary British band The Rolling Stones, focusing particularly on the special relationship between Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. Bob Spitz discusses the new book, The Rolling Stones: The Biography.
Lately, more people have been gravitating towards outdated technology, like Walkman, VHS tapes, record players, and more. What is behind this drive towards old tech? Is it nostalgia, or a desire to disconnect? Hanif Abdurraquib, contributing writer for The New Yorker, discusses his new piece "Our Longing for Inconvenience," and listeners share what outdated technology they have included in their own lives.
Estrangement can be an incredibly painful experience, or a healing one. A new collection of writing explores the complexities of familial estrangement. Editor Jenny Bartoy and contributing writer Hannah Bae discuss their new book, No Contact: Writers on Estrangement. Plus, listeners share their own experiences with estrangement. Bartoy and Bae will be speaking at an event at Liz's Book Bar on Tuesday April 28 at 6:30 pm.
To close out their National Poetry Month coverage, our colleagues on the WNYC Morning Edition team are hosting a free event, 'Poetry Together: A Night of Collaboration and Community,' hosted by Michael Hill and featuring poet KC Trommer, also a founder of QUEENSBOUND, a collaborative public poetry project. Trommer previews the event, happening 4/29 at 7pm in The Greene Space, and listeners share their favorite poems about New York.
