What is the true weight of a lovingly baked loaf of bread? What is the real price of a bouquet of flowers, when it’s sold by a florist who questions your humanity? These are some of the questions ...

Writer Meron Hadero has a new book out. It's called "A Down Home Meal For These Difficult Times," and she says she was intentional about the format. MERON HADERO: Short stories allow you to peek into ...

The program will include a wine reception and booksigning. First published in Kenya in 2014 to critical and popular acclaim, Kintu is a modern classic, a multilayered narrative that reimagines the ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Meron Hadero about her new book of short stories: A Down Home Meal for these Difficult Times. Writer Meron Hadero has a new book out. It's called "A Down Home Meal For ...

Join us for an ongoing series in partnership with host and African Book Club co-Founder Faith Adiele. April's book selection is A Down Home Meal for These Difficult Times by Meron Hadero. This program ...

Ethiopian-American writer Hadero delivers in her illuminating debut collection a series of nuanced perspectives on immigration. In “The Elders,” which takes place during the funeral for an Ethiopian ...