Kalyani Saxena, Here & Now producer and avid romance reader, moderates a conversation with New York Times best-selling romance novelists Beverly Jenkins, Ali Hazelwood, and another author to be announced about their books, the popularity of the genre, and how it’s evolving.

Copies of their latest books will be available for purchase from our bookstore partner Brookline Booksmith. The authors will sign following the conversation.

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Phenomenal Women is a series moderated by Radio Boston host Tiziana Dearing that invites women who have risen to the top of their professions to share their stories – from scientists researching how our brains work and athletes coaching major league sports to journalists transforming newsrooms, to artists reclaiming women’s voices. 

Legendary journalists Margaret Sullivan and Eileen McNamara talk about their decades in journalism, where they have battled sexism, broken glass ceilings and witnessed the decline of trust in the news media — and offer their thoughts on how to regain that trust. Radio Boston host Tiziana Dearing moderates.

Following the conversation, join us for the afterparty! Margaret Sullivan will be signing copies of her new book “Newsroom Confidential: Lessons (and Worries) from an Ink-stained Life.” Plus:

• Enjoy a reception with complimentary hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar.
• Network with your fellow attendees.
• Win some WBUR swag to take home.

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README.txt: Whistleblower Chelsea Manning tells her story

Chelsea Manning is at once, celebrated for transparency and at the same time a polarizing figure for disclosing more than 700,000 classified military and diplomatic documents to WikiLeaks in 2011. Manning, who was a U.S. Army intelligence analyst in Iraq at the time, was convicted by court-martial for her whistleblowing and sentenced to 35 years in prison in 2013, the longest sentence ever handed down in an American leak case.

Join Here & Now co-host Scott Tong in a conversation with Manning where she’ll discuss her much anticipated memoir, “README.txt,” and recount her early life as a computer savvy kid, what drew her to the military, her gender transition while at Fort Leavenworth prison and her life now as an activist and also DJ.

Copies of “README.txt” will be available for purchase from our bookstore partner Brookline Booksmith.

About “README.txt”

While working as an intelligence analyst in Iraq for the United States Army in 2010, Chelsea Manning disclosed more than seven hundred thousand classified military and diplomatic records that she had smuggled out of the country on the memory card of her digital camera. In 2011 she was charged with twenty-two counts related to the unauthorized possession and distribution of classified military records, and in 2013 she was sentenced to thirty-five years in military prison.

The day after her conviction, Manning declared her gender identity as a woman and began to transition, seeking hormones through the federal court system. In 2017, President Barack Obama commuted her sentence and she was released from prison.

In “README.txt,” Manning recounts how her pleas for increased institutional transparency and government accountability took place alongside a fight to defend her rights as a trans woman. Manning details the challenges of her childhood and adolescence as a naive, computer-savvy kid, what drew her to the military, and the fierce pride she has about the work she does. This powerful, observant memoir will stand as one of the definitive testaments of our digital, information-driven age.

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We’re living in a time of scientific discovery and achievement that is, well, remarkable. In this regular series, host Meghna Chakrabarti will take your questions in deep dive discussions with researchers, scientists and innovators offering audiences access to what’s behind incredible scientific advances in a region world renowned as a hub of science and technology.

Fall sports bring excitement and intense passion for the thrill of the game. But for many, a growing concern about concussions and the risk of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) are at the forefront. Football — and the NFL in particular — seem to make headlines weekly with high profile athletes sustaining head injuries. But concussions aren’t limited to football, with the spotlight shining bright on a wide range of sports including NASCAR and soccer.

New research from Boston University’s CTE Center is shedding more light on head injuries with data suggesting “that it’s the intensity of the hits players sustain, rather than the total number of blows” that is a better predictor of the deadly condition.

On Point host Meghna Chakrabarti talks with the study’s lead author, Dr. Jesse Mez to find out the latest cutting-edge research on CTE and concussions. They’ll also be joined by two-time Olympic Gold medalist and World Cup champion Briana Scurry to discuss her memoir, “My Greatest Save: The Brave, Barrier-Breaking Journey of a World Champion Goalkeeper” about her triumphs on the soccer pitch and her career-ending head injury.

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Confidence Man: New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman’s newsmaking book on President Donald Trump

Journalist Maggie Haberman’s reporting on Donald Trump’s presidency captivated countless readers during his four tumultuous years. She and a team at the New York Times were also awarded a Pulitzer Prize in 2018 for their reporting on the investigations into Trump and his advisers’ connections to Russia. But Haberman chronicled Trump for years before his White House run and may be one of just a few journalists to understand him, his motivations and perhaps what makes the 45th President tick.

Join Here & Now co-host Scott Tong for a conversation with Haberman on her new book, Confidence Man: The Making of Donald Trump and the Breaking Of America, which reveals new insights into the Trump White House.

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