Yvette Benavides
Yvette Benavides is a Texas Public Radio contributor. She teaches creative writing at Our Lady of the University.
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Kristin Hannah’s latest novel, The Four Winds, is set during the Great Depression when drought, famine and the devastation of the Dust Bowl converged at once for the folks living in the Great Plains. -
Gabriela Garcia’s debut novel, “Of Women and Salt,” is about the choices mothers make and the burden of that legacy for their daughters.
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This week on Book Public, Te-Ping Chen discusses her debut collection of short stories, "Land of Big Numbers."
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Elizabeth Miki Brina’s new memoir “Speak Okinawa” delves into topics of family, identity and forgiveness.
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On this "Pop-Up Book" episode we learn all about the 9th Annual San Antonio Book Festival from executive director Lilly Gonzalez and literary director Clay Smith.
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Dusk Night Dawn: Anne Lamott on Recapturing Hope in Dark Times
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This week on "The Lonely Voice" from Book Public, Peter Orner and Yvette Benavides welcome special guest, author Thomas O'Malley, to discuss "Irish Revel" by Edna O'Brien.
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"The Lowering Days": Gregory Brown's Debut Novel of Contention and Compassion in Maine Community
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“Homo Irrealis”: André Aciman’s Essay Collection Parses the Meanings of the Paradoxes and Contradictions of Time
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"Mike Nichols: A Life": Mark Harris Chronicles Mike Nichols' Complex Life and Brilliant Career
