Rose Friedman
Rose Friedman is an Associate Editor for NPR's Arts, Books & Culture desk. She edits radio pieces on a range of subjects, including , , , , and the occasional . She is also co-creator of NPR's annual and the podcast recommendation site . In addition, Rose has edited commentaries for the network, as well as regular features like on All Things Considered.
Rose was an intern at Minnesota Public Radio before coming to NPR in 2010. Prior to her life in public radio she worked at a cheese shop in St. Paul, Minnesota and studied labor history at Macalester College. Outside of NPR her hobbies include cooking and eating.
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Books We Love returns with 380+ new titles handpicked by NPR staff and trusted critics. Find 11 years of recommendations all in one place – that's more than 3,600 great reads. -
The New York Film Festival wraps up this weekend. It's a venue for some of the season's big releases — as well as some offbeat, foreign and indie movies.
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Our Pool is a joyful, colorful, picture book ode to the neighborhood pool — the lockers, the sunscreen, the cannonballs. Author Lucy Ruth Cummins was inspired by trips to the local pool with her son. -
David Simon talks about how being a TV writer has changed over the years — and so have writer's wages.
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The composer has been lauded for decades over his deeply affective music; director Alejandro González Iñárritu, composer Hildur Guðnadóttir and more join us to explain why. -
The NPR Concierge is back — with a new name. We're calling it "Books We Love" this year, and it has over 300 recommendations for every type of reader.
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Books We Love (formerly known as NPR's Book Concierge) is back with a new name and 360+ new books handpicked just for you by NPR staff and trusted critics. -
Ward spent time writing and editing reviews for a young Rolling Stone – and later became both a broadcast critic and historian, publishing two volumes on the beginnings of rock and roll. -
The Small Business Administration experienced a rough launch for its grant program intended to help long-beleaguered venues. After so long without a lifeline, though, time is running thin. -
"100 Years 100 Women" is the title of a new show at the Park Avenue Armory. The artists in it all created new pieces to mark the centennial of the 19th amendment.
