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Novelist Jade Chang on the point of our existence

NPR | By Justine Kenin,
Ailsa Chang, Linah Mohammad
Published August 24, 2026 at 4:19 PM CDT

To help us hang on to summer vibes, we invited author Jade Chang to share a couple of the books she's reading and to talk about he own novel, What a Time to be Alive.

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Justine Kenin
Justine Kenin is an editor on All Things Considered.
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Ailsa Chang
Ailsa Chang is an award-winning journalist and a host of NPR’s newsmagazine All Things Considered, as well as NPR’s daily news podcast Consider This.
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Linah Mohammad
Linah Mohammad is a producer on All Things Considered.
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