NPR's Scott Simon talks with Luis Alberto Urrea about his new novel, "Good Night, Irene." It's based on his own mother's experiences working for the Red Cross in Europe during World War II. Luis ...

Lucy, the Graduate Intern, is very fond of her walks. In her former profession — which we don’t talk about — she had few opportunities. The Village has a number of walking paths t hat allow her to ...

The echoes of taps from yesterday’s celebration of Veterans Day have barely faded away. Not that we needed another reminder of veterans’ sacrifices but the time seemed to tell me that today is a good ...

In the musical "Hamilton," George Washington croons to aide-de-camp Alexander Hamilton, "History has its eyes on you." But do the Founding Father's words apply to kitchen staff, grunts in trenches and ...

Many of us baby boomers grew up with World War II as a felt, if silent, presence. The fathers of my childhood friends served in the Air Force, the Army and my own dad in the Navy on a destroyer escort ...

Luis Alberto Urrea, author of "Good Night, Irene," will visit campus next month for a conversation about World War II history alongside Ryan Ross, the University of Illinois Alumni Association's ...

Cost: $7 general admission; $30 meet and greet with author and copy of the book. Information and tickets: spokesman.com/northwest-passages/ For too long we’ve had ...

Luis Alberto Urrea, please tell us about the photo, three women smiling, at the front of your new novel, "Good Night, Irene." LUIS ALBERTO URREA: Well, my mother was in Clubmobile corps for the Red ...

“Good Night, Irene” by Luis Alberto Urrea. “Good Night, Irene” by Luis Alberto Urrea; Little, Brown (416 pages, $29) In the musical “Hamilton,” George Washington croons to aide-de-camp Alexander ...