Here & Now's Deepa Fernandes speaks with author and writing professor Deborah Paredez about her new book "American Diva: Extraordinary, Unruly, Fabulous." Paredez tells the stories of great divas ...

While the term diva was once an honorific bestowed like a garland upon celebrated opera singers, it now just as often serves as an accusation, denoting a haughty figure whose talent barely compensates ...

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Today's episode highlights two books that revisit the cultural contributions of some pretty big names. First, Here & Now's Deepa Fernandes speaks with Deborah Paredez about American Diva, which ...

Paredez tells the stories of great divas including Oscar winner Rita Moreno, singers Tina Turner and Celia Cruz, and tennis stars Venus and Serena Williams. The book explores the lessons they can ...

The sound of a diva’s voice was how I knew we were Mexican. Or, at least, how I knew we couldn’t hide it from the neighbors. My earliest childhood memories are suffused with the sounds of Vikki Carr’s ...