Ashley Brown

Ashley Brown is a senior editor for All Things Considered.

Laverne Cox's memoir explores trauma, triumphs and becoming 'Transcendent'

Kathryn Fink, Ailsa Chang, Ashley Brown

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with actress Laverne Cox about her new memoir Transcendent.
Jill Biden on why she was 'overwhelmed' when her husband left the 2024 race

Tyler Bartlam, Scott Detrow, Natalie Winston, Ashley Brown

Former first lady Jill Biden reflects on the end of her husband's 2024 campaign and her time in the White House with NPR's Scott Detrow, which she details in her new memoir, View From the East Wing.
A new book charts Iran's shift from a movement rooted in independence to present day

Ashley Brown, Mary Louise Kelly, Karen Zamora, Brianna Scott

What were the broken promises of the 1979 Iranian Revolution? NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with reporter Yeganeh Torbati about the new book she co-authored, Stolen Revolution.
R&B musician Leon Thomas on his new EP 'Pholks'

Megan Lim, Ashley Brown, Juana Summers

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with R&B musician Leon Thomas, who describes his new EP Pholks as a collaboration of polymaths inspired by multi-talented artists like Prince and Quincy Jones.