An Immigrant's Love Letter to America

Guest: Mitali Perkins, Author, “You Bring the Distant Near” Next, a book perfect for a young adult on your gift list. Mitali Perkins’ new novel, “You Bring the Distant Near” shares a more hopeful story of immigration than we’re used to hearing right now. An Indian American family lands in New York in 1973 wishing for a better life. And they get it. The book was nominated for The National Book Award in Young People’s Literature this year.