Adriana Gallardo
Adriana Gallardo is an editor with Morning Edition where books are her main beat. She is responsible for author interviews and great conversations about recent publications. Gallardo also edits news pieces across beats for the program.
Prior to joining NPR, she spent over seven years at ProPublica where she worked on sweeping investigative projects. Her community-sourced reporting contributed to numerous awards including a Peabody, a National Magazine Award and a Pulitzer Prize. She’s traveled the country with the StoryCorps booth and credits her many years in Chicago’s local media for her love of radio. [Copyright 2025 NPR]
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How did a streetwear-loving kid from Chicago become Louis Vuitton's artistic director in Paris? Critic Robin Givhan explores the rise of Virgil Abloh in her new book, Make It Ours. -
Janinna Sesa worked alongside Pope Leo XIV in Chiclayo, Peru from 2015 until 2023. She spoke with NPR about his leadership in times of crisis. -
Journalist and author Ted Genoways follows the violent, unpredictable and hugely profitable world of tequila through the story of its most successful maker, Jose Cuervo, in his book "Tequila Wars." -
NPR's A Martínez speaks with Orville Schell, director of the Center on U.S.-China Relations at the Asia Society, about the escalating trade war between the U.S. and China. -
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Tina Knowles, the mother of artists Beyoncé Knowles-Carter and Solange Knowles, about her new memoir, "Matriarch." -
NPR's Leila Fadel visits Pooja Bavishi, the author of Malai, a South Asian-inspired frozen desserts cookbook, at her D.C. shop where they sample ice cream and make their own treat. -
President Trump is no fan of the free press. But he's not the only powerful person in the U.S. using the courts to silence unfavorable coverage, a New York Times editor and author tells NPR. -
Canadian actress and entrepreneur Jasmine Mooney was detained by immigration authorities for 12 days after trying to apply for a visa at the U.S.-Mexico border. She spoke to NPR about her experience. -
The New York Public Library's Joan Didion archive opens March 26. Here's what you'll find inside. -
Celebrated Nigerian writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie speaks with NPR's Michel Martin about her new book, "Dream Count."
