Jynne Dilling Martin's New Poems Capture 'Zaniness Of Being Alive'
Poet Tess Taylor reviews Jynne Dilling Martin's poetry collection, We Mammals in Hospitable Times, that drew much of its inspiration from her time in Antarctica.
Books
Author Explores The Ripple Effects Of A Kidnapping In Mexico
In his collection Barefoot Dogs, Antonio Ruiz-Camacho offers varying perspectives on the kidnapping of a Mexican patriarch. He asks: "How do you reach closure when someone you love has disappeared?"
In His Latest Book, Neil Gaiman Offers Readers A 'Trigger Warning'
Trigger warnings caution readers to tread carefully and Neil Gaiman encourages those who pick up his latest collection of "short fictions and disturbances" to do the same.
Broken Family Needs To Have A 'Man At The Helm'
In Nina Stibbe's new novel, Man at the Helm, Lizzie, 9, wants to find a man for her newly divorced mother. NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Stibbe about the freedom of writing in a child's voice.
30 Seconds That Echo Through History In 'Epitaph'
Forget whatever you thought you knew about the famous gunfight at the O.K. Corral. Mary Doria Russell's new novel is an epic investigation into all the things that made the bloodshed inevitable.
The Lusitania Mystery: Why British Codebreakers Didn't Try To Save It
The ocean liner's sinking by a German U-boat led to the U.S. entering World War I. Erik Larson, author of Dead Wake, says British intelligence knew the ship was in danger and didn't tell anyone.
'Bowling Alone' Author Tackles The American Dream
American political scientist Robert Putnam says we've lost sight of America as the land of opportunity. NPR's Scott Simon talks with him about his new book, Our Kids: The American Dream in Crisis.
NPR Bestsellers: Week Of March 5, 2015
The lists are compiled from weekly surveys of close to 500 independent bookstores nationwide.
NPR Bestsellers: Hardcover Fiction, Week Of March 5, 2015
Mightier Than the Sword, the fourth book of Jeffrey Archer's Clifton Chronicles, debuts at No. 10.
NPR Bestsellers: Hardcover Nonfiction, Week Of March 5, 2015
In Girl in a Band, Sonic Youth's Kim Gordon looks back on her marriage and career in music. It debuts at No. 5.