Author Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah on his new novel 'Chain-Gang All-Stars'
NPR's Scott Simon speaks with author Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah about his new novel, "Chain-Gang All-Stars."
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Max Porter on his new novel 'Shy'
NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Max Porter about his new novel, "Shy," about a teenager's attempt to escape a home for troubled boys and the inner turmoil he experiences along the way.
How Judy Blume's 'Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret' remains so timeless
Judy Blume's Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret centers around adolescent girls' angst about puberty. Blume's 50-year-old tragicomedy of that awkward, in between stage seems to be timeless.
Dennis Lehane's 'Small Mercies' is a crime thriller that spotlights rampant racism
While set in Boston's Southie in 1974, the story is incredibly timely. It's at once a crime novel, an unflinching look at racism, and a heart-wrenching tale about a mother who has lost everything.
'We Are A Haunting' is a stunningly original, beautiful novel of devotion
Tyriek White's debut novel is a triumph; it's a gorgeous book about loss and survival that gives and gives as it asks us what it means to be part of a family, of a community.
Photographer's decade-long, 600,000 mile journey shows Indigenous life in new book
NPR's Melissa Block talks with Matika Wilbur about her new book Project 562: Changing the Way We See Native America.
Writer Neil Gaiman debuts his first music album with an Australian string quartet
British writer and comic book author Neil Gaiman launches first studio music album with Australia's FourPlay String Quartet.
Greensboro's public library celebrates El Día de los Niños/El Día de los Libros
El Día de los Niños/El Día de los Libros is a festival for both English and Spanish-speaking residents of Greensboro.
Triad author shares family connection to famous 19th century murder trial
How private equity firms are widening the income gap in the U.S.
Financial journalist Gretchen Morgenson explains how private equity firms buy out companies, then lay off employees and cut costs in order to expand profits. Her new book is These are the Plunderers.