NPR Bestsellers: Hardcover Fiction, Week Of December 18, 2014
Anita Diamant's The Boston Girl tells the story of a Jewish girl born in 1900 to immigrant parents in Boston. It debuts at No. 9.
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NPR Bestsellers: Hardcover Nonfiction, Week Of December 18, 2014
Walter Isaacson tells the stories of the people who helped create modern computers in The Innovators. It appears at No. 13.
NPR Bestsellers: Paperback Fiction, Week Of December 18, 2014
Elena Ferrante's My Brilliant Friend follows friends Elena and Lila as they grow up in mid-century Naples, Italy. It appears at No. 13.
NPR Bestsellers: Paperback Nonfiction, Week Of December 18, 2014
In Brain On Fire, Susannah Cahalan shares her experience of being hospitalized for one horrific month because of a rare disease. It appears at No. 12.
3 Business Best-Sellers Show Inequality Is Now The Hot Topic
Many business books try to help you get rich quick. But three of 2014's biggest sellers focused on unfairness and inequality. Economists say expect more: Books on inequality are riding a huge wave.
5 Under-The-Radar Reads From Librarian Nancy Pearl
Pearl shares the books she loved this year that you might not have heard of. Her list includes a Hollywood satire, two thrillers, a young adult novel and a nonfiction book about World War I.
Playlist: Writers On Writing
In this playlist, TED speakers explore the nature of creativity, the source of a good story, and the impact of the written word.
Sometimes You Can't Pick Just 10: Maureen Corrigan's Favorite Books Of 2014
This year, Fresh Air's book critic rejects the tyranny of the decimal system and picks 12 titles published in 2014 — all with characters, scenes and voices that linger long past the last page.
Author Of 'Clifford' Children's Books Dies At 86
The creator of Clifford The Big, Red Dog died last Friday . Norman Bridwell wrote about 150 Clifford books that were translated into 13 languages and sold nearly 130 million copies.
How Author John Safran Lost A Year In Mississippi
God'll Cut You Down is a new book based on the tangled true story about the murder of a white supremacist by a black hustler. NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with the book's author, John Safran.