Each story in 'The Faraway World' features characters searching for something more
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Patricia Engel about her book of short stories: The Faraway World.
Books
After 30+ years, 'The Stinky Cheese Man' is aging well
Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith created The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales in 1992. They remember their work on the classic children's book and how their partnership began.
New graphic novel explores the life of 'Queenie,' Harlem Renaissance mob boss
Queenie: Godmother of Harlem tells the overlooked story of Stephanie Saint Clair, or "Queenie," a Black female mob boss and fashion icon who lived during the height of the Harlem Renaissance.
Henry Marsh on his book 'And Finally' and coming to terms with his cancer diagnosis
NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Dr. Henry Marsh, whose book, "And Finally" details how the neursurgeon came to terms with his own cancer diagnosis.
A mobile library in Florida gets awarded by the American Library Association
NPR's Scott Simon speaks with librarian Vikki Brown about Highlands County Library System's mobile library, which just received a public service award from the American Library Association.
Aleksandar Hemon on his new novel 'The World And All That It Holds'
NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Aleksandar Hemon about his new novel "The World And All That It Holds," a tale of war and love that spans nearly a century.
'How to Sell a Haunted House' is campy and tense, dark but also deep
Grady Hendrix's tale of siblings who come together after the deaths of their parents to sell their house fully embraces all the elements readers have come to love about Hendrix's storytelling.
A star on TikTok's BOOKTok is using the platform to improve his reading skills
Oliver James is a TikTok star who has pledged to read a hundred books this year. He has struggled with reading all his life and is now teaching himself at age 34.
Racism tears a Maine fishing community apart in 'This Other Eden'
In 1912, the 47 residents of Malaga Island were forcibly removed from their small, interracial community. Pulitzer Prize winner Paul Harding fictionalizes the story in a stunning new historical novel.
Authors explain how and why to apologize the right way
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with co-authors Marjorie Ingall and Susan McCarthy about their new book Sorry, Sorry, Sorry: The Case for Good Apologies.