Michelle Obama opens up in her new memoir 'The Light We Carry'
In an interview Tuesday on All Things Considered, the former first lady will talk about a phrase that she didn't know would resonate: "When they go low, we go high."
Books
Brooklyn Public Library reveals its most borrowed book ever to celebrate 125 years
The library system announced that Where the Wild Things Are is its most borrowed book. It has been sharing its 125 most checked-out books to celebrate 125 years of service to the Brooklyn community.
Steve Martin tells the story of his career — through cartoons
The banjo playing, acting and writer extraordinaire decided to tell his story in a new way: collaborating on his illustrated memoir, Number One is Walking with New Yorker cartoonist Harry Bliss.
'It chips away at you': Misty Copeland on the whiteness of ballet
For years Copeland was told that her skin color, her body and her hair didn't conform to what ballerinas were supposed to look like. Her memoir is The Wind at My Back.
EXCLUSIVE: Michelle Obama reads from her forthcoming book 'The Light We Carry'
In a new book, the former first lady focuses on how she's dealt with difficult situations in her life. You can listen to her talk about a couple of these times in exclusive excepts provided to NPR.
'Tracers in the Dark' explores the growth of illicit commerce with cryptocurrency
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Andy Greenberg about crytocurrency crime. Greenberg is the author of the new book, Tracers in the Dark: The Global Hunt for the Crime Lords of Cryptocurrency.
HarperCollins workers are on strike to demand better pay
Employees at HarperCollins, one of the "big five" publishers in the US are on strike. They're asking for better wages in an industry that is notoriously underpaid.
Rapper Fat Joe on his new memoir 'The Book of José'
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Fat Joe about his new memoir, "The Book of José," which traces the rapper's rise from the rough and tumble streets of the Bronx to his success in the music world.
'Ghost Town' blurs the line between the living and the dead in rural Taiwan
Multigenerational family sagas don't get more intense and operatic than Ghost Town. The heart of Kevin Chen's novel is the coming of age of Keith, a gay man from a conservative town, and his family.
Swedish author Johanne Lykke Holm on her new novel 'Strega'
NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Swedish author Johanne Lykke Holm about her new novel, "Strega".