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'Lincoln Highway' is set in the 1950's landscape of highways and railways

8:07am October 09, 2021

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Amor Towles about his latest novel, The Lincoln Highway. Set in 1954, it's about a teenager, his younger brother and a road trip that goes awry.

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This novel about Haiti's 2010 earthquake shows us: People persist

5:00am October 09, 2021

by Kamil Ahsan

Myriam J.A. Chancy's new novel What Storm, What Thunder lays out the lives of people affected by the 2010 disaster with precision and compassion, giving even the most abject agency over their lives.

Invisible Child: Poverty, Survival & Hope in an American City, by Andrea Elliott

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'Invisible Child' tells the story of childhood homelessness in America

5:34am October 08, 2021

by Ericka Taylor

While the book is very much the tale of young Dasani Coates, Andrea Elliott uses her story and that of her family to examine the many who find themselves in similarly impossible circumstances.

Abdulrazak Gurnah has won this year's Nobel Prize in literature. Gurnah has written 10 novels, including Paradise, which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize.

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The Nobel Prize in literature goes to a Black writer for the first time since 1993

5:53pm October 07, 2021

by Andrew Limbong

The Zanzibar-born novelist is known for his postcolonial works, examining refugee life in England and the effects of empire. He is the first Black person awarded the prize since Toni Morrison in 1993

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New York City's public libraries abolish fines on overdue materials

9:35am October 07, 2021

They're the latest to eliminate all late fees. All library card holders have had their accounts cleared of any prior late fees or fines.

Fiona Hill, the National Security Council's former senior director for Europe and Russia, arrives on Capitol Hill on Nov. 21, 2019.

Former White House Russia expert Fiona Hill warns the U.S. is on a path to autocracy

8:57am October 07, 2021

by Terry Gross

Fiona Hill was a key witness at Donald Trump's first impeachment hearing. Now she's warning about the threat to American democracy that comes from within. Her memoir is There Is Nothing for You Here.

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2021's Nobel Prize in literature goes to novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah

8:16am October 07, 2021

Abdulrazak Gurnah, who is from Zanzibar, has written 10 novels, including 1994's Paradise, which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. U.S. poet Louise Glück won the 2020 Nobel Prize in literature.

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Preview: Nobel Prize for literature is announced on Thursday

8:15am October 07, 2021

Past laureates have included the authors Toni Morrison, Saul Bellow and Ernest Hemingway. The American poet Louise Glück won the 2020 Nobel Prize in literature.

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Part horror, part lit fic, this gory new feast of a novel is almost too much

7:00am October 07, 2021

by Gabino Iglesias

James Han Mattson's Reprieve — set at a full-contact escape room attraction where actors can attack players — is overstuffed with character arcs and concepts, but somehow he makes it all work.

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Miriam Toews' latest novel offers ardent, funny lessons in staying and fighting

5:00am October 07, 2021

by Kristen Martin

Miriam Toews based the women of Fight Night on the women in her own life — her battles are their battles; against pompous religious leaders, abusive husbands and the lies depression can tell.