'The Undefeated' Wins Caldecott Medal, While 'New Kid' Picks Up Newbery
Kwame Alexander and Kadir Nelson's book won the Caldecott, the top prize for picture books, and Jerry Craft's novel won the Newbery for kids' books.
Books
New Book Presents A 'Secret History' Of Nuclear War Planning In America
In The Bomb, journalist Fred Kaplan reveals how U.S. presidents, their advisers and generals have thought about, planned for — and sometimes narrowly avoided — nuclear war.
'A Long Petal Of The Sea' Finds Love In A Time Of Chaos
Isabel Allende's new novel follows two refugees from the Spanish Civil War, whose mock marriage as they flee to Chile gradually deepens into real love, set against a backdrop of war and upheaval.
Journalist Joshua Yaffa On New Book, 'Between Two Fires'
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with journalist Joshua Yaffa about his new book Between Two Fires: Truth, Ambition and Compromise in Putin's Russia.
'This Isn't New': Questions For Tochi Onyebuchi, Author Of 'Riot Baby'
Tochi Onyebuchi's slim, devastating novella follows a young man born amidst the chaos of the 1992 Rodney King riots — and his sister, whose terrifying magical powers can't protect him from racism.
Author Interview: Dennis Baron On 'What's Your Pronoun?'
Baron's new book chronicles the history of the gender-neutral, third-person word, "they."
'Processed Cheese' Is Hard To Love — But Easy To Admire
Stephen Wright's new novel is a darkly funny satire of American consumer culture, set in a Day-Glo alternate reality that's unsettlingly close to our own. It's an exhausting but unforgettable read.
How Super Sniffer Dogs Are Helping Detect Disease Around The World
Our canine buddies can do more than play fetch. Turns out dogs' incredible sense of smell is a secret weapon in medicine.
'Franchise' Tracks The Rise And Role Of Fast Food In Black America
History professor Marcia Chatelain's new book tracks what she calls the hidden history of the relationships between the struggle for civil rights and the expansion of the fast food industry.
Pain Drives The Creation Of A Sanctuary In 'Remembrance'
Rita Woods' ambitious novel spans 200 years and multiple storylines — it's a complex story of loss and survival that doesn't always work. But Woods creates memorable characters readers can relate to.