Books

The Turn of Midnight, by Minette Walters

'The Turn Of Midnight' Looks Towards Dawn

by Bethanne Patrick

Minette Walters' sequel to The Last Hours finds her medieval villagers beginning to deal with the fact that they've survive the Black Death — and what that means for what's left of society.

Book: 'The Plateau'

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with anthropologist Maggie Paxson about her latest book The Plateau.

Art Heists Recounted In 'Stealing The Show'

NPR's Scott Simon talks to John Barelli, who ran security at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, about his new book, Stealing the Show: A History of Art and Crime in Six Thefts.

Amy Waldman On 'A Door In The Earth'

A young woman reads an inspiring memoir and goes off to Afghanistan to help out. But what good can she possibly do? NPR's Scott Simon talks to Amy Waldman about her new novel, A Door in the Earth.
Mind Games, by Shana Silver

'Mind Games' Delivers Fast-Paced Tech Thrills

by Alethea Kontis

Shana Silver's young adult debut follows a young prodigy at a school for gifted students who discovers that her father's memory-hacking technology is being used for nefarious purposes.