Poet Franny Choi Reads From Her New Book 'Soft Science'
Poet Franny Choi reads a poem from her new book Soft Science and describes how poets of color are supporting each other.
Books
'The Beneficiary' Weighs The Emotional Heft Of Inheritance
Janny Scott, a biographer and award-winning reporter for The New York Times, has written a vivid and penetrating memoir about her own illustrious family.
In 'Nanaville,' Anna Quindlen Writes Of Her Adventures In Grandparenting
For decades, Quindlen has been channeling Baby Boomers' concerns, from motherhood and life-work balance to aging and downsizing. Her new book comes with a stern warning: Grandparents, know thy place.
Drowning In Parenting Advice? Here's Some Advice For That
In her new book, Cribsheet, economist Emily Oster offers a lifeline to parents overwhelmed by contradictory parenting guidance. She offers a data-driven, and common-sense, approach to raising a baby.
'The Moment Of Lift' Is More Of A Whisper Than A Call To Action
If Melinda Gates had fully owned her goal — writing a book that would strengthen some readers' abortion-rights convictions and open others' minds — she would have called for greater advocacy.
In McEwan's Latest, The 'Machine' Is Too Much Like You
Ian McEwan imagines an alternate, technologically-advanced 1982 England in his new novel, in which the development of lifelike, artificially intelligent cyborgs leads to some uncomfortable questions.
In 'Choked,' Beth Gardiner Looks At The Origins Of The Clean Air Act
NPR's Audie Cornish talks with environmental journalist Beth Gardiner about the origins of the Clean Air Act, which she writes about in her book Choked: Life and Breath in the Age of Air Pollution.
Human Rights Activist Shannon Sedgwick Davis On New Book, 'To Stop A Warlord'
NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with human rights activist Shannon Sedgwick Davis, author of To Stop a Warlord: My Story of Justice, Grace, and the Fight for Peace.
From 'Little House' to Libertarianism: Rose Wilder Lane's Troublemaking Life
Cartoonist Peter Bagge takes on the life of another independent woman in Credo, his biography of pioneering libertarian Rose Wilder Lane (also known for being the daughter of Laura Ingalls Wilder).
'Flowers Over The Inferno' Has A Tantalizing Weirdness
Ilaria Tuti's crime thriller, set in the mountains of northern Italy, stars a classic odd couple of cops: A gruff, aging, unhealthy veteran detective and her young whippersnapper of a partner.