Young Adult Summer Books
Too hot to go outside? Weekend Edition has some suggestions for what to read while curled up under your ceiling fan this summer.
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6 Books For The Beach At The End Of The World
Sometimes, you want to leave the world behind and escape into a book — but if you're in the mood for a good disaster story, we've got a selection of summer reads that are just the right kind of grim.
Evil Children And Overachieving Skeletons: Welcome To The World Of Paperback Horror
When Rosemary's Baby hit the best-seller lists in 1967, it spawned a boom in paperback horror novels. All but forgotten today, they're a wacky feast of killer crabs, evil dolls and busy skeletons.
'Safe Houses' Explores The Past And The Present Of The Cold War
Dan Fesperman's Safe Houses is spy story set in both the present day and the Cold War era. Fesperman speaks with NPR's Linda Wertheimer about the book.
A Phone Call Changes Everything In Ann Tyler's 'Clock Dance'
Tyler's new novel — her 21st — follows a woman who thinks she's at the end of the road, widowed and settled into a lonely life, when a mistaken call for help turns her world upside down.
Chicano Protests And Celebrity Portraits: George Rodriguez's Los Angeles
The photographer, now 80 years old, pointed his lens at rock stars and Hollywood icons — when he wasn't documenting social justice movements.
How The 'Battling' Kellogg Brothers Revolutionized American Breakfast
Medical historian Howard Markel chronicles the contentious relationship between the brothers who created of Corn Flakes and other mass-produced boxed cereals. Originally broadcast Aug. 10, 2017.
Gillian Flynn's 'Sharp Objects' Is A Whodunit ... And A Who Is She?
Amy Adams stars as Camille Preaker in the HBO adaptation of the mystery novel. Flynn helped adapt the book for the screen, and says the story is a murder mystery wrapped around a character study.
In 'Light Of The Stars,' Adam Frank Studies Alien Worlds To Find Earth's Fate
Astrophysicist Adam Frank has a new book out, Light of the Stars: Alien Worlds and the Fate of the Earth. He talks to NPR's Mary Louise Kelly about it.
Former SEAL Jocko Willink On 'The Way Of The Warrior Kid'
Many adults follow his advice. What does he have to say for kids?