Books
Attorney Alan Dershowitz On How The Law Applies (Or Doesn't) To Trump
The legendary lawyer makes the case against impeachment.
Bed Of Rosés: 24 Steamy Songs For That Summer Romance-Novel Tryst
Jeremy Messersmith, Lizzo and, of course, Bon Jovi not only soundtrack a delightfully predictable romance novel, but mimic the arc of one in song.
Floating Prison Drones Equal Menace In 'The Furnace'
Prentis Rollins' new graphic novel is set in a near future where the government uses drone-powered mobile invisibility fields to control its prisoners, keeping them out of sight and incommunicado.
Dallek's FDR Book Invites Comparisons To Trump's Presidency
Presidential historian Robert Dallek, author of, Franklin D. Roosevelt: A Political Life, talks to Morning Edition's Steve Inskeep about the parallels between the presidencies of FDR and Donald Trump.
The Truck, The Choice And The 'Handmaid's Tale' Finale
The second season finale of The Handmaid's Tale was released on Wednesday, and it brought some truths about the series into sharp focus.
Behind Bars, Mentally Ill Inmates Are Often Punished For Their Symptoms
While visiting jails and prisons across the country, author Alisa Roth witnessed mentally ill inmates in solitary confinement, wearing restrictive jumpsuits and receiving very limited therapy.
Daring New Novel Fetishizes A Desperate Desire For Sleep
Ottessa Moshfegh's My Year of Rest and Relaxation centers on a miserable young woman who believes that if she could only sleep long enough, she'd wake up refreshed and free of existential pain.
New Kids' Books Put A Human Face On The Refugee Crisis
In classrooms and at home, kids are reading a new genre of books about a timely topic: refugees. They're selling well and providing a sympathetic view of people often portrayed as threats.
'Rest And Relaxation' Is As Sharp As Its Heroine Is Bleary
Ottessa Moshfegh's bizarrely fascinating new novel follows a young woman in Manhattan who decides to sleep her life away with a combination of pills, waking occasionally for bad bodega coffee.