In 'At My Table,' Nigella Lawson Celebrates Home Cooking
Steve Inskeep talks to author Nigella Lawson about her latest cookbook: At My Table: A Celebration of Home Cooking. She says that home cooking is a creative arena.
Books
Inez Burns' Abortion Clinic Was One Of San Francisco's Worst Kept Secrets
Inez Burns performed illegal abortions in California in the early 1900s. She was a shrewd real estate entrepreneur, and eventually became the target of a politician who ruined her.
Who Cares If They're Cute? This Zoologist Accepts Animals On Their Own Terms
Zoologist Lucy Cooke says humans aren't doing animals any favors when we moralize their behavior. Her book The Truth About Animals is organized around "fact and not sentimentality."
'Bring The War Home' Shows 'Lone Wolf' Terrorists Are Really Part Of A Pack
Kathleen Belew's new book explores the impact of the Vietnam War on America's white power movement; Belew says that movement was behind a lot of domestic terror attacks attributed to "lone wolves."
In 'Head On,' Killer Robots, Dogged Gumshoes ... And A Very Important Cat
John Scalzi returns to the world of Lock In -- where people incapacitated by a strange disease can reenter the world through robot avatars — for a murder mystery that turns on a cat named Donut.
'The Only Story': An Old Man Recalls His Young Love For An Older Woman
NPR's Scott Simon talks to author Julian Barnes about his new novel The Only Story. It's about an aging Englishman and the memory of the only woman he ever loved.
New Book 'Windrush' Sheds Light On Multi-Racial Britain
NPR's Scott Simon talks to Trevor Phillips, co-author of: Windrush: The Irresistible Rise of Multi-racial Britain. The U.K. is roiled by revelations of the Windrush generation of immigrants.
Talking With Author Sam J. Miller About 'Blackfish City: A Novel'
The new book Blackfish City tells of a near future that's both dystopian and utopian all at once. NPR's Scott Simon talks to Sam J. Miller about his story and about the influence of his father.
'How To Suppress Women's Writing:' 3 Decades Old And Still Sadly Relevant
This collection of essays by novelist and scholar Joanna Russ was first published in 1983 — but it reads as if it might've come out last week. "Get angry; then get a reading list," says our critic.
Friday News Roundup - Domestic
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