U-God Gets 'Raw' About His Role In The Rise Of The Wu-Tang Clan
A founding member of the Wu-Tang Clan has a new memoir.
Books
Mexican-American Author Finds Inspiration In Family, Tragedy And Trump
Luis Alberto Urrea's The House of Broken Angels borrows from the story of his older brother, who died of cancer. He says the book went through a dramatic rewrite after Trump became president.
Aspen Words Literary Prize Finalists 'Capture The Messiness Of Reality'
The award, which focuses on pressing social issues, has revealed its inaugural shortlist — including fiction by Jesmyn Ward, Zinzi Clemmons, Mohsin Hamid, Samrat Upadhyay and Lesley Nneka Arimah.
Chinese Classic 'Condor Heroes' Takes Wing In English
Jin Yong's wildly popular historical series Legends of the Condor Heroes has been adapted many times for Chinese TV, movies and comics, and now the first volume has been translated into English.
Andrew Lloyd Webber's Genius Is 'Unmasked' In New Memoir
The famed composer of Evita, Cats, The Phantom of the Opera and many more tells his story in a new memoir.
Two Brits Achieve Artistic Balance In 'Valerie's Head'
Author David Gaffney and illustrator Dan Berry bring just the right amount of nuttiness to their new graphic novel, about a woman who keeps the memories of disappointing exes in a cellar in her mind.
'A Place Of Darkness' Is An Illuminating History Of Horror
Kendall R. Phillips' new look at early American horror movies is academic, sure — but its central arguments make for great reading about how shifting cultural currents shape what scares us on screen.
A Family Confronts Life And Death In 'The House Of Broken Angels'
The House of Broken Angels is the latest book by Luis Alberto Urrea. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with the best-selling author about the novel's themes of life, death and mortality.
A Sister Shares 'Horrible And Wonderful' Memories Of Her Brother's Life And Death
Comedy writer and TV producer Harris Wittels died of an overdose in 2015; his sister Stephanie Wittels Wachs's new book came out of her desperate need to talk to him, even yell at him after he died.
Deep, Compassionate 'Tess Of The Road' Contains A Whole World
Rachel Hartman follows up Seraphina and Shadow Scale with the story of Tess, a rebellious young woman who runs away to escape being sent to a nunnery, and finds pain and growth along her road.