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'Only Child': A Story of Loss, Grief And Hope

6:30pm February 18, 2018

by Michel Martin

Rhiannon Navin's Only Child, a novel about the aftermath of a school shooting came out shortly before a fatal school shooting in Florida. NPR's Michel Martin talks to Navin about overcoming tragedy.

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The Manuscripts version of the Bible abandons chapter and verse structure, encouraging readers to approach it like a novel.

'Manuscripts' Encourages Readers To Approach The Bible Like A Novel

10:00am February 18, 2018

by Juan Vidal

The Bible's famous verse and chapter structure is relatively recent — and surprisingly unpopular. And a new version out now aims to make it more approachable by structuring it like any other book.

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'Dreadful Young Ladies And Other Stories' From A Self-Proclaimed 'Strange Woman'

8:07am February 18, 2018

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with Newbery Medal winner Kelly Barnhill about Dreadful Young Ladies and Other Stories, her new collection of dark, whimsical fantasies.

"The Lost Girls of Camp Forevermore" by Kim Fu

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For These Unhappy Campers, Trauma Blights Their Lives 'Forevermore'

7:00am February 18, 2018

by Jean Zimmerman

Kim Fu's new novel about a sleepaway camp sojourn that turns shattering for five young girls. But though the troubles seem tame — thirst and a lack of gummi bears — the horror comes later.

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In 'Freshwater,' A College Student Learns To Live With Separate Selves

8:08am February 17, 2018

by Scott Simon

Akwaeke Emezi's debut novel follows the spiritually receptive student, Ada. The author pulls from her own experience with what she says "is like a cloud of selves that are shifting."

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'Piecing Me Together' Novelist Says She Writes To Help Kids Feel Seen

8:08am February 17, 2018

by Scott Simon

Renée Watson won the Coretta Scott King Award for her novel about a black student at a mostly white private school.

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Only The Mad Will Make It In The World Of 'The Chateau'

7:00am February 17, 2018

by Jason Sheehan

Paul Goldberg's new book starts with the death of a famous plastic surgeon — the Butt God of Miami Beach — and never slows down, mining drama, betrayal and crime from a Miami condo board election.

An American Marriage explores themes of love, race and criminal justice.

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An American Marriage: Redefining The American Love Story

10:02am February 16, 2018

by Karen Grigsby Bates

Tayari Jones' new novel tells a story of love, race, justice and what happens when "normal" people come face-to-face with the unthinkable.

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'Rookie On Love,' edited by Tavi Gevinson.

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Love Is All Around — Everyday — In 'Rookie On Love'

12:00pm February 15, 2018

by Sydnee Monday

"When we talk about love ... it's usually always referring to romantic partnerships. And I knew that I didn't want this book to just be about that," editor Tavi Gevinson says of the new anthology.

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'Asymmetry' Is A Guide To Being Bigger Than Yourself

7:00am February 15, 2018

by Annalisa Quinn

At first, Lisa Halliday's novel seems too familiar: It's about a young would-be writer who has an affair with a famous older man. But partway through, it turns into something else, something new.