'A False Report' Highlights How Women Who Report Sexual Assault Are Treated
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Ken Armstrong.
Books
Immortality, Sadness And Drinking With Shakespeare In 'How To Stop Time'
Matt Haig's new novel isn't exactly about time travel — it's about a slow-aging man who travels through time just by staying alive for centuries. And yes, he meets Shakespeare (who has bad breath).
After 16 Years, Afghanistan War Is 'At Best A Grinding Stalemate,' Journalist Says
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Steve Coll warns that there is no end in sight to America's longest war: "Most of the generals ... say in public, 'There's no military solution to this war.'"
From Bieber To Buber, 'Feel Free' Mixes High And Low With A Generous Spirit
Reading Zadie Smith's big-hearted, eloquent new essay collection is a lot like hanging out with a friend who's just as at home with pop stars as she is with philosophers.
'I Am' Living Life To The Fullest, Despite Its Perils
Maggie O'Farrell's first book of nonfiction is a memoir — by turns thrilling and agonizing — of all of her brushes with death. And there have been many, from childhood illness to deadly riptides.
Former Agent Says, 'Border Patrol Does Good Work ... But There's Tension There'
In The Line Becomes a River, Francisco Cantú looks back on his time as a Border Patrol agent. He says, in his experience, "No matter what obstacle we put at the border, it's going to be subverted."
'This Is What Happened' And 'Babylon Berlin' Deliver Thrills And Intrigue Aplenty
Critic John Powers says Mick Herron's latest novel sucks you in from the opening page, and a Netflix series imported from Germany is both fun and binge-able.
After 17 Brushes With Death, A Writer Reflects On Coming 'Back From The Brink'
Maggie O'Farrell recounts the multiple times she cheated death in her memoir, I Am, I Am, I Am. "We're different people afterwards," she says. "These experiences always take up residence inside us."
In 'The Afterlives,' Holograms And Ghosts Give Meaning To Life After Death
In Thomas Pierce's novel, a loan officer dies — but only temporarily, and uneventfully. "[He's] looking for some kind of bedrock in a world that does feel so full of mirage," Pierce says.
In 'A More Beautiful And Terrible History,' Fuel For The Fight Ahead
Jeanne Theoharis' new book re-examines civil rights history and the way it's been manipulated. "It is used to make us feel good about ourselves, to make us feel good about our progress," she says.