Confronting the Legacy of Racism in America
A conversation with National Book Award-winning author Ibram X. Kendi about race and racism in America.
Books
A Dancer Is Unstrung By Grief In 'Isadora'
The great American dancer Isadora Duncan led a tragic life, and her worst year — just after the deaths of her first two children in an accident, forms the core of Amelia Gray's powerful new novel.
Searching For A Summer Escape? These 6 Books Will Carry You Away
Journeys, near and far, into the past and even into near space, are the subject of the novels, memoirs and narrative histories that make up book critic Maureen Corrigan's early summer reading list.
The Power Of Music Is At The Heart Of 'Black Mad Wheel'
Detroit garage-rocker Josh Malerman's second novel follows a fictional 1950s rock bad recruited by the government to find the source of a mysterious, ominous sound emanating from the Namib Desert.
It's A Bird, It's A Plane ... It's Our Comics And Graphic Novels Reader Poll!
Our famous summer reader poll is back, and this year we're all about comics and graphic novels! Whether it's your childhood favorite or the webcomic you binged last week, we want to know about it.
'Smile Stealers' Recalls A Time When Dentists Routinely Reached For The Pliers
Medical historian Richard Barnett traces the history of dentistry in his new book. He says that prior to the 18th century, the profession was often practiced by charlatans with "big muscles."
'Times' Book Review Editor Shares Her Love Of Reading In 'My Life With Bob'
Pamela Paul of The New York Times talks about her own new book, which chronicles every book she's read since she was 17 years old. Even if a work isn't great, she refuses to brush it aside cavalierly.
Second Thoughts About A Second Marriage In 'Standard Deviation'
Katherine Heiny's first novel for adults is a warmhearted and funny — if overly long — portrait of a man who begins to doubt his chaotic, talkative second wife after 12 years of marriage.
Churchill, Orwell And The Fight Against Totalitarianism
Pulitzer prize-winning journalist Tom Ricks says the writings of Winston Churchill and George Orwell still resonate today. Ricks also discusses the generals serving in the Trump administration.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Writes About His Friendship With Coach Wooden
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to writer and sports legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar about his book, Coach Wooden and Me, about his 50-year relationship with his UCLA basketball coach John Wooden.