Author Richard Florida On 'The New Urban Crisis'
Steve Inskeep talks to author Richard Florida — who has made a career studying cities, both culturally and economically. Florida's new book is called The New Urban Crisis.
Books
A Chef's Struggle Recounted In 'Out Of Line'
Award-winning chef Barbara Lynch succeeded in what traditionally has been a male-dominated industry. She spoke to NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro about her amazing life, and her new memoir, Out of Line.
Laura Kipnis Tackles Campus Sexual Politics In 'Unwanted Advances'
Kipnis, a professor at Northwestern, argues that Title IX investigations of sexual misconduct on campus are vastly overexpanded, to the point of chilling intellectual freedom and academic debate.
Reading The Game: Bioshock Infinite
It's a simple premise — a guy, a girl, a gun and a debt to repay — but in Bioshock Infinite it becomes a mind-bending story about politics, oppression, change and sacrifice. Set in a flying city.
Family, Death And A Road Trip In 'Ashes To Asheville'
Scott Simon talks with author Sarah Dooley about her book Ashes to Asheville. It's about sisters trying to fulfill their mother's dying wish to spread her ashes in the last place the family was happy.
Beyond The Pale (Male): Marvel, Diversity And A Changing Comics Readership
Comments about diversity in superhero comics made last week by a Marvel executive unleashed an online firestorm. But heroes who look more like the growing comics readership are here to stay.
Rediscovering Surrealist Leonora Carrington's Delights And Disturbances
Carrington's complete short stories have just been published, along with a re-release of her wrenching memoir Down Below. She's one of many mid-20th century female writers now reaching new audiences.
Clint Smith: What Do We Risk If We Don't Speak Up?
Clint Smith is a poet and doctoral candidate at Harvard. As a high school English teacher, he taught his students the dangers of staying quiet and the importance of finding their voice.
The Sci-Fi Strangeness (And Canadian Sensuality) Of Cartoonist Michael DeForge
DeForge's new book Sticks Angelica, Folk Hero grew out of a collection of Tumblr strips. It follows a woman who flees into the Canadian forest to escape a family scandal and make a new life.
The Picture Book Behind The New Movie 'Boss Baby'
Before the new animated film was a box-office hit, it was a beloved children's book.