NPR Bestsellers: Paperback Fiction, Week Of March 19, 2015
In Peter Heller's The Painter, a famous artist paints to make sense of his violent actions. It appears at No. 12.
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NPR Bestsellers: Paperback Nonfiction, Week Of March 19, 2015
Carmine Gallo offers a guide to public speaking centered around the successful TED method. Talk Like Ted appears at No. 12.
In 'Redeployment,' Former Marine Explores The Challenges Of Coming Home
Phil Klay served in Iraq from January 2007 to February 2008. He recently won a National Book Critics Circle award for his collection of short stories. Originally broadcast Nov. 25, 2014.
'A Little Life': An Unforgettable Novel About The Grace Of Friendship
In Hanya Yanagihara's deeply moving novel, college friends rise, lose their bearings, fall in love, squabble and wrestle with life's tragedies in New York City.
100 Issues Of 'Who's Who In Baseball'
NPR's Don Gonyea talks with baseball historian Marty Appel about the appeal of of "Who's Who in Baseball," which celebrates its 100th issue this year.
Pop Culture Happy Hour: Nick Hornby's 'Funny Girl' And Adapting Books
On this week's show, we read a book — specifically Nick Hornby's Funny Girl. We broaden out from there to film adaptations of books, and as always, we tell you what's making us happy this week.
'Mountaineer' Is A Must-Read Of Soviet Sci-Fi
Brothers Arkady and Boris Strugatsky were at the heart of Soviet science fiction; reviewer Juan Vidal says The Dead Mountaineer's Inn is less edgy than some of their work, but still a must-read.
'The Only Ones' Puts A Heartbreaking Spin On Dystopia
Veteran rock critic Carola Dibbell ventures into fiction with The Only Ones, a tale of an unconventional family in post-pandemic America. Critic Jason Heller says calls it "heartbreakingly beautiful."
'The Mechanical' Will Make Your Clockwork Pulse Pound
Ian Tregillis' new novel is the start of a series, set in an alternate 1926, that follows a robot's search for humanity against a backdrop of science, philosophy and a grand struggle between empires.
How Self-Improvement Became Self-Destruction On 'Diamond Mountain'
Scott Carney's new book unpacks the complicated story of Ian Thorson, who died in the Arizona wilderness after becoming involved with an unorthodox Buddhist group led by a charismatic American monk.