Author Interviews

Journalist Maria Ressa explains 'How to Stand Up to a Dictator'

1:45pm November 30, 2022

by Dave Davies

The Nobel Peace Prize-winning journalist faced criminal charges in the Philippines after her news site's reporting angered government officials. How to Stand Up to a Dictator is her new memoir.

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Author Jas Hammonds on their new book, 'We Deserve Monuments'

6:35pm November 29, 2022

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with author Jas Hammonds about their new book, "We Deserve Monuments."

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Ukrainian flags fly in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on Oct. 19, marking the graves of soldiers killed in action following the Russian invasion earlier this year.

A journalist's plea to the West: 'Pay attention to Ukraine and its fate'

1:36pm November 29, 2022

by Terry Gross

Invasion author Luke Harding began reporting from Ukraine in December 2021 and was in Kyiv the night before the Russian invasion began. "There is no mood inside Ukrainian society to yield," he says.

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Comedian Rob Delaney finds his way through grief after his 2-year-old son died

5:03am November 29, 2022

Actor and writer Rob Delaney speaks with NPR's Rachel Martin about his latest memoir: A Heart That Works. It's about the death of his young son Henry, who had brain cancer.

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Encore: Drummer Terri Lyne Carrington on her book, 'New Standards'

6:30pm November 28, 2022

NPR's Juana Summers talks with drummer Terri Lyne Carrington, who compiled a book of lead sheets by women composers after she couldn't find one herself. Her book is called "New Standards."

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'Winterland' explores the cost of perfection through the story of Soviet gymnasts

8:14am November 27, 2022

by David Folkenflik

What is the cost of perfection? NPR's David Folkenflik talks with Rae Meadows about her new novel, "Winterland." It tells the story of Soviet gymnasts and the system that made and often broke them.

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The Murdoch media empire is in trouble. Can Rupert Murdoch's heir save it?

7:59am November 27, 2022

by David Folkenflik

NPR's David Folkenflik talks with journalist Paddy Manning about challenges ahead for the Murdoch media empire. Manning is out with a book about Rupert Murdoch's eldest son and heir apparent.

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'How to Stand Up to a Dictator' is part-memoir, part-manual for journalism in authoritative states

7:58am November 26, 2022

by Scott Simon

Scott Simon speaks to journalist Maria Ressa about her new book, "How to Stand Up to a Dictator," and about the role of journalism in authoritarian states.

Singer Brandi Carlile talks ambition, avoidance and finally finding her place

1:39pm November 25, 2022

by Terry Gross

The Grammy winner got her start as a kid, singing backup for an Elvis impersonator. Her memoir, Broken Horses, is about her early life and the family she's built. Originally broadcast in April 2021.

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Author Anne Tyler on writing her 24th novel and why she writes about families

4:25pm November 24, 2022

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with novelist Anne Tyler about her latest novel, "French Braid," and why she likes writing about families.