Book: 'Free Cyntoia'
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Cyntoia Brown-Long about her memoir, Free Cyntoia: My Search for Redemption in the American Prison System.
Author Interviews
John Le Carré Fears For The Future In 'Agent Running In The Field'
Decades ago, Le Carré worked for British intelligence services MI5 and MI6. He has channeled that experience into more than 50 years of espionage thrillers.
'Everybody's Other Than Everybody Else': Choreographer Mark Morris
The prolific dancer and company director has written Out Loud -- a memoir of hits and flops, childhood trauma and a lifetime at the forefront of modern dance.
'Geography of Risk' Calculates Who Pays When A Storm Comes To Shore
Journalist Gilbert Gaul says federal subsidies encourage developers to keep building on the coasts — despite accelerating and increasing risks from climate change.
Lupita Nyong'o On 'Sulwe'
NPR's Noel King speaks with Lupita Nyong'o about her new children's book, Sulwe.
18th Century Butts, Moving Statues And Other 'Metropolitan Stories'
Christine Coulson has written her debut novel about the hidden life of the place where she worked for 25 years: the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
In 'Heaven, My Home' Attica Locke Shows A Part Of Texas We Don't Usually See
Locke says her new novel "was about place before it was about a character." The story follows a black ranger who patrols East Texas searching for the missing son of an Aryan Brotherhood leader.
The War On Terrorism, Through The Eyes Of 3 Women At The CIA
After the 2001 al-Qaida attacks, the CIA ramped up counterterrorism operations. This included a surge in young, female recruits. Three have written new books about their secretive work.
Venezuelan Journalist Karina Sainz Borgo On Her Book 'It Would Be Night In Caracas'
Venezuelan journalist Karina Sainz Borgo has channeled her feelings about her home country into a novel, It Would Be Night in Caracas. She speaks about it with NPR's Ari Shapiro.
Ronan Farrow: 'Catch And Kill' Tactics Protected Both Weinstein And Trump
He was followed and his house bugged as he reported on allegations against Harvey Weinstein. Farrow says it's part of a pattern in which powerful entities go to extremes to quash unfavorable stories.