Books

NPR's Juana Summers speaks to Collin Gosselin, who appeared on the reality show 'Jon & Kate Plus 8' as a child, about his new memoir and the allegations of abuse he makes against his mother.

Li won a Pulitzer for her memoir about the suicides of her two sons. In her new novel, Music Against the Night, she writes about two young prodigies in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

Laufey sees libraries as an important third space at a time when younger generations are yearning for something that feels physical and nostalgic.

In the book, Kiran Desai explores themes of alienation, class and cultural hierarchy, and the lives we inherit versus those we make for ourselves.

Birds are the only dinosaurs that survived the devastating asteroid impact 66 million years ago.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Heather Gay, author and "Real Housewives of Salt Lake City" cast member, about her new body horror novel, "Eternal Glow."

Lois Lowry returns to a dystopian future for the first time in a decade with: "Building 903." The new book depicts a world without art, music, or books, serving as a direct response to, "The Giver."

Author John Berendt has updated his Esquire series. published in book from, "Class Act: A Gentleman's Guide to Dressing Well." He gives NPR's Scott Simon some pointers.

In 1984, the president of American University of Beirut was shot to death on campus. NPR's Scott Simon talks to Kim Ghattas about her new book about the unsolved case, "The Best Kind of American."

Veronica Roth's latest, The Sixth Faction, takes us back to the beginning, where Beatrice Prior has a choice to make. This time, she chooses another path.