Books

As the calendar turns to fall tomorrow, we take a look at some of the buzzy books that are coming out.

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Akbar Shahid Ahmed, author of "Crossing the Red Line: Biden, His Advisors, and Israel's War in Gaza"

Miss Marple is back and on holiday in the Alps, but there's no holiday from wickness! NPR's Debbie Elliott talks with author Lucy Foley about "Murder at the Grand Alpine Hotel."

At Bayou Bar, music and food go hand in hand. Which is why a new cookbook from chef Brian Landry and bandleader Peter Harris has recipes from the menu and stories from the musicians who play there.

Weekend Edition's Scott Simon talks with author Nathan Hale about his kids' graphic history book, "One Dead Spy." It's the story of Revolutionary War spy, Nathan Hale, no relation to the author.

NPR's Scott Simon asks celebrated chef Patrick O'Connell about his memoir, "Main, Middle & Gay."

Ben Macintyre is known as a master of espionage stories. NPR's Scott Simon talks to the British author about his latest book, "Redwood" - the story of Russian double agent operating in Iran.

Friedman was in her early 20s when she landed her first position as an editorial assistant at NPR. She became an editor and reporter, and a co-creator of the annual Books We Love reading guide.

Stone lifting is a piece of Irish history that was mostly lost to time. Until David Keohan, a world kettlebell-lifting champion, came along and brought it to light.

In Kai Bird's biography of Cohn, he looks at how the lawyer taught Trump how to deny, delay, attack, sue and countersue, never admit defeat, side-step paying bills and avoid a paper trail.