How The Pandemic Is Affecting Book Publishing Industry
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Jim Milliot, an editorial director at Publishers Weekly, about how the pandemic has affected the book business.
Books
'St. Christopher On Pluto' Follows The Adventures Of 2 Friends In An Old Buick
Nancy McKinley mixes screwball humor with social criticism in a collection of interlocking stories about two women who work at a mall in Northeastern Pennsylvania.
How Winston Churchill Pulled Britain Through The Early Years Of WWII
In The Splendid And The Vile, author Erik Larson details the British prime minister's first year in office, during which England endured a Nazi bombing campaign. Originally broadcast March 30, 2020.
André Leon Talley Writes About Wintour, Lagerfeld In 'Chiffon Trenches'
Longtime Vogue editor André Leon Talley has a new memoir out called: The Chiffon Trenches. In it, he describes rifts with Vogue editor Anna Wintour and the late designer Karl Lagerfeld.
Author Interview: 'They Were Soldiers'
NPR's Michel Martin talks with Joseph Galloway and Marvin Wolf, who covered the Vietnam War, about their new book They Were Soldiers: the Sacrifices and Contributions of our Vietnam Veterans.
Ilhan Omar On Her Memoir And Moving The Needle Toward Progressive Policies
Rep. Ilhan Omar has a new memoir about her journey to Congress after fleeing civil war in Somalia. She talked with NPR about her life and her hopes for future coronavirus relief measures.
Meredith Talusan On Her New Memoir, Life As A Child Star, Relationship With Parents
Author Meredith Talusan talks to NPR's Scott Simon about her new memoir, Fairest.
Pandemic Makes Evident 'Grotesque' Gender Inequality In Household Work
With more people staying home due to COVID-19, journalist Brigid Schulte says it's impossible to ignore "the fact that women bear so much more of the burden of child care and housework."
'Brown Album' Centers On The Erasure Of Race In American Culture
Porochista Khakpour's work is strongest when she turns the lens on herself to examine how she, too, is complicit; many essays here are just too tantalizingly brief to allow space for deep analysis.
Journalist Who Helped Break Snowden's Story Reflects On His High-Stakes Reporting
Barton Gellman shared a Pulitzer for his reporting about former NSA contractor Edward Snowden and the country's secret surveillance program. His new book is Dark Mirror.