Ta-Nehisi Coates Explores The Tension Between Escape, Family In 'The Water Dancer'
NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with writer Ta-Nehisi Coates about his new novel, The Water Dancer.
Books
When We Love Our Food So Much That It Goes Extinct
A new book explores how overhunting and habitat destruction have left us with only a fraction of the foods that existed a century ago, and the changes that are needed to preserve our culinary variety.
Chanel Miller, Sexual Assault Survivor, On The 'Immense Relief' Of Going Public
She was long known only as the victim of Brock Turner, who got a lenient sentence for assaulting her. Now, Miller tells NPR she can "finally exist in the world without having to hide anything."
Tegan And Sara Find Pain — And Unexpected Joy — In 'High School'
Music duo Tegan and Sara revisit their teen years and their early music in a new memoir and companion album. Listening back to the songs they wrote, Sara says: "I was struck by the joy in our voices."
Chanel Miller Says 'Know My Name' As She Reflects On Her Assault By Brock Turner
At points, it is hard to read Miller's devastating, immersive memoir and breathe at the same time. Miller is an extraordinary writer, with her sharpest moments focusing on her family and their grief.
The Latest On President Trump And Ukraine
The president is accused of offering the former Soviet republic a quid pro quo for investigating a political rival.
A Graphic Novel Nearly Two Decades In The Making
Graphic novelist Chris Ware has been working on his latest project, Rusty Brown for nearly two decades. In a New York Times review of Ware’s book, “Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest
A Graphic Novel About A Transgender Southerner Of The Old West
Melanie Gillman is a self-described “queertoonist” whose latest graphic novel, “Stage Dreams,” takes place in the Old West. The School Library Journal describes it as the story of “a transgender
Motherless Children Make Their Own Family In Ann Patchett's 'The Dutch House'
Patchett's new novel is a story of paradise lost, dusted with fairy tale. It follows two siblings who bond after their mother leaves the family home — an ornate mansion she always hated.
In Patchett's 'The Dutch House,' Siblings Reckon With Profound Loss
NPR's Melissa Block speaks to Ann Patchett about her new novel, "The Dutch House." The author talks about her fascination with family bonds and how she maps her intricate plots.