Books : NPR https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1032 NPR's brings you news about books and authors along with our picks for great reads. Interviews, reviews, the NPR Bestseller Lists, New in Paperback and much more. en Copyright 2019 NPR - For Personal Use Only NPR API RSS Generator 0.94 Wed, 18 Sep 2019 15:49:00 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 Books https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1032 Book: 'Juliet Takes A Breath' Gabby Rivera discusses her new novel for high schoolers, <em>Juliet Takes a Breath<em>. Wed, 18 Sep 2019 15:49:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2019/09/18/762046606/book-juliet-takes-a-breath?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=books https://www.npr.org/2019/09/18/762046606/book-juliet-takes-a-breath?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=books Gabby Rivera discusses her new novel for high schoolers, Juliet Takes a Breath.

]]> Racial Tensions Complicate The Search For A Missing Child In 'Heaven, My Home' Attica Locke's new novel centers on a black Texas ranger's effort to find the vanished son of a white supremacist. <em>Heaven, My Home</em> offers an unsettling American spin on a complicated crime story. Wed, 18 Sep 2019 14:03:35 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2019/09/18/761888708/racial-tensions-complicate-the-search-for-a-missing-child-in-heaven-my-home?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=books https://www.npr.org/2019/09/18/761888708/racial-tensions-complicate-the-search-for-a-missing-child-in-heaven-my-home?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=books Attica Locke's new novel centers on a black Texas ranger's effort to find the vanished son of a white supremacist. Heaven, My Home offers an unsettling American spin on a complicated crime story.

]]> John Powers In 'Savage Gods,' An Author Finds That Pondering Being Leads To An Inability To Write Paul Kingsnorth moved to a small farm in Ireland to be closer to the land and to reconnect with the essence of being. Instead of contentment, he found that it was tough to find meaning in writing. Wed, 18 Sep 2019 07:01:04 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2019/09/18/761232688/in-savage-gods-an-author-finds-that-pondering-being-leads-to-an-inability-to-wri?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=books https://www.npr.org/2019/09/18/761232688/in-savage-gods-an-author-finds-that-pondering-being-leads-to-an-inability-to-wri?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=books

Paul Kingsnorth moved to a small farm in Ireland to be closer to the land and to reconnect with the essence of being. Instead of contentment, he found that it was tough to find meaning in writing.

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]]> Gabino Iglesias Lecturer At The University Of Cambridge Makes Literary Dream Discovery Annotations on a 17th century copy of Shakespeare's plays were discovered to be written by English poet John Milton. James Scott-Warren of the University of Cambridge explains what the notes reveal. Wed, 18 Sep 2019 05:07:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2019/09/18/761831546/lecturer-at-the-university-of-cambridge-makes-literary-dream-discovery?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=books https://www.npr.org/2019/09/18/761831546/lecturer-at-the-university-of-cambridge-makes-literary-dream-discovery?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=books Annotations on a 17th century copy of Shakespeare's plays were discovered to be written by English poet John Milton. James Scott-Warren of the University of Cambridge explains what the notes reveal.

]]> 'They Will Have To Die Now' Recounts Retaking Of Mosul From The Islamic State NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with journalist James Verini about his book <em>They Will Have To Die Now</em>, a vivid story of the battle to retake the Iraqi city of Mosul from the Islamic State in 2016. Tue, 17 Sep 2019 16:29:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2019/09/17/761682954/they-will-have-to-die-now-recounts-retaking-of-mosul-from-the-islamic-state?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=books https://www.npr.org/2019/09/17/761682954/they-will-have-to-die-now-recounts-retaking-of-mosul-from-the-islamic-state?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=books NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with journalist James Verini about his book They Will Have To Die Now, a vivid story of the battle to retake the Iraqi city of Mosul from the Islamic State in 2016.

]]> 'Second Founding' Examines How Reconstruction Remade The Constitution Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Eric Foner talks how the 13th, 14th and 15th amendments relate to current debates about voting rights, mass incarceration and reparations for slavery. Tue, 17 Sep 2019 13:23:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2019/09/17/761551835/second-founding-examines-how-reconstruction-remade-the-constitution?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=books https://www.npr.org/2019/09/17/761551835/second-founding-examines-how-reconstruction-remade-the-constitution?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=books Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Eric Foner talks how the 13th, 14th and 15th amendments relate to current debates about voting rights, mass incarceration and reparations for slavery.

]]> Terry Gross 'This Machine Kills Fascists': Politics And Music With Billy Bragg The singer-songwriter is used to speaking and singing out against the rise of authoritarianism. Tue, 17 Sep 2019 10:20:30 -0400 https://the1a.org/shows/2019-09-17/this-machine-kills-fascists-politics-music-with-billy-bragg?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=books https://the1a.org/shows/2019-09-17/this-machine-kills-fascists-politics-music-with-billy-bragg?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=books The singer-songwriter is used to speaking and singing out against the rise of authoritarianism.

]]> 'Red At The Bone' Cuts Close To The Bone Jacqueline Woodson's exquisitely wrought new novel follows two black families of different classes whose lives become intertwined when their only children conceive a child together in their teens. Tue, 17 Sep 2019 10:00:58 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2019/09/17/755219583/red-at-the-bone-cuts-close-to-the-bone?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=books https://www.npr.org/2019/09/17/755219583/red-at-the-bone-cuts-close-to-the-bone?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=books

Jacqueline Woodson's exquisitely wrought new novel follows two black families of different classes whose lives become intertwined when their only children conceive a child together in their teens.

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]]> Heller McAlpin 'The Undying' Catalogs The Unceasing Losses Of A Breast Cancer Diagnosis Arriving the year before an election that could set healthcare and disability policy for decades, Anne Boyer's memoir warns us of the human costs of any system that prioritizes profit over lives. Tue, 17 Sep 2019 09:24:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2019/09/17/761214595/the-undying-catalogs-the-unceasing-losses-of-a-breast-cancer-diagnosis?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=books https://www.npr.org/2019/09/17/761214595/the-undying-catalogs-the-unceasing-losses-of-a-breast-cancer-diagnosis?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=books

Arriving the year before an election that could set healthcare and disability policy for decades, Anne Boyer's memoir warns us of the human costs of any system that prioritizes profit over lives.

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]]> Sascha Cohen Investors Are On Edge After Drone Attack Hits Saudi-Owned Aramco NPR's Noel King talks to Ellen Wald, author of <em>Saudi, Inc.</em>, which explores Aramco and the history of the Saudi energy industry. Before the weekend drone attack, bankers were working on Aramco's IPO. Tue, 17 Sep 2019 05:09:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2019/09/17/761472563/investors-are-on-edge-after-drone-attack-hits-saudi-owned-aramco?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=books https://www.npr.org/2019/09/17/761472563/investors-are-on-edge-after-drone-attack-hits-saudi-owned-aramco?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=books NPR's Noel King talks to Ellen Wald, author of Saudi, Inc., which explores Aramco and the history of the Saudi energy industry. Before the weekend drone attack, bankers were working on Aramco's IPO.

]]> Attica Locke's Latest, 'Heaven, My Home,' Explores Race And Forgiveness NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with author Attica Locke about her latest book: <em>Heaven, My Home</em>. The story picks up with Darren Matthews, the same protagonist from her previous novel <em>Bluebird, Bluebird</em>. Tue, 17 Sep 2019 05:09:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2019/09/17/761472556/attica-lockes-latest-heaven-my-home-explores-race-and-forgiveness?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=books https://www.npr.org/2019/09/17/761472556/attica-lockes-latest-heaven-my-home-explores-race-and-forgiveness?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=books NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with author Attica Locke about her latest book: Heaven, My Home. The story picks up with Darren Matthews, the same protagonist from her previous novel Bluebird, Bluebird.

]]> Amitav Ghosh: 'The World Of Fact Is Outrunning The World Of Fiction' Ghosh's latest book, <em>Gun Island,</em> is a modern retelling of a Bengali myth. He believes old legends have a lot to teach us about how to think about the catastrophic effects of climate change. Mon, 16 Sep 2019 16:22:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2019/09/16/761257295/amitav-ghosh-the-world-of-fact-is-outrunning-the-world-of-fiction?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=books https://www.npr.org/2019/09/16/761257295/amitav-ghosh-the-world-of-fact-is-outrunning-the-world-of-fiction?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=books

Ghosh's latest book, Gun Island, is a modern retelling of a Bengali myth. He believes old legends have a lot to teach us about how to think about the catastrophic effects of climate change.

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]]> Ari Shapiro Reporters Dig Into Justice Kavanaugh's Past, Allegations Of Misconduct Against Him A new book by <em>The New York Times</em>'<em> </em>Robin Pogrebin and Kate Kelly extends the investigation into the SCOTUS justice's history, chases down sexual misconduct allegations and considers his years since. Mon, 16 Sep 2019 15:29:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2019/09/16/761191576/reporters-dig-into-justice-kavanaughs-past-allegations-of-misconduct-against-him?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=books https://www.npr.org/2019/09/16/761191576/reporters-dig-into-justice-kavanaughs-past-allegations-of-misconduct-against-him?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=books

A new book by The New York Times' Robin Pogrebin and Kate Kelly extends the investigation into the SCOTUS justice's history, chases down sexual misconduct allegations and considers his years since.

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]]> Terry Gross In 'Wildhood,' Scientists See Similarities In Adolescent Humans And Other Animals Understanding the lives of animals can illuminate our own — and those of loved adolescents too. But authors Barbara Natterson-Horowitz and Kathryn Bowers at times push cross-species links too far. Mon, 16 Sep 2019 11:22:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2019/09/16/761164170/in-wildhood-scientists-see-similarities-in-adolescent-humans-and-other-animals?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=books https://www.npr.org/2019/09/16/761164170/in-wildhood-scientists-see-similarities-in-adolescent-humans-and-other-animals?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=books

Understanding the lives of animals can illuminate our own — and those of loved adolescents too. But authors Barbara Natterson-Horowitz and Kathryn Bowers at times push cross-species links too far.

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]]> Barbara J. King 3 Crackling Young Adult Reads To Welcome Fall Time to put down the beach reads and pick up some substantive, immersive new young adult books — from a monstrous fantasy, to a refugee's tale, to a story that brings new meaning to haunted houses. Mon, 16 Sep 2019 07:01:04 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2019/09/16/755210534/3-crackling-young-adult-reads-to-welcome-fall?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=books https://www.npr.org/2019/09/16/755210534/3-crackling-young-adult-reads-to-welcome-fall?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=books

Time to put down the beach reads and pick up some substantive, immersive new young adult books — from a monstrous fantasy, to a refugee's tale, to a story that brings new meaning to haunted houses.

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