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Jesse Wegman's book tells the story of James Wilson, a largely forgotten founding father who lived a colorful life and died as a Supreme Court justice on the run from the law and creditors.
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Courtesy of Penguin Random House and Sameer A. KhanAuthor Eddie Gaude says the nation’s anniversaries have consistently sought to “reinforce a mythology” and obscure dark truths about race in this country.
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Michel Martin speaks with Democratic Senator Raphael Warnock of Georgia about his new book, "The Crooked Places Made Straight: Reflections on the Moral Meaning of America." -
Renowned comics journalist Joe Sacco's new book, "The Once and Future Riot," details the deadly 2013 riots in India, but it won't be sold in that country because the publisher blocked it.
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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Paul Rudnick about his new novel, The Tuxedo Society.
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Lindsey Jordan, of Snail Mail, tackles mortality, religion and the afterlife on her third studio album. -
President Trump's name no longer adorns the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., after a court ordered it removed from the building and the organization's website.
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The South African musician's "Mannenberg" was often called his country's unofficial anthem during the final years of apartheid. -
Ballet is a pretty conservative artform, with many companies performing nothing but "Swan Lake," "The Nutcracker," and "Cinderella" year after year.
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In America, U.S.A., Princeton historian Eddie Glaude Jr. looks at the country through the lens of its previous anniversaries and centennials. "The divided soul of the nation is in full view," he says. -
Summer is the perfect time to go back to great books that whizzed by in spring, including The Family Man, by James Lasdun, The Hill, by Harriet Clark and A Beautiful Loan, by Mary Costello -
A stay-out-of-the-water beach read features a giant, sentient sea creature. NPR's Elissa Nadworny talks with Tessa Yang about her debut novel, "The Jelly Fish Problem."
