'Persepolis' author releases a new graphic novel on Iran's women's protests
Marjane Satrapi, author of "Persepolis," collaborates with others on a new graphic novel about Iran's "Women, Life, Freedom" protest movement.
Books
Chanel Miller's new children's novel follows lost socks in New York City
Chanel Miller talks about her new book for children, "Magnolia Wu Unfolds It All." Set in New York City, it's about a little girl and her friend who reunite people with their lost socks.
Writer Caoilinn Hughes on 'The Alternatives'
NPR's Andrew Limbong talks to Irish writer Caoilinn Hughes, whose new novel explores the bonds of sisterhood and the ways those bonds can be tested.
George Takei 'Lost Freedom' some 80 years ago – now he's written that story for kids
When actor George Takei was 4 years old, he was labeled an "enemy" by the U.S. government and sent to a string of incarceration camps. His new children's book about that time is My Lost Freedom.
Allen Bratton's 'Henry Henry' gives the Shakespearan character a modern twist
In "Henry Henry," Shakespeare's Prince Hal gets a modern, queer recast. NPR's Scott Simon talks with Allen Bratton about his debut novel.
Cookbook author Joan Nathan looks at her own culinary history in 'My Life in Recipes'
Joan Nathan has spent her life exploring Jewish culture through recipes. Now in her 80s, her new book is her most personal work yet — excavating her own culinary history.
Salman Rushdie tells of the violent attack that nearly killed him in memoir 'Knife'
In his new memoir, Salman Rushdie writes about the young man who leapt from the audience and stabbed and almost killed him in August of 2022. He also describes his love for his wife, Eliza.
'When I Think of You' could be a ripped-from-the-headlines Hollywood romance
Myah Ariel's debut is like a fizzy, angsty mash-up of Bolu Babalola and Kennedy Ryan as the challenges of doing meaningful work in Hollywood threaten two young lovers' romantic reunion.
Author Salman Rushdie On Surviving Attack and The Value of Every Day of Life
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Salman Rushdie about his new book, Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder.
Death doula says life is more meaningful if you 'get real' about the end
Alua Arthur helps people plan for death. A big part of her work is helping them reconcile the lives they lived with the lives they might have wanted. Her memoir is called Briefly Perfectly Human.