Books we love: NPR's top picks for 2021 memoirs
From NPR's yearly reading list, Books We Love, we hear suggestions for four memoirs that are well worth your time.
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New store Yu And Me Books in NYC's Chinatown highlights works by immigrant authors
Scott Simon speaks to Lucy Yu, owner of a new bookstore in New York City that highlights Asian American literature and works by immigrant authors.
The message of 'It's A Wonderful Life' rings true 75 years later
Scott Simon speaks with Michael Willian, author of "It's a Wonderful Life: A Scene-by-Scene Guide to the Classic Film," about the 75th anniversary of the movie.
With the death of bell hooks, a generation of feminists lost a foundational figure
A groundbreaking feminist thinker, writer and activist, bell hooks was clearly uninterested in being safe, respectable or acceptable, and charted a career on her own terms.
What's making us happy: A guide for your weekend reading and listening
Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: Jackie Kashian's new comedy album, music of Yasmin Williams and more!
Sarah Ransome writes about Jeffrey Epstein abuse allegations in 'Silenced No More'
NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Sarah Ransome about her experiences with Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein — accused of sexually exploiting minors.
James Tynion continues to surprise in 'Something Is Killing the Children'
The monster-fighting series has become a huge hit since its 2019 launch, so Boom! is releasing the first 15 episodes in this deluxe hardcover.
Trailblazing feminist author, critic and activist bell hooks has died at 69
The prolific author, poet, cultural critic, feminist and professor, who wrote more than three dozen wide-ranging books, died Wednesday at her home in Berea, Ky.
'Station Eleven' imagines a strangely humane human apocalypse
The 10-episode adaptation of the best-selling novel about a virus that wipes out most of humanity softens the book's harder edges and features soulful performances that make it profoundly moving.
Lo makes National Book Award history with 'Last Night at the Telegraph Club'
NPR's A Martinez speaks with author Malinda Lo about winning the National Book Award for her novel Last Night at the Telegraph Club, and unconventional characters in storytelling.