Author Rae Nudson On Beauty Culture
NPR's Danielle Kurtzleben speaks with Rae Nudson about her new book All Made Up: The Power and Pitfalls of Beauty Culture, From Cleopatra to Kim Kardashian.
Books
Graphic Novel 'Seek You' Illustrates The Loneliness Of Modern Life, Pre-Pandemic
Kristen Radke's second graphic memoir explores isolation and the craving for human connection. Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with her about "Seek You: A Journey Through American Loneliness."
In New Novel, A Woman Goes "Wayward" In A Mid-Life Crisis Sparked By 2016's Election
Scott Simon speaks with author Dana Spiotta about her latest novel, "Wayward."
All-Star Baseball Player CC Sabathia Shares His Best — And Lowest — Moments In Memoir
Scott Simon speaks to author and baseball pitcher CC Sabathia about his new memoir, "Til the End."
'Bridgerton' Author Julia Quinn Loses Father And Sister In Utah Car Crash
The author of the Bridgerton novels shared news of the family tragedy in a social media post. "I have lost my father, and I don't have my sister with whom to grieve," she wrote.
Friendship Between A Woman And A Fox Leads To Transformation In 'Fox & I'
The very antithesis of a fox-taming tale, Catherine Raven's memoir shows us that we are surrounded by wild animals who make thoughtful decisions and experience joys and sorrows on their own terms.
How An Anti-Vice Crusader Sabotaged The Early Birth Control Movement
The Comstock Act, which passed in 1873, virtually outlawed contraception. In The Man Who Hated Women, author Amy Sohn writes about the man behind the law — and the women prosecuted under it.
A Tale Of Identities Colliding From A Writer Who's Held 5 Passports
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Turkish writer Zülfü Livaneli about his novel Disquiet, newly translated into English. It unfolds in a border town caught between its ancient past and tumultuous present.
A Mother And Daughter Wrote A Cookbook To Show How Food Traditions Change
New York Times food writer Priya Krishna and her mom, Ritu Krishna, co-authored the cookbook Indian-ish together in 2019. They discuss how food traditions change based on where you live.
Poet Tess Taylor Tells Us What She's Reading This Summer
Poet and playwright Tess Taylor breaks down her diverse summer reading list, which includes a biography of Edgar Allen Poe, a poetry collection — and even a book about the act of reading.