Author Michael Ondaatje talks about 'A Year of Last Things', his collection of poems
NPR's Scott Simon asks "The English Patient" author Michael Ondaatje about his new collection of poems, "A Year of Last Things."
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At your service: A restaurant maître d' tells all in 'Your Table Is Ready'
Michael Cecchi-Azzolina has worked in several of New York City's hottest restaurants, where he encountered celebrities, captains of finance and one bonafide mobster. Originally broadcast Dec. 6, 2022.
In 'The Manicurist's Daughter,' a refugee family goes on after its matriarch's death
Author Susan Lieu transforms her acclaimed 2019 one-woman show — 140 LBS: How Beauty Killed My Mother -- into a memoir of her family after the death of her mother due to botched plastic surgery.
Percival Everett gives Mark Twain's classic story about Huck a new voice in 'James'
Prolific writer Percival Everett often skewers different corners of American society. His latest novel James is written from the point of view of the character Jim, from Mark Twain's Huckleberry Finn.
American Library Association report says book challenges soared in 2023
Overall, the number of individual titles challenged in both school and public libraries spiked by 65% — the highest level ever recorded by the ALA.
Daniel Lewis explored the roles of different trees play his new book, 'Twelve Trees'
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with writer Daniel Lewis about his new book, Twelve Trees, which zeroes in on a different tree species in each chapter.
'How to Win an Information War' details fighting with — and against — propaganda
Peter Pomerantsev co-founded a project recording Russian atrocities in Ukraine to combat Russian disinformation. His new book profiles a WWII propagandist who targeted the Nazi regime.
The stories in 'Green Frog' are wildly entertaining and wonderfully diverse
Gina Chung's collection is a fantastic medley of short stories that dance between literary fiction, fable, Korean folklore, and science fiction — and one that's full of emotional intelligence.
What's your favorite Stephen King book?
Ahead of the 50th anniversary of Stephen King's first novel, Carrie, NPR wants to know about your favorite King book.
Authors push back on the growing number of AI 'scam' books on Amazon
Authors say that the proliferation of AI-generated books can lead customers into buying the wrong book on Amazon and that these books can harm authors' sales numbers and reputations.