Sex Therapist Is 'Here To Help' In Her New Book Specifically For Women
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with sex therapist Dr. Bat Sheva Marcus about her upbringing, career, and advice from her new book Sex Points.
Books
Ambition, Alchemy And Searching For Way To Fit In 'Gold Diggers'
Sanjena Sathian's novel follows a Georgia teenager, son of Indian immigrants, as he struggles with balancing his own ambitions and those of his parents, and finding his own way to be brown in America.
For This Palestinian Cook, The Kitchen Is A 'Powerful Place' — Not A 'Life Sentence'
Reem Kassis began gathering family recipes after the birth of her first child. The recipes, she says, "could be the story of any and every Palestinian family." Her new book is The Arabesque Table.
Too Many 'Peaces' Overload An Otherwise Entertaining Story
Helen Oyeyemi's new novel is a no-holds-barred mashup of Agatha Christie-style mystery oddities like mongoose genealogy, kidnapped gaming champions and a woman who chokes on emeralds in her sleep.
'Farewell For Now:' Leigh Bardugo On 'Rule Of Wolves'
Leigh Bardugo is winding up her Russian-inflected Grishaverse series (at least for now) with Rule of Wolves, which continues the story of the dashing King Nikolai of Ravka and his demonic interloper.
A Daughter Struggles To Escape Her Mother's Shadow In 'Libertie'
What if a child doesn't share a parent's ambition? Kaitlyn Greenidge's novel is inspired by the life of Dr. Susan Smith McKinney-Steward, the third Black woman to earn a medical degree in the U.S.
In 'Caul Baby,' A Rare Gift Becomes A Double-Edged Sword
In Morgan Jerkins' novel, a family of Black women has a gift; they're born with a caul, a layer over their skin that protects them from harm. They can share and sell the caul — which brings trouble.
Poet Hanif Abdurraqib On The Intersection Of Black Excellence, Joy And Pain
What do Soul Train and Whitney Houston tell us about race in America? In his book, A Little Devil in America, the culture critic traces the history of Black performance through moments in pop culture.
Haruki Murakami: 'I've Had All Sorts Of Strange Experiences In My Life'
Murakami's new story collection, First Person Singular, touches some of his favorite subjects — jazz, baseball, classical music — but also highlights some of the unexplained oddities of life.
Stranger Danger: An Economist's Guide To Overcoming Distrust
A new book delves into humanity's long march to overcoming distrust.