Years Of Military Service Helped Inform '2034: A Novel Of The Next World War'
NPR's Mary Louise speaks with Adm. James Stavridis and Marine Corps veteran Elliot Ackerman about their book 2034: A Novel of the Next World War.
Books
In 'Abundance,' Measuring A Life In Dollars And Cents
In his debut novel, Jakob Guanzon wanted to write about hunger and need and the one thing that's inescapable for anyone living paycheck-to-paycheck: The fluctuating numbers of your budget.
Kazuo Ishiguro Draws On His Songwriting Past To Write Novels About The Future
The Nobel Prize-winning novelist says he honed his skills earlier in his career "as a writer of songs." Ishiguro's new book, Klara And The Sun, is set in the future and has an A.I. narrator.
The Age Of Automation Is Now: Here's How To 'Futureproof' Yourself
New York Times tech columnist Kevin Roose says we've been approaching automation all wrong. "We should be teaching people ... to be more like humans, to do the things that machines can't do," he says.
An Author Replies To The Unspeakable In Her 'Elegy' For Lynching Victim Mary Turner
Using original illustrations, archival documents and handwritten text, Rachel Marie-Crane Williams memorializes one black woman, and 10 men, who were killed by white residents in Georgia in 1918.
We Have Much To Learn From 'A Place Like Mississippi'
W. Ralph Eubanks' new book examines Mississippi's mighty contributions to American literature, and what writers like Eudora Welty and Jesmyn Ward can teach us about broader national issues.
In Amazon's Shadow, An America Divided In Search Of 'Fulfillment'
ProPublica's Alec MacGillis has written an economic history of the country, shaped by stories of people living and working in Amazon's shadow as their home cities and states transform around them.
'Justice, Justice Thou Shalt Pursue' Offers Look At Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Early Work
One of the justice's former clerks, Amanda Tyler, worked with her on the collection that includes historic opinions and arguments from earlier years when she appeared as a lawyer before the top court.
'The Jigsaw Man' Presents A Compelling Puzzle
The debut novel from British criminal lawyer Nadine Matheson stars a Black homicide detective dealing with not only PTSD from a serial killer's attack, but also mistrust from her family and community.
'Unorthodox' Author Chronicles A 'Scandalous Rejection' Of Hasidic Life
Deborah Feldman talks about breaking away from her arranged marriage and the fundamentalist religious community she was raised in. Her 2012 memoir inspired the Netflix series Unorthodox.