Daniel Loedel Releases Dark New Novel
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with author Daniel Loedel about his his new novel, Hades, Argentina.
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Author Alyssa Cole Talks Romance And Politics
Writer Alyssa Cole, whose romance books feature Black characters, tells NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro that her novels aren't just inclusive, they are also inherently political.
To Adapt 'After The Rain,' Artists Cross All Kinds Of Boundaries
A new graphic novel adaptation of Nnedi Okorafor's story "After the Rain" sets straightforward art against scattered, skewed panels to produce a sense of primal struggle between order and chaos.
'Ambitious Girl' Reminds Kids: Your Dreams Are Not A Drawback
When now Vice President-elect Kamala Harris was "accused" of being "too ambitious" on the campaign trail, it spurred her niece, activist and author Meena Harris, into action.
Opinion: Remembering Journalist And Friend Neil Sheehan
NPR's Scott Simon reflects on the life and work of famed reporter Neil Sheehan who obtained the Pentagon Papers. Sheehan died this week at the age of 84.
Seyward Darby Delves Into Women's Role In The Far-Right Movement
NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Seyward Darby, author of Sisters in Hate: American Women on the Front Lines of White Nationalism.
Escape To A Picturesque Scotland In Sarah Moss' 'Summerwater'
Scott Simon speaks with Sarah Moss, author of the new novel Summerwater.
Love And Hope Are At The Heart Of 'The Prophets'
Robert Jones Jr.'s debut novel is a love story between two enslaved men on a Mississippi plantation. He says that it was very important for him to depict love and art in the midst of sorrow.
A Fairy Godmother Gets Her Own Wish In 'Glimpsed'
G.F. Miller's new novel follows Charity, a teenaged fairy godmother who tries to keep her distance from the "Cindies" she helps — until the wishes she grants start going disastrously wrong.
There Will Be Books: James Comey Sequel Signals New Wave Of Memoirs In Post-Trump Era
In former FBI Director James Comey's view, his obligation is not to the person or party who appointed him or even to the Department of Justice, but to justice itself.