Pandemic Forces Musician Richard Buckner In A Different Direction
Singer-songwriter Richard Buckner has a debut book of non-fiction poetry. It's called: Cuttings from the Tangle.
Books
Lawyer Combats America's 'Huge Crisis' Of Mass Incarceration
Brittany Barnett works on behalf of people serving harsh sentences as a result of the war on drugs. Nine of her clients have been granted clemency. Her new memoir is A Knock at Midnight.
'Fresh Air' Critic Revisits The TV, Books And Movies That Helped Ease Lockdown
From Lovers Rock to The Good Lord Bird, the titles on John Powers' year-end list didn't simply distract; they also delved into enduring questions of freedom, dignity and survival.
2020 Book Concierge: Ailsa Chang Picks 'Everything Sad Is Untrue' By Daniel Nayeri
To celebrate the launch of NPR's 2020 Book Concierge, each All Things Considered host will share a favorite book. Ailsa Chang's is Everything Sad Is Untrue by Daniel Nayeri.
Cameras, Chaos And Cognac: How Bob Gruen Photographed The Spirit Of Rock 'N' Roll
Gruen has photographed countless rock stars, including the Rolling Stones, Chuck Berry, Tina Turner and John Lennon. "For me, rock 'n' roll is all about freedom," he says.
'IRL' Author Says It's OK That We're Spending So Much Of Our Lives Online
In a new book, Chris Stedman asks what it means to be real in a time when humans are interacting in digital spaces more than ever.
Roald Dahl Family Apologizes For Children's Author's Anti-Semitism
The apology, which appeared as a note on the official Roald Dahl website, comes 30 years after the author's death.
On A Tour Of 'America's Amazon,' Flora, Fauna And Glimpses Of Alabama's Past
A trip through the Mobile-Tensaw Delta offers a little bit of everything, from iris fields and gators, to Civil War history and the wreck of the last known ship to bring enslaved Africans to America.
2020 Book Concierge: Books For History Lovers
From NPR's 2020 Book Concierge, we offer four book recommendations for history buffs.
'The Blade Between' Walks The Boundary Of Horror And Noir
Sam J. Miller's latest is set in an upstate New York town built on the bones of butchered whales. It's full of broken people, violent ghosts and flying whales, but the real monster is gentrification.