In 'Fauci,' An Up Close Look At 'America's Doctor'
Scott Simon speaks with Michael Specter, a staff writer at the New Yorker, about his new biography about Dr. Anthony Fauci and his career as one America's leading scientists.
Books
Ngũgĩ Wa Thiong'o Says Prison Formed Him As A Writer
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o is a perennial favorite for the Literature Nobel. He hasn't won yet — but he does have a new book out, a novel in verse that tells the origin story of Kenya's Gĩkũyũ people.
Riva Lehrer's On Her New Memoir 'Golem Girl'
Scott Simon speaks to the acclaimed painter, writer and teacher about her new book, which recounts a life growing up with spina bifida.
For Poet Maggie Smith, An Ending Was The Beginning Of Her New Book
Smith says she started writing Keep Moving as her marriage was ending. It began as a series of affirmations she wrote for herself on Twitter; she found that the posts were helping other people too.
Poet Louise Glück Wins 2020 Nobel Prize In Literature
American poet Louise Glück won the 2020 Nobel Prize in Literature. Also a Pulitzer Prize winner, she becomes the 16th woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature.
Nobel Prize In Literature Awarded To U.S. Poet Louise Glück
The 2020 Nobel Prize in literature was awarded to U.S. poet Louise Glück "for her unmistakable poetic voice that with austere beauty makes individual existence universal."
U.S. Poet Louise Gluck Wins Nobel Prize In Literature
The 2020 prize was awarded to Gluck for what the Swedish Academy said was "her unmistakable poetic voice that with austere beauty makes individual existence universal."
Phil Klay's New 'Missionaries' Is An Ambitious Novel Of Ideas
Klay won acclaim for his debut story collection Redeployment, about the experiences of soldiers. His long awaited novel looks at how America has developed and exported the idea of a war on terror.
'Addie LaRue' Is Invisible — But Memorable
Addie LaRue was born in France 400 years ago — but nobody remembers that. She made a supernatural deal for immortality at the cost of permanent anonymity, so she tries to leave a mark however she can.
Literature Prize Will Be The 4th Nobel Announced This Week
The Nobel Prize in Literature will be announced Thursday morning. We look at potential winners, and what the Swedish Academy will have to do to overcome past controversies.