Barbara Kingsolver's Passion For Poetry Prevails In 'How To Fly'
The author of novels The Poisonwood Bible and The Bean Trees has published a second book of poetry this week titled How to Fly (In Ten Thousand Easy Lessons).
Books
'Owed': Poems That Celebrate Denigrated Places And People
NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with poet Joshua Bennett about his new collection, Owed. Bennett says he tried to create poems that celebrate places and people who were disparaged.
Americans Who Can't Enjoy Full Rights Deemed 'Conditional Citizens' In New Book
In her first non-fiction work, Laila Lalami says these Americans want the country to succeed, but can't avoid the gulf between purported values of equality and the realities of systematic oppression.
In 'Can't Even,' Burnout Is Seen As A Societal Problem — One We Can't Solve Alone
Burnout, Anne Helen Petersen argues, will end only with sweeping labor-policy changes — meaning it will end only when we "vote en masse to elect politicians who will agitate for [reform] tirelessly."
There's No 'Convenient Structure To Life,' Says Allie Brosh
Comic artist Allie Brosh has just published her long-awaited second book, Solutions and Other Problems. It's full of her trademark googly-eyed drawings and stories about life, pets and loss.
'This Mournable Body': A Novel About Life In Independent Zimbabwe
NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with Zimbabwean novelist Tsitsi Dangarembga about her book This Mournable Body, which was shortlisted for a Booker Prize last week.
'Guess How Much I Love You' Author Sam McBratney Dies At 77
"I love you right up to the moon — and back," Big Nutbrown Hare tells Little Nutbrown Hare. Their affections were translated into 57 languages and sold millions of copies worldwide.
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'White House, Inc.' Author: Trump's Businesses Offer 'A Million Potential Conflicts'
Dan Alexander of Forbes examines the president's sprawling business interests in a new book. He says Trump has broken a number of pledges he made about how he would conduct business while in office.
'Conditional Citizens' Examines What It Means To Be An American
Laila Lalami's new book is Conditional Citizens: On Belonging in America. She says conditional citizens — of which she's one — are people sometimes embraced by America, other times rejected.
From 'SNL' To Workout Videos, How RBG Became A Pop Culture Icon
Outside the Supreme Court, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg had another life in pop culture as a symbol of dissent and feminism. The Notorious RBG was celebrated in memes, movies, T-shirts and tote bags