'Black Bottom Saints': A Love Letter To Detroit's History
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with author Alice Randall about her new novel, Black Bottom Saints.
Books
'Fallout' Tells The Story Of The Journalist Who Exposed The 'Hiroshima Cover-Up'
Lesley M.M. Blume's new book tells the story of John Hersey, the young journalist whose on-the-ground reporting in Hiroshima, Japan, exposed the world to the devastation of nuclear weapons.
'Veritas' Asks How A Respected Scholar Could Be Duped By A Bumbling Fraudster
Author Ariel Sabar explores the lives of Harvard's Karen King and of Walter Fritz, the porn producer who convinced her the papyrus fragment he gave her — "The Gospel of Jesus's Wife" — was genuine.
'Black Bottom Saints' Is A Gorgeous Swirl Of Fiction, History And Detroit Motor Oil
Alice Randall's innovative new novel chronicles the history of Black Detroit beyond Motown, and features a cast of real life artists, doctors, sports figures, activists and movers and shakers.
In Hanawalt's 'I Want You,' Youthful Yearnings And Anthropomorphic Anxieties
Before working in TV animation (Bojack Horseman, Tuca & Bertie), Lisa Hanawalt chronicled her obsessions in a funny, filthy minicomic series that's been reprinted — with a wry update.
Author Carl Hiaasen Skewers Palm Beach And Florida Life In 'Squeeze Me'
The Miami Herald columnist's new novel is a mystery featuring wealthy widows, the president and first lady, a scrappy wildlife removal specialist, and some gigantic Burmese pythons.
Orwell's 'Animal Farm,' Around For Decades, Almost Wasn't Published
George Orwell's anti-tyranny fable Animal Farm turns 75 this week. We examine what Orwell was thinking when he wrote it, why it's lasted so long and what we can learn from it today.
'I Promise' This Is A Message Book Your Kids Will Love
Kids' books columnist Juanita Giles says message books are often nutritious and boring — but LeBron James's new I Promise combines beautiful art with real emotional impact that her kids loved.
'It's Not Religion': In 'The Runaways,' Bhutto Examines The Lure Of Extremism
"I was really trying to look at why a 19-year-old boy would give up everything ... in order, quite literally, to take up arms against the world," says novelist Fatima Bhutto.
Author Nina Jankowicz On Disinformation And Her New Book
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Nina Jankowicz, a disinformation fellow at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and author of the new book How to Lose the Information War.