Author Discusses Her 'Post-Holocaust Memoir'
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with writer Esther Safran Foer about her new book I Want You To Know We're Still Here: a Post-Holocaust Memoir.
Books
'Save Yourself': Cameron Esposito Is Here To Help You Through Hard Times
The comic couldn't have known her memoir would come out in the midst of a global pandemic. But her aptly titled book includes observations that feel eerily pertinent to these unsettling days.
Samantha Irby: 'This Is The Glamorous Life Of A Writer"
Irby's new essay collection is Wow, No Thank You. She says it was inspired by moving from Chicago to Kalamazoo and feeling like a fish out of water, with no friends and a strange house.
Uncovering The Secrets Of A Fallen Ruler In 'Empress Of Salt And Fortune'
Nghi Vo's new novel is poised at the end of one empire and the beginning of another, as a cleric and their talking-bird assistant set about uncovering the dangerous secrets of a forgotten palace.
Alicia Keys Reflects On How Life Experiences Gave Her Permission To Be 'More Myself'
The Grammy winner is coming out with a new album, Alicia, and has written a forthcoming introspective book, More Myself. She says she wishes she could tell her teenage self "to know she is enough."
A Reading List For The Social Distancing Era, From Author Jade Chang
Chinese American writer Jade Chang shares which books she's reading while she's stuck at home during the coronavirus social distancing.
Need Some Fresh Ideas? Family-Friendly Ways To Spend Your Days Inside
Parents have been circulating ideas for how to keep kids happy — or at least occupied — during this time of social isolation due to COVID-19. Our Arts Desk has some heart-felt suggestions to offer.
Libraries Get Creative With E-Books And Other Online Offerings
Want to read, but your library is shut because of the coronavirus? Head over to your public library's website and find out how you can download books to read and listen to.
Trump Has Declared 'War' On The Presidency, Author Says
Benjamin Wittes says Trump has changed the presidency fundamentally — and we're seeing the impact during the COVID-19 pandemic. He is the author, with Susan Hennessey, of Unmaking the Presidency
'National Emergency Library' Lends A Hand — And Lots Of Books! — During Pandemic
With coronavirus concerns closing libraries around the world, the nonprofit Internet Archive has suspended its waitlists for the digital copies of more than a million books.