Harold Bloom, A Rare Best-Selling Literary Critic, Dies At 89
Over a redoubtable career, Bloom wrote scores of books, edited many more and irritated innumerable intellectuals. He died Monday in New Haven, Conn.
Books
Elton John On Music, Addiction And Family: 'I'm Proud Of Who I Am Now'
The artist says his father's early misgivings about his chosen career became a source of motivation: "He gave me the determination to make something of myself." John's new memoir is called Me.
'How We Fight For Our Lives' Is One Life Story That Finds Connection To Others
Extremely personal, emotionally gritty, and unabashedly honest, Saeed Jones' memoir somehow manages a perfect balance between love and violence, hope and hostility, transformation and resentment.
'The Man Who Saw Everything' Is An Eye-Opening Read
Deborah Levy's new book considers themes of objectification, betrayal and focus, centered on a historian who goes to East Berlin and finds himself both the observer and the observed.
Bill Bryson's Latest Is A Different Kind Of Journey — Into 'The Body'
Bryson is beloved for his travel writing, but in his new book he's undertaking an interior journey, looking at everything from medical oddities to the amazing way your body fights off most cancers.
'Catch And Kill' Details Ronan Farrow's Weinstein Investigative Reporting
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with Ronan Farrow about his new book Catch and Kill, which details Harvey Weinstein's efforts to kill reporting on allegations of his serial sexual assaults.
In 'Me,' Elton John Pulls Back The Curtain On A Storied Life
In a wide-ranging interview with NPR about his memoir, the rock star shares that at 72 years old, he's finally ready to look back. He offers thoughts on his royal friends, drug use and cell phones.
A Double Dose Of Cosmic Horror In 'A Lush And Seething Hell'
John Hornor Jacobs' new book combines two novellas that stake his claim to the territory of cosmic horror. Both gorgeously written and unsettlingly conceived, they dig at how fragile our humanity is.
Children's Book, 'Our Family Farm,' Sells Thousands Of Copies
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with Mark Watne, president of the North Dakota Farmer's Union, about the children's book that's meant to inspire a new generation of farmers.
'Exalting The Banal To The Monumental' Through California Skate Parks
The state that gave birth to modern skateboarding is home to concrete playgrounds that are works of art in the eyes of photographer Amir Zaki: "They become more imaginative and open as spaces."