Novel Centers On When The Heart Stops Beating But The Brain Remains Active
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Elif Shafak about her book: 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World. The novel is shortlisted for the 2019 Booker Prize.
Books
A Conversation With The Author Of 'Impeachment: An American History'
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with historian Timothy Naftali about the history of impeachment in America.
In Meg Cabot's Latest, Saving Animals, Finding Love, And Making 'No Judgments'
The heroine of Cabot's new novel, inspired by a real story, tries not to judge the neglectful people who've abandoned their pets after a hurricane batters her Florida home town. Hint: It's difficult.
Work And Motherhood In 'Maternal Optimism'
Danna Greenberg and Jamie Ladge wrote Maternal Optimism: Forging Positive Paths Through Work and Motherhood. They told NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro that balancing parenting and work changes as kids grow.
A Sailor Meets A Fisherman In 1534: It's An 'Encounter,' Not A Discovery
"Growing up I would hear about our peoples being 'discovered' ... " says author Brittany Luby. "I would go home and my parents would tell me: That's not actually how things happened."
Tracy Chevalier Says 'A Single Thread' Can Make All The Difference
Chevalier's new novel follows one of the generation of "surplus women," who lost their men in World War I and had to make new lives for themselves — sometimes outside the bounds of convention.
Rainbow Rowell's 'Wayward Son' Seeks Peace On The Road
In her new book, Rowell returns to her Harry Potter-inspired heroes Simon and Baz — who've saved the world from evil and are at a loss as to what to do next. The answer? A road trip across America.
In 'Rusty Brown,' Chris Ware Resolves To Find The Good In Everyone
Ware's new graphic novel follows six extremely ordinary people — a teacher, a bully, a father — and meditates on the significance of their everyday actions, and the webs of connection between them.
Jeannie Gaffigan On Surviving A Brain Tumor In 'When Life Gives You Pears'
Jeannie Gaffigan tells NPR's Scott Simon about her brain tumor, her recovery from its removal, and why she's grateful for the experience. She writes about it in the book, When Life Gives You Pears.
In 'Imaginary Friend,' Stephen Chbosky Squeezes Horror From Everyday Life
Stephen Chbosky — who wrote the YA classic The Perks of Being a Wallflower -- says his new book takes the familiar scares of childhood, like monsters in the closet, and twists them a little.