Mythbusting The Welfare Queen
Public assistance fraud was just the tip of the iceberg for Linda Taylor.
Books
CBS' Scott Pelley On 'Truth Worth Telling'
The 60 Minutes correspondent and former CBS Evening News anchor gets real about truths worth telling.
Love, Disappointment Course Through 4 Classic Asian American Novels
Penguin Classics has released paperback editions of four mid-20th century novels by Asian American authors: America Is in the Heart; The Hanging on Union Square; East Goes West and No-No Boy.
'Frannie Langton' Takes Power Over Her Own Story
In Sara Collins' new novel, a former slave accused of murder recounts her life — but, as Frannie Langton herself says, no one expects a woman like her to tell her story, or for it to include joy.
Tony Horwitz, Pulitzer-Winning Journalist And Historian, Dies At 60
Horwitz's publisher says he died of apparent cardiac arrest. A Pulitzer Prize winner for covering the hardships of low-wage workers, the peripatetic writer sought truths obscured by history's cliches.
When Tea Reaches Its Boiling Point In Fiction, So Too May The Story
Across tea-drinking cultures, writers have milked hot tea for all its worth to add a splash of narrative panache to comic or erotic scenes or to build mood, momentum and character.
'Range' Argues That Specialization Should Not Be The Goal For Most
David Epstein's book, though it doesn't rely heavily on science, is an engaging survey of research and anecdotes supporting that a thoughtful, collaborative world is a better and more innovative one.
Sen. Cotton Keeps Politics Out Of His New Book, 'Sacred Duty'
NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Sen. Tom Cotton about his book: Sacred Duty: A Soldier's Tour at Arlington National Cemetery. Cotton served in Iraq and Afghanistan and as a platoon leader at Arlington.
Book: 'The Queen' Follows Original Welfare Fraudster Linda Taylor
Josh Levin, author of The Queen: The Forgotten Life Behind an American Myth, talks with NPR's Michel Martin about Linda Taylor's complicated history.
What To Read This Summer
Need summer book recommendations? From new novels, to classics, to nonfiction, here are our suggestions.