Books
'Times' Deputy Counsel On Fighting For Press Freedom In The Trump Era
David McCraw of The New York Times talks about legal issues he's faced on the job — from the president's lawyer threatening to sue for libel to the decision to publish WikiLeaks documents.
'Pocahontas And The English Boys' Bridged 2 Wildly Different Cultures
Historian Karen Ordahl Kupperman shines a new light on Pocahontas, showing how she made her way as a go-between for her two cultures, and introducing us to her long-forgotten English counterparts.
Entertained But Underwhelmed By This European Bestseller? Join 'The Club'
German author Takis Würger's debut novel, a thriller about a secret society at Cambridge University, also tackles hot-button issues of privilege and toxic masculinity. It's now out in English.
Why Young Muslims Need To Hear From Former Extremists
Steve Inskeep talks to Farah Pandith, former U.S. envoy to Muslim communities, about the fight against terrorism. Pandith is the author of How We Win.
'Nobel Of The Heart' Is The Real Prize For Author Ngugi Wa Thiong'o
The U.S.-based Kenyan writer is often tipped for the Nobel Prize in Literature. Now he's released Minutes of Glory, a short story collection which he calls his "literary autobiography."
For Priest Turned Professor, 'Holy Envy' Is Key To Appreciating World Religions
Ordained Episcopal priest Barbara Brown Taylor says that teaching the different religions of the world changed her students' understanding of faith — as well as her own.
Why Many Americans Are Drawn To The Gig Economy
David Greene talks to sociologist Alexandrea Ravenelle about her book Hustle and Gig: Struggling and Surviving in the Sharing Economy, which examines how companies treat their front-line workers.
'The Volunteer' Is A War Story Unlike Any Other
Salvatore Scibona's new novel is a generational saga, an epic of Vietnam and other places rendered in language that makes even simple things sound mythic. But first, a boy is abandoned at an airport.
Will The U.S.-China Trade War Matter In The Coming Decades?
NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Parag Khanna about his new book The Future Is Asian and the U.S.-China trade war.