We Go To The 'Source' For Summer Reading Recommendations
Janet Webster Jones, owner of Detroit's Source Booksellers, recommends three books — one real-life romance, and two memoirs about starting over.
Books
Growing Up Black, Gay And Catholic In Texas, Memoirist Put His Faith In Beyoncé
Michael Arceneaux's new book, I Can't Date Jesus, is a collection of essays about his early years. Beyoncé, he says, taught him a valuable lesson: "Just be yourself and be very good at what you do."
Reclaim Your Data
Michael Chertoff, former Homeland Security Secretary and co-author of the Patriot Act, says data collection has gotten out of control.
Writer Seanan McGuire Speaks On Her Many Genres
Seanan McGuire has published dozens of books in the past few years that take place across multiple fictional universes. We meet up with her at San Diego Comic-Con, where she meets with fans.
Beowulf In The Suburbs? 'The Mere Wife' Is An Epic Retelling
For too long the Old English poem has long been perceived as a "masculine text," says Maria Dahvana Headley. Her new adaptation is told from the perspective of Grendel's mother.
Muscle And Bone Meet Machinery In 'Hullmetal Girls'
In Emily Skrutskie's new book, two girls make the choice to give up part of their humanity and become bionic super-soldiers in service to the great fleet of spaceships they live among.
A Road Trip In 'America For Beginners'
NPR's Scott Simon talks to author Leah Franqui about her new book, America for Beginners.
Sleep Scientist Warns Against Walking Through Life 'In An Underslept State'
"Human beings are the only species that deliberately deprive themselves of sleep for no apparent gain," says sleep scientist Matthew Walker, author of Why We Sleep. Originally broadcast Oct. 17, 2017.
"The Bright Hour": Husband Of Late Author On A Young Family Coping With Loss
Nina Riggs' memoir, "The Bright Hour," was published last summer, just months after she died of cancer at the age of 39.
Sean Spicer On Trump's Inauguration Records And The Role Of The Press Secretary
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with former press secretary Sean Spicer about why he said President Trump's inauguration broke audience records despite evidence to the contrary and whether the press secretary has an obligation to tell the truth to the American people.