'Lightning Men' Is A Story About Police, Race And Atlanta
NPR's Scott Simon speaks with author Thomas Mullen about his new novel, Lightning Men. It is the story of black and white cops in Atlanta in 1950.
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Fiona Mozley On Making The Man Booker Shortlist With Her Debut Novel
Fiona Mozley wrote her first novel, Elmet, on her phone while commuting on the train between York and London. She talks with Scott Simon about being shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize.
A Boy Grows Up In Harlem In 'The Stars Beneath Our Feet'
NPR's Scott Simon talks to author David Barclay Moore about his new book, The Stars Beneath Our Feet.
Bruce Springsteen: On Jersey, Masculinity And Wishing To Be His Stage Persona
"People see you onstage and, yeah, I'd want to be that guy," Springsteen says. "I want to be that guy myself very often." Originally broadcast Oct. 5, 2016.
40 Nominees Unveiled For The 2017 National Book Awards
Of the names announced by the National Book Foundation, four will take home the literary prize in November. Jesmyn Ward, Jennifer Egan and Frank Bidart number among the longlists' familiar faces.
TV's Property Brothers Share Their Open Plan For Success In 'It Takes Two'
Drew and Jonathan Scott trade chapters, attempting to capture their on-camera rivalry. NPR's Linda Holmes says, "They're dunking on each other, but with Nerf balls. And a plastic hoop. At eye level."
In 'The Pictures,' The Story Slips Out Of Focus
With The Pictures, British author Guy Bolton kicks off a mystery series set in classic-era Hollywood. He's clearly done his research on 1930s America, but sometimes all that detail obscures the story.
In 'Forest Dark,' A Building In Israel Connects 2 Searching Souls
Nicole Krauss' new novel, Forest Dark, tells two stories concurrently: a man at the end of a financially successful life searching for meaning, and a younger woman writer searching for meaning as her marriage collapses. The only thing that connects them is a building on the other side of the world.
Musician Fred Hersch Recounts A Life 'In And Out Of Jazz' In His New Memoir
Nearly 30 years ago, Hersch was among the first jazz musicians to come out as both gay and HIV positive. His memoir looks back on that time, as well as the time he spent in a medically induced coma.
Author Attica Locke: In America, We Walk 'Side By Side' With Our Past
Locke's novel Bluebird, Bluebird is set in Texas where her family roots stretch back to slavery. The family didn't go north during the Great Migration, she explains: "We said: No, Texas is ours, too."