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Author Alison MacLeod Tries To Find Humor In Terrorism

8:14am April 22, 2017

In her new book of short stories, Alison MacLeod spins biography, news stories and family history into surreal fiction. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly asks her about All the Beloved Ghosts.

Imagine Wanting Only This by Kristen Radtke

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Wanting More From 'Imagine Wanting Only This'

7:00am April 22, 2017

by Etelka Lehoczky

Kristen Radtke is an experienced writer and artist, but her graphic memoir — about grief, loss and obsessive travel — disappoints with rudimentary illustrations and spotty storytelling.

'Girls & Sex' And The Importance Of Talking To Young Women About Pleasure

1:33pm April 21, 2017

Author Peggy Orenstein says that when it comes to adolescent sexuality, the subject of girls' pleasure is often left unspoken. Originally broadcast March 29, 2016.

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Boiled octopus, a recipe for "reliably tender, flavorful octopus that can be used as it is, or as a basis for fried or grilled octopus dishes," write Richard Horsey and Tim Wharton in Ugly Food. "Octopus is also totally sustainable, very economical and in

The Truth About Ugly Foods: They're Delicious, Abundant And Good For The Planet

2:28pm April 20, 2017

by Stephen Phillips

From ugly fish like sea robin to the discarded parts of livestock, like ox cheeks and chicken feet, a new book celebrates repugnant-looking but flavorful foods, and urges us to eat more of them.

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Vegan Cookbooks Spill The Beans About Aquafaba, The Eggless Egg White

12:33pm April 20, 2017

by Tove Danovich

The discovery that the liquid from canned beans can be whipped into an egg white substitute has taken the vegan world by storm. Now DIY recipes are being codified into cookbooks.

Cover art for Mozart's Starling, a new book by Lyanda Lynn Haupt.

How Do You Bond With Mozart? Adopt A Starling

9:56am April 20, 2017

by Tom Huizenga

Naturalist and author Lyanda Lynn Haupt took her research on Mozart to a whole new level when she invited a young starling into her home.

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'Tender' Stories Are A Feast Of Ideas

7:00am April 20, 2017

by Jason Heller

Sofia Samatar is the creator of an award-winning fantasy world; she sticks closer to earth in her powerful first story collection, but it's not always the earth we might recognize.

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'The Book Of Joan' Is A Dizzying, Dystopian Genre Mashup

5:00am April 20, 2017

by Carmen Maria Machado

Lidia Yuknavitch reimagines Joan of Arc as a freedom fighter on a blighted future earth, setting herself against the charismatic ruler of a satellite colony of nearly unrecognizably mutated humans.

A galley proof shows some of the work that went into adding "ginormous" to Merriam-Webster's 2007 collegiate dictionary.

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From 'F-Bomb' To 'Photobomb,' How The Dictionary Keeps Up With English

2:44pm April 19, 2017

by Terry Gross

For a new word to enter the dictionary, it must meet three criteria: widespread use, sustained use and meaningful use. Merriam-Webster lexicographer Kory Stamper explains the process in Word by Word.

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The Woman Who Had Two Navels by Nick Joaquin

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A Potent, Uneasy Blend Of Passion And Fatalism In 'The Woman Who Had Two Navels'

7:00am April 19, 2017

by Genevieve Valentine

No matter what's happening in this new collection of work from the late Filipino writer Nick Joaquin, it's probably already too late — but that doesn't stop his characters from struggling.