In The Age Of Fake News And Alternative Facts, Al Gore Remains Optimistic
NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with former Vice President Al Gore about the new edition of his book, The Assault On Reason.
Books
'The Vine That Ate The South' Blends Folk Tales With Southern History
Rockabilly singer J.D. Wilkes hints at supernatural happenings in his novel about an unbelievable adventure through a kudzu-infested forest in western Kentucky.
Author, Modern Love Essayist Amy Krouse Rosenthal Dies At 51
Rosenthal won hearts with her children's book and memoirs — and broke them with her essay announcing her terminal illness, a Modern Love piece called "You May Want To Marry My Husband."
'Irresistible' By Design: It's No Accident You Can't Stop Looking At The Screen
Technology is designed to be addictive, offering gratification that's similar to that of drug abuse or gambling. Author Adam Alter says a new frontier could soon provide another escape from reality.
Refugees Are Turned Back And A Rembrandt Goes Missing In Suspenseful 'Heretics'
Leonardo Padura's new novel opens in 1939, when a ship carrying Jewish refugees is turned away from Cuba. Critic Maureen Corrigan says Heretics "spans and defies literary categories."
Cheech Marin On How His Famed Comic Collaboration Was Like Chicano Art
Marin, who has been collecting Chicano art for years, writes about the art of Cheech and Chong's comedy in Cheech Is Not My Real Name ... But Don't Call Me Chong!
A Litany Of Tragedy In 'The Rules Do Not Apply'
New Yorker writer Ariel Levy lost her son, her wife, her house — tragedies and grief that are outlined in her new memoir, The Rules Do Not Apply.
'White Tears' Is A Mystery, A History, A Coming-Of-Age Story
A Brooklyn hipster, old blues music, cultural appropriation, a ghost story: these are ingredients in Hari Kunzru's new novel, White Tears. He talks with NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro.
'How To Read A Dress' Connects Centuries Of Women Through Fashion
Lydia Edwards gives a knowledgeable introduction to Western European dresses. It feels bare at times but Edwards is more interested in providing insights rather than an extensive history.
How Lemonade Helped Paris Fend Off Plague And Other Surprising 'Food Fights'
Tom Nealon's new book searches through patchy historical records to trace subjects like how chocolate helped lead to war in the Caribbean, or the role a grain fungus played in the Crusades.