A new take on 'Pride and Prejudice' brings readers to 2000s New York Chinatown
By recasting the Bennets as a Cantonese, working-class immigrant family, C.K. Chau hopes to fill a gap in the Pride and Prejudice canon.
Books
For 'Such Kindness' novelist Andre Dubus III, chronic pain is a fact of life
Dubus III talks about the injuries he faced when he was a carpenter, and how his relationship changed with his father after the senior Dubus was struck by a car and never walked again.
Author Steven Millhauser doesn't mind if his new stories leave you uneasy
NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with author Steven Millhauser about new collection of short stories, Disruptions, that describe fantastical situations that deal with obsessions, fixations and extremes.
'Waiting To Be Arrested At Night' is the story of a Uyghur poet's escape
Tahir Hamut Izgil is one of the best-known living Uyghur poets. He left Xinjiang amid a Chinese crackdown on the Uyghur people — an escape at the heart of his book, Waiting To Be Arrested At Night.
Author Ann Patchett on writing about family secrets in new novel 'Tom Lake'
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with author Ann Patchett on her latest novel Tom Lake, which tackles family, maternal love and the secrets a mother may choose not to share with her children.
After the death of his wife, actor Richard E. Grant vowed to find joy every day
Grant was married to Joan Washington, an acclaimed dialect coach, for 35 years. He writes about their relationship and her death from cancer in the new memoir A Pocketful of Happiness.
Author Susan Casey takes readers along with her to profound depths of the ocean
NPR's A Martinez speaks with scuba diver and writer Susan Casey about her new book, The Underworld: Journeys to the Depths of the Ocean.
After losing his wife, Richard E. Grant has found a daily 'Pocketful of Happiness'
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with actor Richard E. Grant about his memoir Pocketful of Happiness and how he has dealt with the grief of losing his wife to cancer after 38 years together.
C.K. Chau's take on 'Pride and Prejudice' takes readers to 2000s New York Chinatown
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with author C.K. Chau about her new book, Good Fortune — a Pride and Prejudice retelling with some delicious twists set in Chinatown in New York City during the early 2000s.
The inspiration behind Leslie Rasmussen's 'The Stories We Cannot Tell'
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Leslie Rasmussen about her new novel, The Stories We Cannot Tell, in which two women navigate pregnancy, infertility, relationships and family.