Teddy Wayne's 'Loner' Paints A Chilling Study Of The Effects Of 'Toxic Masculinity'
Teddy Wayne's talks to NPR's Scott Simon about his new novel, a study of a young man who stalks a woman at Harvard University.
Books
'Missy Piggle-Wiggle' Brings Magical Cures To The Modern World
60 years ago, Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle cured your parenting problems with Leadership Pills, well-mannered pigs and Ignorance Tonic. Now, her niece Missy takes up the mantle in a new series of books.
'The Fortunes' Is A Resonant Account Of The Chinese Immigrant Experience
Peter Ho Davies' new novel tells four separate stories, from a 19th-century tycoon and his Chinese valet to the murder of a Chinese American man in 1982. It's a revelatory, deftly structured read.
Thinking Of Leaving Home? Here's A Bit Of Advice From Young Adult Authors
Starting that next chapter can be difficult in any young person's life. And YA writers know it well. Sandra Cisneros, Jacqueline Woodson, Tamora Pierce and Jason Reynolds offer some words of wisdom.
'NeuroTribes' Examines The History — And Myths — Of The Autism Spectrum
Steve Silberman talks about how Nazi extermination plans and a discredited scientific paper about childhood vaccines shaped our current understanding of autism. Originally broadcast Sept. 2, 2015.
Ann Patchett Calls 'Commonwealth' Her 'Autobiographical First Novel'
Commonwealth is actually Patchett's seventh novel, but it draws heavily on her own family experience, and she compares it to the classic thinly-veiled autobiography often written by young authors.
How NYC's First Puerto Rican Librarian Brought Spanish To The Shelves
When Pura Belpré became a librarian in 1921, she couldn't find Spanish language books for kids — so she wrote them herself. Belpré would go on to become a champion of bilingual library programs.
Jonathan Safran Foer's 'Here I Am' Is Both Dazzling And Draining
A failing marriage and a catastrophic earthquake take center stage in Safran Foer's new novel. Critic Maureen Corrigan calls Here I Am a profound work about the claims of history, identity and family.
'Razor Girl' Is Carl Hiaasen Doing What He Does Best
Gleefully obscene, violent and shockingly funny, Razor Girl follows an ex-cop turned restaurant inspector on the tail of a car-crash con artist, a kidnapped TV agent and a loud-mouthed reality star.
Anna Dewdney, Author Of Beloved 'Llama Llama' Children's Books, Dies
Anna Dewdney, author of a popular series of children's books that included Llama Llama Red Pajama and Llama Llama Mad at Mama died this week at age 50. She was beloved for her writing as well as her illustrations.