NPR Bestsellers: Paperback Fiction, Week Of June 18, 2015
Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird, about a Southern lawyer who defends a black man unjustly accused of rape, appears at No. 14.
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NPR Bestsellers: Paperback Nonfiction, Week Of June 18, 2015
In The Sixth Extinction, Elizabeth Kolbert describes five devastating mass extinctions and predicts the coming of a sixth. It appears at No. 14.
Istanbul Bookstore Caters To Syrian Refugees In Need Of A Good Read
The mere mention of Syrian refugees can conjure up images of families living in tents in the desert. But a bookstore in Istanbul serves as a cultural oasis and informal community center for Syrians.
Jacqueline Woodson On Growing Up, Coming Out And Saying Hi To Strangers
Woodson, the author of the young adult novel Brown Girl Dreaming, says that growing up in South Carolina, she knew that the safest place was with her family. Originally broadcast Dec. 10, 2014.
Book News: Isabel Allende To Be Awarded Presidential Medal Of Freedom
The Chilean-American novelist is among 19 people slated to receive the highest civilian honor in the U.S. Also: The fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm get a gruesome new translation.
Book News: Even Good Writers Have Bad Sex Sometimes
The Bad Sex in Fiction Award honors awful sex scenes in literature, and this year's shortlist boasts plenty of names you might not expect, including a Booker winner and a perennial Nobel favorite.
Book News: In Support Of Persecuted Colleagues, Writers Turn To Letters
In the run-up to the Day of the Imprisoned Writer, authors have written open letters to several imperiled authors around the world. Also: A recap of the truce between Amazon and Hachette.
Book News: Mo'ne Davis Steps From The Pitcher's Mound Into Memoir
The teen pitcher, who made history at the Little League World Series, will tell her story in a book to be released in March. Also: R.A. Montgomery, an innovator in interactive reading, dies at age 78.
Book News: Jonathan Franzen's New Novel Poised For September Release
The book, titled Purity, promises an expansive sprawl and familiar themes, but also a few stylistic experiments. Meanwhile, Texas gears up for a hearing and final vote on much-debated textbooks.
Book News: Artist, Falconer And Neurosurgeon Make Costa Award Shortlist
With 20 nominees across five categories, it's little surprise that the Costa Book Award shortlists prove eclectic. Also: A remembrance of the late novelist and transgender activist Leslie Feinberg.