Author Interviews

Young's New Collection Of Poems, Called 'Stones,' Is About Life And Death

6:14am September 28, 2021

NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with Kevin Young about his latest poetry collection: Stones. The collection is about memory and loss, his deep ties to the South and how he stays connected to the past.

How Our Brains Create Meaning From The Sounds Around Us

5:39pm September 27, 2021

How do our brains create meaning from the sounds around us? That is the question at the heart of a new book from neuroscientist Nina Kraus, called Of Sound Mind.

In his 30 years of sharing sex advice, Dan Savage has seen changes in how his audience communicates, what they ask and how opinions — even his — evolve.

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Dan Savage Looks At What Has Changed In The 30 Years He's Been Giving Sex Advice

10:24am September 25, 2021

Savage has a new book celebrating 30 years writing his sex advice column "Savage Love." He talked with NPR about where he's been wrong, what's changed and why gay people know more about sex.

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Ruth Ozeki Tackles Capitalism, Materialism And Neoliberalism In New Book

8:56am September 25, 2021

NPR's Scott Simon asks Ruth Ozeki about her new novel, The Book of Form and Emptiness.

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Anthony Doerr On The Spark That Inspired 'Cloud Cuckoo Land'

8:56am September 25, 2021

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with author Anthony Doerr about his latest novel, Cloud Cuckoo Land.

Novelist Edwidge Danticat: Allow Haitians To Determine Their Own Future

4:52pm September 24, 2021

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with award winning Haitian-American novelist Edwidge Danticat about the challenges in Haiti.

Books

Richard Powers' Book 'Bewilderment' Explores Life On And Beyond Earth

4:29pm September 22, 2021

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with novelist Richard Powers about his new book, Bewilderment, about a widowed father and his son trying to make sense of the world.

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'The Forgotten First': Remembering Black Players Who Broke The NFL's Color Barrier

6:04am September 22, 2021

NPR's A Martínez speaks with Keyshawn Johnson about his new book — The Forgotten First — about the four Black pioneers who broke the NFL's color barrier.

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'The Contrarian' Profiles Peter Thiel, PayPal Co-Founder And Political Provocateur

1:22pm September 21, 2021

by Dave Davies

Bloomberg Businessweek reporter Max Chafkin talks about the tech billionaire who broke with most of Silicon Valley in backing Trump. Thiel also secretly funded the lawsuit that bankrupted Gawker.

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The Complex And Surprising History Of Humanity And Water

5:40pm September 20, 2021

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with author Giulio Boccaletti about his new book Water: A Biography, which takes readers through the complex and surprising history of humanity and water.