'Taliban' Author Fears Threats To Civil Society Progress Made By Afghans
NPR's Don Gonyea speaks with Ahmed Rashid, author of the book Taliban: The Story of Afghan's War Lords.
Author Interviews
'Paradise' Explores A Previous Record Breaking Wildfire Season
NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Lizzie Johnson about her new book, Paradise, which examines the aftermath of the 2018 Camp Fire that destroyed the northern California town of Paradise.
In 'Mrs. March,' A Judgmental, High Society Woman Is Gaslit To The Brink Of Madness
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Virginia Feito, the author of the new novel Mrs. March, a story about a woman with a tidy, respectable life on the Upper East Side which is thrown into disarray.
Inspired By 'The Decameron,' These Poems Are A Modern Pandemic Time Capsule
If you, like many people, are getting through the dragging months of the pandemic by being Very Online, you'll find poet Leigh Stein's new book is a perfect encapsulation of that experience.
In 'Savage Tongues' A Woman Explores The Lasting Trauma Of Sexual Assault
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with author Azareen Van der Vliet Oloomi on her book Savage Tongues, about a woman exploring the lingering trauma from a sexual assault that happened two decades prior.
Alexander Vindman, Key Witness To Trump Impeachment, Shares His 'American Story'
The retired Army officer who testified about President Trump's call to the president of Ukraine, talks about the experience and the price he paid. Vindman's new memoir is Here, Right Matters.
After A 20-Year Wait, Louis Edwards' Latest Novel Is Out
NPR's Debbie Elliott speaks with author Louis Edwards about his new novel: Ramadan Ramsey.
A New David Brooks Article Takes A Look At How The Cultural Elite Broke America
Who is responsible for society's ills? Writer David Brooks thinks he has the answer. Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with him about his recent column in The Atlantic, How The Bobos Broke America.
'Fallout' Tells The Story Of The Journalist Who Exposed The 'Hiroshima Cover-Up'
Lesley M.M. Blume's book tells the story of John Hersey, whose on-the-ground reporting in Hiroshima, Japan, exposed the world to the devastation of nuclear weapons. Originally broadcast Aug. 19, 2020.
Osama Bin Laden Biography Goes Inside Al-Qaida Leader's Final Hideout
Journalist Peter Bergen visited bin Laden's compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, before it was demolished. His new book, The Rise and Fall of Osama bin Laden, draws on materials seized in the raid.