Author Chaney Kwak Turned A Cruise Ship Ordeal Into A Metaphor — And Memoir
He was one of nearly 1,400 people stranded aboard the Viking Sky cruise ship off the coast of Norway in 2019. It changed his life.
Author Interviews
Roger Bennett's New Book Is 'An Englishman's Love Letter To His Chosen Home'
A boy born in Liverpool makes it to the U.S. and becomes a citizen. That boy is soccer reporter Roger Bennett in his new book, Reborn in the USA.
Michael Pollan Talks New Book, 'This Is Your Mind On Plants'
NPR's Sarah McCammon speaks with journalist Michael Pollan about his new book diving into three plant drugs.
Marshall Allen's New Book Helps Patients Navigate A Confusing Health Care System
NPR's Leila Fadel talks with ProPublica reporter Marshall Allen about his new book, "Never Pay the First Bill," which advises how to manage medical debt.
Immigration Doesn't Just Mean Coming To America. These 4 Books Are Good Reminders.
Author Ocean Vuong recommends four books on the immigrant experience — but he wants to de-center America in these stories: "Immigration is a species-wide legacy," he says, and always has been.
Half The World Lacks Proper Sanitation. Is It Possible To 'Transform The Toilet'?
In Pipe Dreams, Chelsea Wald examines the health issues related to sanitation and looks at global efforts to manage human waste, including turning it into fuel and fertilizer.
Newly Released Tapes Go Inside Nixon's White House During The Watergate Scandal
King Richard author Michael Dobbs reconstructs how the scandal gradually engulfed more administration officials, with operatives turning on each other — and eventually the president.
Adam Serwer On New Book: 'The Cruelty Is The Point' In Trump's America
NPR's Sarah McCammon speaks with Atlantic staff writer Adam Serwer about his new book, The Cruelty is the Point: The Past, Present and Future of Trump's America.
How Millennials And The Great Recession Inspired Elizabeth Gonzalez James' Debut Novel
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with author Elizabeth Gonzalez James about the real-life experiences of millennials that went into her book, Mona at Sea.
Forgiveness Is A Super Power In Graham Norton's New Novel
British talk show host Graham Norton is also an accomplished novelist — his latest, Home Stretch, follows the people of a small Irish town after a fatal car accident upends everyone's lives.