Author Interviews

Finish the Fight!: The Brave and Revolutionary Women Who Fought for the Right to Vote, by Veronica Chambers and the Staff of The New York Times

'Finish The Fight' Paints A Different Picture Of Women Who Pushed For A Vote

6:23pm August 26, 2020

by Audie Cornish

The 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment offers an opportunity to take a closer look at stories of women of the movement — those we think we already know, and those that have been lost to history.

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'Reaganland' Author Revisits The Roots Of American Conservatism

3:03pm August 26, 2020

by Dave Davies

Author Rick Perlstein chronicles the events that propelled Ronald Reagan to the White House in 1980. He says that a certain "viciousness" has always been part of the conservative Republican coalition.

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President Trump greets talk show host Sean Hannity at a 2018 rally in Cape Girardeau, Mo.

'Hoax' Traces The 'Grotesque Feedback Loop' Between President Trump And Fox News

2:45pm August 25, 2020

by Terry Gross

CNN correspondent Brian Stelter says the president's "cozy" relationship with Fox News is like nothing he's seen before: "In some ways [Trump] wants to be a television producer more than a president."

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Books

'The Last Great Road Bum': The Life Of Adventurer Joe Sanderson Explored

4:00pm August 24, 2020

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with journalist Héctor Tobar about his new novel, The Last Great Road Bum. The book tells the story of adventurer and storyteller Joe Sanderson.

'Hatemonger' Paints Trump Advisor Stephen Miller As A 'Case Study In Radicalization'

1:49pm August 24, 2020

by Terry Gross

Miller has been seen as a link between the white nationalist agenda and the Trump White House. Journalist Jean Guerrero traces the origins of Miller's anti-immigrant policies in a new book.

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Books

Author Interview: 'True Or False'

5:13pm August 23, 2020

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with former CIA analyst Cindy Otis about her new book True or False: A CIA Analyst's Guide to Spotting Fake News.

Books
Arts

A Boy Avenges His Murdered Father, With The Help Of A Magical 'Ikenga'

7:49am August 23, 2020

by Lulu Garcia-Navarro

Nnedi Okorafor found her superpower — storytelling — when she was a teenager. She draws on her own past and her connection to Nigeria in her latest novel, about a 12-year-old finding his own powers.

Books

In His New Book, Eric Weiner Finds Life Lessons From Those Long Dead

7:59am August 22, 2020

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to author Eric Weiner, who offers some timeless wisdom for these trying times in his new book, The Socrates Express: In Search of Life Lessons from Dead Philosophers.

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Arts

'You Ought To Do A Story About Me' Tells True Story Of A Photographer And His Subject

7:59am August 22, 2020

NPR's Scott Simon talks to the former football star Jackie Wallace and photojournalist Ted Jackson about their friendship, which they documented in a new book, You Ought To Do A Story About Me.

Books

'The Night Swim' Reviewed: A Story Of Anything But A Perfect Little Beach Town

3:47pm August 21, 2020

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with author Megan Goldin about her new book, The Night Swim. The novel looks at small-town politics and how biases may affect the way people see rape victims.