Elizabeth Gilbert On 'City Of Girls'
Eat, Pray, Love author Elizabeth Gilbert has a new novel. NPR's Scott Simon talks to the best-selling writer about City of Girls.
Author Interviews
'I Write To Understand What I Think': A Veteran Turns To Words After War
Elliot Ackerman served five tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. He sees the ongoing conflicts in the Middle East as "all one war" and explains why that's particularly tough on his generation of veterans.
David Barrie Explores The Science Behind How Animals Find Their Way In 'Supernavigators'
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with David Barrie about his new book, Supernavigators: Exploring the Wonders of How Animals Find Their Way.
'Leaving The Witness': The End Of The World As She Knew It, Upon Losing Her Religion
Amber Scorah was a Jehovah's Witness and a missionary in China when she began to harbor doubts about the apocalypse. Disavowed by nearly everyone she knew, her memoir is a tale of starting over.
Reporter Who Broke R. Kelly Story: Abuse Was In 'Full View Of The World'
Jim DeRogatis recounts his 19-year investigation into the singer in a new book, Soulless: The Case Against R. Kelly. "It all happened as everybody watched and nobody did anything," he says.
'Fate Of Food' Asks: What's For Dinner In A Hotter, Drier, More Crowded World?
Environmental journalist Amanda Little says the sustainable food revolution will include meat cultured in a lab, 3-D printer food, aquaculture and indoor vertical farming.
Risen's 'The Crowded Hour' Examines Roosevelt's Rough Riders In War
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to author Clay Risen about his latest book: The Crowded Hour: Theodore Roosevelt, The Rough Riders, and the Dawn of the American Century.
Michael Wolff Defends His Reporting Of New Trump Tell-All
The author of the forthcoming book "Siege: Trump Under Fire," defended an explosive claim that had already been called into doubt before the book's publication.
'This Land Is Our Land' Argues For Migration
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Suketu Mehta, author of This Land Is Our Land: An Immigrant's Manifesto, which argues for more immigrants in America and elsewhere.
Book: 'A Good American Family: The Red Scare and My Father'
David Maraniss speaks with NPR's Don Gonyea about his latest book — a look into his father's struggles after being blacklisted during the Red Scare.