Author Interviews
Pastor Nadia Bolz-Weber Gets 'Shameless' About Sex
Bolz-Weber's new book pulls from her own experiences, stories told by her parishioners and the Bible itself for an examination of the way conservative Christian ideas about sex affect our lives.
After 24 Years, Scholar Completes 3,000-Page Translation Of The Hebrew Bible
Literary scholar Robert Alter says he didn't think the existing English translations of the Bible did justice to the original Hebrew. So he spent nearly a quarter century writing his own — by hand.
'Cat Person' Author's New Book Evokes #MeToo Themes
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with Kristen Roupenian, the author of a new book of short stories called You Know You Want This. Roupenian's short story "Cat Person" went viral in 2017.
'Bluff City' Captures Photographer Ernest Withers During Civil Rights Movement
NPR's Scott Simon asks Bluff City author Preston Lauterbach about the undisclosed life of Ernest Withers, a celebrated civil rights photographer and FBI informant.
A Celebrated Chinese Novelist Dreams Up A Nightmare Sci-Fi Allegory
Yan Lianke's newest book The Day the Sun Died is now available in English in the United States. "Certainly it's a very sharp critique of contemporary society," he says.
Childbirth Injury Led A New Mom To Start A Parenting Podcast 'To Feel Less Alone'
Hillary Frank struggled after a childbirth injury left her in chronic pain for months. Her podcast The Longest Shortest Time, and her book Weird Parenting Wins aim to give other parents a voice.
The Spirit Tells The Story In 'Orchestra Of Minorities'
Chigozie Obioma's latest novel is a love story, a story of exile, a mix of classical tragedy and Igbo folklore, narrated by a chi — a guardian spirit that refers to Obioma's protagonist as its host.
A New Novel Makes The 'Sugar Run' Out Of Jail And Back To West Virginia
Mesha Maren's debut book follows a queer woman trying to restart her life and return to rural Appalachia. For the author, it's a place sometimes "difficult to love," but loved with "extra fierceness."
'Punishment Without Crime' Highlights The Injustice Of America's Misdemeanor System
Former federal public defender Alexandra Natapoff says 13 million misdemeanors are filed each year in the U.S., trapping the innocent, punishing the poor and making society more unequal.