Author Interviews

Trump Tweets 'Fear' Is A Joke, Woodward Tells NPR That Book Is Carefully Done

9:01am September 10, 2018

Rachel Martin talks to veteran journalist Bob Woodward about his new book. Excerpts from Fear: Trump in the White House have drawn sharp rebukes from President Trump and members of his administration.

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2 Decades Later, Starr Writes Memoir 'Contempt' On Clinton Impeachment

7:37am September 10, 2018

Steve Inskeep talks to Ken Starr, who is perhaps best-known as the independent counsel who investigated President Clinton. Starr's new book is called: Contempt: A Memoir of the Clinton Investigation.

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Books
Arts

'Ordinary People' Learn What Happens To Marriage In Midlife

8:35am September 09, 2018

by Lulu Garcia-Navarro

Diana Evans' novel follows two couples — 30-something Londoners — as they navigate friendship, relationships and parenthood. The goal, she says, was to write "about very ordinary moments."

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Since 2014, DeRay McKesson has become a leading voice in the Black Lives Matter movement, an unsuccessful candidate for mayor in his hometown of Baltimore, a podcast host, and now he's written a new book, On the Other Side of Freedom: The Case for Hope, t

Activist DeRay McKesson On Why He's Making 'The Case For Hope'

8:04pm September 08, 2018

by Michel Martin

In his new book, On the Other Side of Freedom: The Case for Hope, activist and author Deray McKesson tells his personal story and shares his thinking about activism.

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Books

Leaving Billions Behind In 'Lake Success'

8:05am September 08, 2018

NPR's Scott Simon asks Gary Shteyngart about Lake Success, his new novel in which a hedge fund manager chucks it in and flees on a Greyhound bus for a simpler life with his childhood sweetheart.

Rick Pitino receives a pre-game introduction at a Louisville Cardinals basketball home game in late 2015. The former coach has written a new memoir addressing the scandals that plagued his tenure at Louisville.

Shadowed By Scandals, Coach Rick Pitino Pens His 'Story'

8:05am September 08, 2018

by Scott Simon

The Hall of Fame college basketball coach, fired by the University of Louisville in 2017 following recruiting violations, addresses his career and recent headline-grabbing mistakes in a new memoir.

Emily Levine: How Do We Make Peace With Death When It's Imminent?

11:04am September 07, 2018

by NPR/TED Staff

Writer Emily Levine has stage IV lung cancer. But instead of fearing the inevitable, she decided to embrace her new reality, and face death with humor and gratitude for a life well-lived.

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Obama's Former Ethics Czar Discusses Trump, And The Global Threat To Democracy

2:18pm September 06, 2018

by Terry Gross

Norm Eisen's new book, The Last Palace, tells the story of the mansion he lived in as America's ambassador to the Czech Republic and of Europe's ongoing struggle between democracy and illiberalism.

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An unmanned automobile competes in the i-VISTA (Intelligent Vehicle Integrated Systems Test Area) Autonomous Driving Challenge on August 18 in Chongqing, China.

What Happens When A.I. Takes The Wheel?

12:04pm September 06, 2018

by Jasmine Garsd

In his new book Autonomy, Larry Burns, formerly with General Motors, argues that self-driving, electric cars are inevitable. In an interview with NPR, he addresses the now — and the future.

From Poverty To Rocket Scientist To CEO, A Girl Scout's Inspiring Story

5:21pm September 05, 2018

by Elissa Nadworny

When she was a Brownie, Sylvia Acevedo was inspired to earn her science badge. In her new memoir, the Girl Scouts CEO says this experience led directly to her career at NASA.