Former Secretary Of State John Kerry On His New Memoir 'Every Day Is Extra'
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with former Secretary of State John Kerry about his new book Every Day is Extra.
Author Interviews
A Memoir Of An '80s California Childhood — And Being Steve Jobs' Daughter
In Small Fry, Lisa Brennan-Jobs insists that hers is a universal story about growing up with an artistic, itinerant single mom — and the co-founder of Apple, before he was ready to be her father.
An Aunt's Memoir: Remembering The Drowned Syrian Boy On The Beach
Tima Kurdi has written a book that tells the story of the family's attempt to cross from Turkey to Greece in a rubber boat — and the struggle to make sense of the tragedy.
'Gross Anatomy' Turns Humor On Taboos About The Female Body
Author Mara Altman got tired of hiding her hairy, sweaty self from the world, and set out to reframe the shame in her latest book of essays — part memoir, part scientific exploration, part manifesto.
Generous Giving Or Phony Philanthropy? A Critique Of Well-Meaning 'Winners'
Anand Giridharadas spent time with tech entrepreneurs and affluent elites who want to change the world. But in a new book, he writes that their market-based mantras only maintain inequalities.
Playwright Neil Simon Explains Why He 'Just Always Wanted To Write'
Simon, who died Sunday, spoke to Fresh Air in 1996 about finding balance between his desire for leisure time and his need to write: "They were at odds," he says. "I'm my own odd couple."
'Ninety-Nine Glimpses Of Princess Margaret': A Woman Who Watched The Throne
Craig Brown's new biography of Queen Elizabeth's glamorous and scandalous younger sister documents "a life which sort of went off the rails," he says.
Raising Kids In An 'Age Of Fear' Results In Impossible Choices For Parents
"There's now the expectation that to be a good parent in this country you have to have your eyes on your children every second," says author Kim Brooks — and that's stressful for adults and kids.
'Chesapeake Requiem' Chronicles Life On An Endangered Island
Tangier Island, in the Chesapeake Bay, has been home to a small, self-reliant community of watermen for centuries — and now climate change is threatening to swamp the island and its way of life.
Melania Trump Speaks Out, But What Exactly Is She Saying?
Noel King talks to author Kate Andersen Brower about Melania Trump's public role. In her "Be Best" campaign, the first lady speaks out against cyberbullying — something her husband is accused of.