Author Interviews

David Bowie performs in character as Ziggy Stardust, in a 1973 show in London.

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Ashes To Ashes, Funk To Funky: Questions For Jason Heller, Author Of 'Strange Stars'

10:00am August 26, 2018

by Petra Mayer

Critic and author Jason Heller's new book traces the considerable influence of David Bowie on the science-fiction inflected music of the 1970s, from "Space Oddity" to the glittery glory of Funkadelic.

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'Ninety-Nine Glimpses Of Princess Margaret': The One Who Wouldn't Be Queen

8:46am August 26, 2018

Princess Margaret, the sister of Queen Elizabeth II, shocked some and charmed others. NPR's Melissa Block speaks with author Craig Brown about his new book, Ninety-Nine Glimpses of Princess Margaret.

Jamie Bernstein with playwright Lillian Hellman at Martha's Vineyard. Hellman collaborated with Bernstein on his musical Candide.

Life With Leonard Bernstein

9:08am August 25, 2018

by Tom Huizenga

To mark the centennial of her father's birth, Jamie Bernstein talks frankly about her new memoir, tracking her life as the daughter of the legendary composer.

A River of Stars by Vanessa Hua (Credit: Emily Bogle/NPR)

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'A River Of Stars' Is An Asian-American, 'Pregnant Thelma & Louise'

8:23am August 25, 2018

by Scott Simon

Vanessa Hua's debut novel follows two women at a secret California maternity center where rich Chinese send expectant mothers to give birth to U.S. citizens. Then they run away.

Dispatches From A 'Dopesick' America

4:08pm August 21, 2018

by Dave Davies

Author Beth Macy details opioids' odyssey from medicine to scourge, in her book about young heroin users, their long-suffering parents, doctors, drug company executives, cops, judges and drug dealers.

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'Morning Edition' Listeners Submit 200 Poetry Entries On Teamwork

6:12am August 20, 2018

Poet and educator Kwame Alexander stops by to chat about poetry with Rachel Martin, and to find out how listeners responded to a request to write a poem about teamwork.

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Ada Limon On Poetry Collection, 'The Carrying'

7:57am August 19, 2018

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro asks Ada Limon about The Carrying, Limon's fifth collection of poetry.

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Taking Down America's First Organized Crime Ring

7:57am August 19, 2018

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with William Oldfield. His book, Inspector Oldfield and the Black Hand Society, is about his great-grandfather's work helping take down an infamous extortion ring.

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Robin DiAngelo On White People's 'Fragility'

8:27am August 18, 2018

NPR's Jennifer Ludden talks to author Robin DiAngelo about her latest book, White Fragility: Why It's So Hard For White People To Talk About Racism.

'Ticker' And Building An Artificial Heart

8:27am August 18, 2018

NPR's Jennifer Ludden speak with author Mimi Swartz about her new book, Ticker. It tells the story of the quest to build an artificial heart.