In 'At My Table,' Nigella Lawson Celebrates Home Cooking
Steve Inskeep talks to author Nigella Lawson about her latest cookbook: At My Table: A Celebration of Home Cooking. She says that home cooking is a creative arena.
Author Interviews
Who Cares If They're Cute? This Zoologist Accepts Animals On Their Own Terms
Zoologist Lucy Cooke says humans aren't doing animals any favors when we moralize their behavior. Her book The Truth About Animals is organized around "fact and not sentimentality."
'Bring The War Home' Shows 'Lone Wolf' Terrorists Are Really Part Of A Pack
Kathleen Belew's new book explores the impact of the Vietnam War on America's white power movement; Belew says that movement was behind a lot of domestic terror attacks attributed to "lone wolves."
'The Only Story': An Old Man Recalls His Young Love For An Older Woman
NPR's Scott Simon talks to author Julian Barnes about his new novel The Only Story. It's about an aging Englishman and the memory of the only woman he ever loved.
New Book 'Windrush' Sheds Light On Multi-Racial Britain
NPR's Scott Simon talks to Trevor Phillips, co-author of: Windrush: The Irresistible Rise of Multi-racial Britain. The U.K. is roiled by revelations of the Windrush generation of immigrants.
Talking With Author Sam J. Miller About 'Blackfish City: A Novel'
The new book Blackfish City tells of a near future that's both dystopian and utopian all at once. NPR's Scott Simon talks to Sam J. Miller about his story and about the influence of his father.
Novelist Richard Powers Finds New Stories Deep In Old Growth Forests
In The Overstory, Powers explores how humans can revere ancient trees with "the same kind of sanctity that we reserve exclusively for ourselves."
'Shoot First, Ask Questions Later': Ronan Farrow On A Diplomacy-Less State Department
Journalist Ronan Farrow worked for years in the State Department. In his new book, he describes what he sees as a dangerous whittling away of the agency's influence.
James Comey To 'Fresh Air': The FBI Isn't 'On Anybody's Side'
The former FBI director tells Terry Gross that he wants to sound the alarm about the "forest fire" of the Trump presidency — and also to defend the FBI against charges of partisanship.
James Comey Says FBI 'Would Be Worse Today' If Not For His Actions
In an interview with NPR, the fired FBI director maintained he wouldn't do things differently if he had a chance. "I saw this as a 500-year flood," he said, "and so where is the manual?"