Author Interviews

An author described former White House strategist Steve Bannon as "upset" about "the power of this rising women's movement."

Steve Bannon Sees #MeToo As An 'Existential Threat' To Trump, Journalist Says

4:01pm February 13, 2018

by Terry Gross

Journalist Joshua Green describes the right-wing provocateur as a "very shrewd analyst of American politics." Right now, Green says, Bannon is particularly attuned to the #MeToo movement.

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'Videocracy' Looks At What Makes A Video Go Viral

4:35pm February 12, 2018

by Neda Ulaby

A new book by Kevin Allocca, YouTube's head of culture and trends, breaks down the world of viral videos. From fans of elevators to make-your-own-slime videos, online communities that form around niche interests are as vital as the videos themselves.

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Author Judy Blume speaks about her book, In the Unlikely Event, in 2015.

At 80, Judy Blume Reflects On Feminism, #MeToo And Keeping Margaret 12

9:06am February 12, 2018

by Chloee Weiner

Judy Blume's best-selling books have shaped the way we talk about puberty, periods and female sexual experiences. Those story lines take on renewed relevance amid the #MeToo movement.

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Books

'Text Me When You Get Home'

8:02am February 11, 2018

It's a common call as women bid goodbye to each other: "Text me when you get home." And that's the title of Kayleen Schaefer's book about modern female friendship. She talks with Lulu Garcia-Navarro.

'Heart Berries,' by Terese Marie Mailhot

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In 'Heart Berries,' An Indigenous Woman's Chaotic Coming-Of-Age

7:33am February 11, 2018

by Lulu Garcia-Navarro

Terese Marie Mailhot's new memoir is an effort to draw art from mental illness, lost love and her family history on an Indian reservation in British Columbia.

The History Of Chicago's Public Housing In 'High-Risers'

8:02am February 10, 2018

Cabrini-Green was a symbol for public housing in the late 20th century until it was torn down in 2011. Ben Austen talks with Scott Simon about that history and his new book, High-Risers.

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Arts

In 'Catnip,' Love And Loss Sketched Out In Cat Cartoons

8:02am February 10, 2018

by Scott Simon

Michael Korda's new book Catnip: A Love Story collects the doodles that he created based on his wife's cats in order to comfort her during her battle with a malignant brain tumor.

A couple walks in the rain in Mumbai in 2007.

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Indian Couples Navigate A 'Shifting Sea' Of Love And Marriage

2:57pm February 08, 2018

by Nishant Dahiya

PBS Newshour reporter Elizabeth Flock spent nearly a decade following the lives of three couples in Mumbai. She chronicles their stories in The Heart Is a Shifting Sea: Love and Marriage in Mumbai.

Everything Happens for a Reason by Kate Bowler

What Not To Say To The Terminally Ill: 'Everything Happens For A Reason'

10:11am February 08, 2018

by Rachel Martin

Kate Bowler has lived with stage 4 cancer for years. Her new memoir details what she's found out about herself and suffering. "You have to learn to be present, even when things are absurd," she says.

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A U.S. Army helicopter crew chief scans the ground near Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan in June 2017.

After 16 Years, Afghanistan War Is 'At Best A Grinding Stalemate,' Journalist Says

2:18pm February 06, 2018

by Terry Gross

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Steve Coll warns that there is no end in sight to America's longest war: "Most of the generals ... say in public, 'There's no military solution to this war.'"