NPR's Steve Inskeep on his new book 'Differ We Must'
NPR's Scott Simon speaks with fellow NPR host Steve Inskeep about his new book, "Differ We Must: How Lincoln Succeeded in a Divided America."
Author Interviews
"Jeopardy!" champion Amy Schneider on her new memoir and what it takes to win
NPR's Scott Simon asks "Jeopardy!" champion Amy Schneider about her new memoir, "In the Form of a Question."
'Sparks' author Ian Johnson on Chinese 'challenging the party's monopoly on history'
Xi Jinping and China's ruling Communist Party have displayed a dogged obsession with controlling the historical narrative. But there's a group of underground historians fighting back.
Revisiting the 'Fresh Air' interview with poet Allen Ginsberg
A new tribute album offers musical interpretations of Ginsberg's poems. The poet and countercultural activist spoke to Terry Gross in 1994 about his poem "Howl," which was inspired by his mother.
New book examines the making of the 1980 comedy movie classic 'Airplane!'
NPR's A Martinez talks to David Zucker, Jim Abrahams and Jerry Zucker, the trio who wrote and directed Airplane!, about their new book Surely You Can't Be Serious: The True Story of Airplane!
BET cofounder Sheila Johnson writes her Cinderella story was really a nightmare
NPR's Michel Martin talks to Sheila Johnson, the first Black female billionaire, about her account of surviving an emotionally abusive marriage. Johnson's new memoir is Walk Through Fire.
In conversation with Kerry Washington on her new memoir – Part II
Part II of NPR's Juana Summers' conversation with actress Kerry Washington about her new memoir, Thicker Than Water.
In conversation with Kerry Washington on her new memoir – Part I
Part I of NPR's Juana Summers' conversation with actress Kerry Washington about her new memoir, Thicker Than Water.
The dystopian 'Land of Milk and Honey' tells of a future without the pleasure of food
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks to C Pam Zhang about her new novel, Land of Milk and Honey.
Cars are a major predator for wildlife. How is nature adapting to our roads?
Environmental journalist Ben Goldfarb says cars are killing animals, while highways cut off them off from their food sources and migration paths. His new book is Crossings.