Author Interviews

Sebastian Bach's new memoir is called 18 and Life on Skid Row.

'High Times' And High Notes: The Life Of Sebastian Bach

12:38pm December 11, 2016

by NPR Staff

The former Skid Row frontman spent a lot of his glory years under the influence, but his first true high came from singing in Christmas mass as kid. He discusses his new memoir with NPR's Ailsa Chang.

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Comedian Jenny Slate And Her Father Share Family Stories In 'About The House'

9:01am December 11, 2016

About the House is a collection of stories, essays and poems by Ron Slate and his daughter, comedian Jenny Slate. NPR's Ailsa Chang talks to the Slates about their collaboration.

Kennedy uses her own bread ovens at her house, "Quinta Diana," in Michoacán, Mexico.

At 93, Diana Kennedy Still Reigns As Mexico's Feistiest Food Expert

3:15pm December 08, 2016

by Tove K. Danovich

The cookbook Nothing Fancy, first published in 1984, has just been re-released — and is the closest thing to a memoir that the formidable "Julia Child of Mexico" has ever written.

Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly speaks with Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz on Jan. 28.

Megyn Kelly On Trump And The Media: 'We're In A Dangerous Phase Right Now'

1:42pm December 07, 2016

The Fox News host tells Fresh Air that she worries about Trump's "de-legitimization" of the media. "Too many millions of Americans aren't listening at all to what the press tells them," Kelly says.

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Michael Lewis is also the author of The Big Short, Liar's Poker and Flash Boys.

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Are You Of Two Minds? Michael Lewis' New Book Explores How We Make Decisions

5:55pm December 06, 2016

by NPR Staff

The Undoing Project tells the story of two Israeli psychologists who made some surprising discoveries about the way people think. According to the Moneyball author, it's all about framing.

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'Today Will Be Different' Tackles Parenting Fatigue And Middle-Aged Marriage

1:31pm December 06, 2016

Maria Semple's new comic novel is about a stressed-out wife and mother who starts every day with a mantra. She tells Fresh Air's Sam Briger that the book was inspired by her own experiences as a mom.

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Japanese Chemist Dr. Kikunae Ikeda is credited with discovering MSG — one of the eight ingredients Lohman explores in her book.

How Just 8 Flavors Have Defined American Cuisine

12:50pm December 06, 2016

by Alan Yu

In her new book, Sarah Lohman says that even though America is culturally and ethnically diverse, its food is united by a handful of tastes that have permeated the nation's cuisine for centuries.

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'Red Car' Exposes Unsettling Side To Life's Listlessness

8:53am December 04, 2016

The Red Car, the latest novel by Marcy Dermansky, features a protagonist who's haunted by a former boss. NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Dermansky about the fantastical and dark novel.

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Stepping Into 'Talking As Fast As I Can' Again Is Like Sense Memory For Actor Lauren Graham

8:53am December 04, 2016

Lauren Graham is the fast-talking Lorelei Gilmore, on Gilmore Girls, a role she recently reprised on Netflix. She tells NPR's Ailsa Chang about her memoir, Talking As Fast As I Can.

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Daughter Of African-American Filmmaker Asks, What Happened To Kathleen Collins?

9:14am December 03, 2016

NPR's Scott Simon talks to Nina Collins about a new book of short stories written by her late mother, Kathleen Collins, one of the first African-American filmmakers. The book is called "Whatever Happened to Interracial Love?"