Russian Hacking, Spies, Wikileaks: "Breaking Cover" Has A Lot In Common With The Week In Politics
Former M15 boss Dame Stella Rimington talks with Scott Simon about her new book, and her previous career in espionage.
Author Interviews
'I'm Supposed To Protect You From All This' Is Memoir Fraught With Mystery
Nadja Spiegelman — daughter of graphic novelist Art Spiegelman and New Yorker art editor Françoise Mouly — has written a memoir about her mother, her grandmother, and their flawed family memories.
'Easy' Writer: Walter Mosley's Passion For Bringing Black LA Stories To Life
In Charcoal Joe, Mosley brings his iconic private eye Easy Rawlins into the haze of the late '60s, extending a literary odyssey through the transformation of black Los Angeles.
Remembering Tim LaHaye, Co-Author Of The Apocalyptic 'Left Behind' Series
LaHaye, who died earlier this week, was a fundamentalist Christian and a longtime leader of the religious right. His Left Behind books sold more than 50 million copies. He spoke to Fresh Air in 2002.
Not A Feminist? Caitlin Moran Asks, Why Not?
Moran says that most women who don't want to be called feminists don't understand the term. She writes about high heels, housework and abortion in How to Be a Woman. Originally broadcast Aug. 1, 2012.
How Can Success Still Make You Feel Like A Failure?
Writer Lidia Yuknavitch's early failures made her feel unworthy of success. Now, she says, those moments push her to find worth in herself as a writer.
Walter Mosley On The Stories Of LA Told Through Easy Rawlins
In 1990, Walter Mosley first told the story of black postwar LA through Easy Rawlins, an Army vet turned private eye. It became Mosley's best-known series. He discusses Easy's creation and journey.
Black Leadership In The Age Of Obama: A Look Back
PBS NewsHour co-anchor Gwen Ifill joins All Things Considered from the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, to discuss her 2009 book The Breakthrough. Ifill is re-examining the book's conclusions about black political leadership as President Obama prepares to leave office.
What If You Hadn't Gotten Married? 'Dark Matter' Imagines An Alternate Life
Blake Crouch's new science fiction novel tells the story of Jason Dessen, a father and physics professor who suddenly finds himself in a parallel universe — in which he's unmarried and famous.
In Dave Eggers' Latest, A Mother Moves Her Kids To The Alaskan 'Frontier'
Alaska's a state that's "not too precious about itself," Eggers says. In Heroes of the Frontier, he follows an out-of-work dentist as she moves her small family to an unfamiliar home.