Max Porter on his new novel 'Shy'
NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Max Porter about his new novel, "Shy," about a teenager's attempt to escape a home for troubled boys and the inner turmoil he experiences along the way.
Author Interviews
Photographer's decade-long, 600,000 mile journey shows Indigenous life in new book
NPR's Melissa Block talks with Matika Wilbur about her new book Project 562: Changing the Way We See Native America.
Writer Neil Gaiman debuts his first music album with an Australian string quartet
British writer and comic book author Neil Gaiman launches first studio music album with Australia's FourPlay String Quartet.
How private equity firms are widening the income gap in the U.S.
Financial journalist Gretchen Morgenson explains how private equity firms buy out companies, then lay off employees and cut costs in order to expand profits. Her new book is These are the Plunderers.
Dolly Parton talks about her new kids book and why she's drawn to literature
NPR's Melissa Block talks with singer-songwriter and American icon Dolly Parton about her new kids book Billy the Kid Makes It Big!
Lucinda Williams and her suitcase full of songs
NPR's Juana Summers talks with singer-songwriter Lucinda Williams about her new memoir Don't Tell Anyone the Secrets I Told You.
Diet culture can hurt kids. This author advises parents to reclaim the word 'fat'
Journalist Virginia Sole-Smith says efforts to fight childhood obesity have caused kids to absorb an onslaught of body-shaming messages. Her new book is Fat Talk.
Rainn Wilson urges a spiritual revolution in his new book 'Soul Boom'
In his book Soul Boom: Why We Need a Spiritual Revolution, Rainn Wilson, three-time Emmy nominee for his role in The Office, says the U.S. needs an awakening.
Judy Blume was banned from the beginning, but says 'It never stopped me from writing'
Known for her books about adolescence and all that comes with it, Judy Blume is widely beloved and widely banned. Her 1970 novel, Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. has been adapted for the screen.
Self-coined 'Financial Hype Woman' Berna Anat spills financial tidbits in a new book
Author and self-coined "Financial Hype Woman" Berna Anat talks about her new book Money Out Loud: All the Financial Stuff No One Taught Us.