Author Interviews

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Biography of first lady Edith Wilson examines the complexities of women and power

5:08am March 08, 2023

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Rebecca Roberts about her biography of first lady Edith Wilson, called Untold Power. After President Woodrow Wilson suffered a stroke, she made decisions for him.

Former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick on his new coming of age graphic novel

5:41pm March 07, 2023

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Colin Kaepernick on his book Change The Game, detailing his pivot from baseball to football and how he found himself in the process.

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How Alice Winn found inspiration for her debut novel in school newspapers from WWI

4:34pm March 07, 2023

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with author Alice Winn about her debut book In Memoriam, a love story following two boarding school classmates fighting for Britain in the trenches of World War I.

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In her new stories, Atwood has characters modeled after herself and her late husband

5:10am March 07, 2023

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with author Margaret Atwood about her new short story collection, Old Babes in the Wood.

Growing up in a kitchen full of women inspired Donal Ryan's new book

5:53pm March 06, 2023

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with author Donal Ryan on where the idea for his new book The Queen of Dirt Island came from and how he completed it in 12 weeks.

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Pennsylvania state troopers deploy in Baltimore, Md, on May 1, 2015, following the release of a report on the death of Freddie Gray. Gray, 25, died April 19, 2015 from a severe spinal cord injury he received while in police custody.

Police are 'shielded' from repercussions of their abuse. A law professor examines why

1:24pm March 06, 2023

by Tonya Mosley

UCLA law professor Joanna Schwartz talks about the legal protections — including qualified immunity and no-knock warrants — that have protected officers from the repercussions of abuse.

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Evan Drellich's new book sheds light on the Houston Astros cheating scandal

5:30am March 06, 2023

NPR's A Martinez talks to Evan Drellich, a senior writer for The Athletic, who covered the Houston Astro's 2017 cheating scandal. His new book is called: Winning Fixes Everything.

Books

Claire Jiménez on her new novel 'What Happened to Ruthy Ramirez'

8:09am March 05, 2023

by Ayesha Rascoe

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with author Claire Jiménez about her new novel, "What Happened to Ruthy Ramirez". The story of a missing teenager delves into questions of grief, family, and reality TV.

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Author Sathnam Sanghera on his book 'Empireland'

8:01am March 04, 2023

by Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with author Sathnam Sanghera about his book "Empireland," which explores how Britain's imperialist history has shaped the country — and world — today.

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Jenny Jackson on her debut novel 'Pineapple Street'

8:01am March 04, 2023

by Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon asks book editor Jenny Jackson about her debut novel, "Pineapple Street," set in the well-to-do Brooklyn Heights section of New York City.