Self-Help Author And Speaker Wayne Dyer Dies At 75
Many of his fans saw Dyer's own life story — he grew up an orphan in Detroit — as proof of the power of his ideas.
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Presenting: The Holy Romance Trinity Of J
Blogger Sarah Wendell usually reads on a Kindle, but she treasures a row of crumbling paperbacks by authors she calls the Holy Romance Trinity of J: Jude Deveraux, Julie Garwood and Judith McNaught.
The Gentlemen Bastards Unfold Sumptuous Stories Within Stories
This weekend, the NPR Books Time Machine is rewinding Scott Lynch's swashbuckling Gentleman Bastard series, a combination fantasy of manners, heist caper and heartfelt buddy comedy. With pirates.
'The Wake' Is An Unlikely Hit In An Imaginary Language
Paul Kingsnorth self-published The Wake, his tale of the 11th-century Norman conquest of England, written in a pastiche of Old and modern English — and was startled when it became a smash hit.
'George' Wants You To Know: She's Really Melissa
One of this fall's most anticipated books is about a transgender fourth-grader. Publisher Scholastic is employing some of the same marketing techniques it used for megahits like The Hunger Games.
The Girl Who Outlived Her Creator: Salander Returns In 'Spider's Web'
The fourth book in Stieg Larsson's best-selling Millennium series comes out internationally today — but Larsson died in 2004, so his father and brother hired a new writer to continue the series.
How The Sad Puppies Won — By Losing
A group of conservative sci-fi fans and writers took over the Hugo Award nominations this year, then lost big when the actual awards were given out. But they still dominated the conversation.
Mom And Toddler Put Sleep-Inducing 'Rabbit' Book To The Test
Psychologist Carl-Johan Forssen Ehrlin designed his best-selling (and self-published) story The Rabbit Who Wants to Fall Asleep to help kids doze off. We visited a local naptime to see if it works.
Exclusive First Read: 'The Shepherd's Crown' By Terry Pratchett
Return to the Discworld one more time in the late author's last novel, about young witch Tiffany Aching. Tiffany faced down the Queen of the Elves in her first adventure — but now the queen is back.
Novelist Kamel Daoud, Finding Dignity In The Absurd
His new novel, The Meursault Investigation, reworks Albert Camus' The Stranger from the point of view of the murdered Arab's brother. He says Camus' vision of the absurd gave him back his dignity