From Patton Oswalt, A Movie Memoir That's Best Outside The Theater
Comedian and actor Patton Oswalt recounts his movie addiction in the memoir Silver Screen Fiend, which finds its best stories away from the theater.
Book Reviews
For The New Year, Ray Bradbury's Buoyant Vision Of The Future
We saw a lot of dystopias in both films and books this year. Author Jason Sheehan has had enough. He plans to celebrate the new year with some science fiction that's actually hopeful about the future.
Book Review: 'Waking Up: A Guide To Spirituality Without Religion'
Astrophysicist Adam Frank reviews Sam Harris' Book, Waking Up: A Guide to Spirituality without Religion.
In 'Death By Pastrami,' Charming Stories Of New York's Garment District
Leonard S. Bernstein — the writer, not the composer — once owned and managed a garment factory. In his first work of fiction the octogenarian crafts quaint parables about the comic futility of life.
For Wintry Weather, An Especially Cold And Snowy Tale
This week we celebrated not only Christmas, but also the solstice — the shortest day of the year. In honor of this wintry weather, author Edward Carey recommends his favorite winter fairy tale.
'Rum, Rumba, And Romance': A Book On Cuba's Enduring Mystique
This week, President Obama announced that he will begin to normalize relations with Cuba. Cuban-American writer Richard Blanco recommends a book about Cuba's imprint on the American imagination.
4 Comic Albums And Audiobooks To Lighten Up Your Holiday Road Trip
Let Amy Poehler, Jeff Kinney, Jim Gaffigan and Hannibal Buress help you laugh away the tension while you're stuck in holiday traffic.
3 Business Best-Sellers Show Inequality Is Now The Hot Topic
Many business books try to help you get rich quick. But three of 2014's biggest sellers focused on unfairness and inequality. Economists say expect more: Books on inequality are riding a huge wave.
5 Under-The-Radar Reads From Librarian Nancy Pearl
Pearl shares the books she loved this year that you might not have heard of. Her list includes a Hollywood satire, two thrillers, a young adult novel and a nonfiction book about World War I.
Sometimes You Can't Pick Just 10: Maureen Corrigan's Favorite Books Of 2014
This year, Fresh Air's book critic rejects the tyranny of the decimal system and picks 12 titles published in 2014 — all with characters, scenes and voices that linger long past the last page.