Suzanne Simard Explores The The Forest Society Of Trees In Book
NPR's Scott Simon talks with forestry scientist Suzanne Simard about her book, Finding the Mother Tree, and the real lives of trees.
Books
Murderbot Meets Miss Marple In 'Fugitive Telemetry'
Martha Wells' new Murderbot novella is a classic locked-room mystery — only the locked room is a docked shuttle at a normally peaceful space station ill-equipped to deal with murder and mayhem.
Author Anna Sale Encourages Everyone To 'Talk About Hard Things'
NPR's Noel King talks to Anna Sale about her book: Let's Talk About Hard Things. Sale, host of WNYC's podcast Death, Sex and Money, unpacks the things we must confront at some point in our lives
A Joy Of Reading, Sparked By A Special Librarian Determined To 'Make A Difference'
Hasina Islam fostered a love of reading and the library in Abigail Jean, who is 12. Abigail was just 3 when they met at a branch of the Brooklyn Public Library.
Vignettes Of Author's Daughter Inspired Kid's Book About Sensory Differences
NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with author Lindsey Rowe Parker and illustrator Rebecca Burgess about their new children's book Wiggles, Stomps and Squeezes Calm My Jitters Down.
Author Imbolo Mbue Explores The Politics Of Oil In 'How Beautiful We Were'
Mbue's novel was inspired in part by her own experiences growing up in Cameroon. Set in a fictional African village in the 1980s, it follows a group of villagers who take on an American oil company.
2 Novels Explore The Big Romantic Bargains We Strike In The Name Of Love
Early Morning Riser, by Katherine Heiny and Secrets of Happiness, by Joan Silber, ruminate on love and family — particularly the family that's thrust upon you when you fall in love.
Jhumpa Lahiri's New 'Whereabouts' Is About Places Both Geographical And Emotional
Jhumpa Lahiri's new novel — which she wrote in Italian, then translated back to English herself — centers on a middle-aged Italian woman trying to figure out her place in the world.
Survival Is An Invitation To Push Through Hard Times In 'White Magic'
Elissa Washuta's White Magic is full of magic — and pain — as it deals with trauma while exploring cultural inheritance and the way attacks on Native women never stopped.
'Mom Genes' Aims To Examine Biological Transformations Of Motherhood
Abigail Tucker's descriptions of how radically women may change at the time of motherhood — and, as an extension, how this might affect their ability to focus on other things — gets pretty harrowing.