Kirstin Valdez Quade's Debut Novel 'The Five Wounds' Is A Highly Anticipated Release
NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Kirstin Valdez Quade about her new book, The Five Wounds.
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Hunter Biden Opens Up About Drug Addiction, Being A Biden In New Memoir
In part two of his conversation with Hunter Biden, NPR's Scott Simon asks about his unlikley friendship with a woman who provided him drugs during the depths of his addiction to crack.
Paul Theroux's Latest Book Explores Surfing As A Metaphor For Life
NPR's Scott Simon speaks with celebrated author Paul Theroux about his latest novel, Under the Wave at Waimea.
Former Speaker John Boehner's Memoir Serves As A Reflection On Life In 'Crazytown'
On the House chronicles Boehner's humble rise in national politics and his front-row seat to the revolution within his Republican party that ultimately forced him out of Congress.
In The Rise And Fall Of The Sacklers' Opioid Empire, An American Dream Turns Toxic
Patrick Radden Keefe helped expose the Sackler family's role in the deadly opioid epidemic. His new book deepens the narrative, raising questions about the blurring of medicine and capitalism.
Sex Therapist Is 'Here To Help' In Her New Book Specifically For Women
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with sex therapist Dr. Bat Sheva Marcus about her upbringing, career, and advice from her new book Sex Points.
Ambition, Alchemy And Searching For Way To Fit In 'Gold Diggers'
Sanjena Sathian's novel follows a Georgia teenager, son of Indian immigrants, as he struggles with balancing his own ambitions and those of his parents, and finding his own way to be brown in America.
For This Palestinian Cook, The Kitchen Is A 'Powerful Place' — Not A 'Life Sentence'
Reem Kassis began gathering family recipes after the birth of her first child. The recipes, she says, "could be the story of any and every Palestinian family." Her new book is The Arabesque Table.
Too Many 'Peaces' Overload An Otherwise Entertaining Story
Helen Oyeyemi's new novel is a no-holds-barred mashup of Agatha Christie-style mystery oddities like mongoose genealogy, kidnapped gaming champions and a woman who chokes on emeralds in her sleep.
'Farewell For Now:' Leigh Bardugo On 'Rule Of Wolves'
Leigh Bardugo is winding up her Russian-inflected Grishaverse series (at least for now) with Rule of Wolves, which continues the story of the dashing King Nikolai of Ravka and his demonic interloper.