Amelia Pang's Book Explores The Human Cost Of Our Cheap Goods
NPR's Scott Simon speaks with journalist Amelia Pang about her new book Made In China.
Books
'She Persisted,' Now In Chapter Book Form, Brings History To Life
Chelsea Clinton has turned her She Persisted series of picture books into a new series of chapter books, written by prominent kids' authors. The new books really take readers inside historical lives.
Cherie Jones' Debut Novel Sees Characters In Paradise Put Through Hell
NPR's Scott Simon speak with author Cherie Jones about her new novel, HOW THE ONE-ARMED SISTER SWEEPS HER HOUSE.
Amanda Gorman — And Poetry — Will Be Part Of Super Bowl LV
Fresh from her burst into the literary stratosphere after her appearance at President Biden's inauguration, poet Amanda Gorman will recite a new poem during the Super Bowl LV pre-show next Sunday.
In 'Soul City,' One Man Envisions A Place Where Black People Have Power, Opportunity
Author Thomas Healy chronicles how, in 1969, Floyd McKissick went about building a city from scratch, only to have his dreams dashed by a combination of prejudice and bureaucracy.
'My Year Abroad' Is A Fun Excursion — Just A Little Light On Substance
Chang-rae Lee's new novel follows an aimless college student on his year overseas, taking readers from the New Jersey suburbs into some of the more luxurious reaches of Asian megacities.
Surveillance And Local Police: How Technology Is Evolving Faster Than Regulation
Journalist Jon Fasman says local police are frequently able to access very powerful surveillance tools with little oversight. He writes about the threat to privacy in We See It All.
He Saved 669 Children From Nazis — A New Book Tells His Story To Kids
In Nicky & Vera, Peter Sís chronicles the work of Nicholas Winton, who helped hundreds of kids escape Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia in 1939.
Janice Nimura On Telling The Story Of The First Women Medical Doctors
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Janice Nimura about her new book, The Doctors Blackwell, which tells the story of two of the first women medical doctors, sisters Elizabeth and Emily Blackwell.
Joan Didion's 'Let Me Tell You What I Mean' Offers Plenty Of 'Journalistic Gold'
What's particularly salient in this book of previously uncollected essays is Didion's trademark farsightedness — especially striking decades later. But it does leave one wishing to hear from her now.