Author Yaa Gyasi Says Writing Can Be 'An Act Of Love And Justice'
Gyasi's debut novel, Homegoing, won a PEN/Hemingway Award. Her follow-up, Transcendent Kingdom, draws on Gyasi's life as the daughter of immigrants from Ghana.
Books
'Our Lady Of Perpetual Hunger' Is A Savory Memoir Of Food, Work And Love
Southern pastry chef Lisa Donovan chronicles her messy, decades-long process of coming to own her worth in a smart and vulnerable new memoir.
Attachment Brings Joy, And Inevitably, Loss In 'What Are You Going Through'
Sigrid Nunez's new novel follows an unnamed narrator who agrees to keep a dying friend company until the end — but despite encompassing all kinds of sadness, the story is never grim.
Former FBI Agent Addresses Post-Sept. 11 Torture In Newly Declassified Book
Ali Soufan investigated terrorism cases and opposed the CIA's use of torture following the Sept. 11 terror attacks. After a legal battle, the redacted material in his 2011 memoir, Black Banners, has been restored.
What Is Money? Jacob Goldstein's Book Explains 'Shared Fiction'
NPR's Noel King talks to Planet Money's Jacob Goldstein about his book, Money: The True Story of a Made-Up Thing. He addresses technology, historic advances, and hustlers who made money what it is.
News Brief: Fed Chair Interview, California's Creek Fire, Cohen Releases Book
How will the U.S. economy recover after the pandemic? Firefighters attempt to rescue hundreds of people trapped by a wildfire. And, Michael Cohen, President Trump's former attorney, publishes a book.
New Book Takes A Deeper Look At Quiet Beatle George Harrison
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks with music journalist Ashley Kahn about his new book, George Harrison on George Harrison. It's a collection of interviews with and writings by former Beatle George Harrison.
Often, It's Not What You Say, But 'How You Say It'
Psychology professor Katherine Kinzler's new book looks at how people sound when they talk — and how that affects the way they're perceived. She says even children form biases around language use.
In Many Ways, Antifa Eludes Definition. What Is It Exactly?
NPR's Noel King talks to Rutgers historian Mark Bray about Antifa in America today, and the genesis of anti-fascist movements. Bray is the author of Antifa: The Anti-Facist Handbook.
'World Of Wonders' Urges Us To Take A Breath And Look Around
Poet Aimee Nezhukumatathil's new book aims to show readers how the natural world can support, educate and inspire us; it's inspired by her peripatetic childhood and the plants and animals she loved.