A Film Grows In Edward Norton's 'Motherless Brooklyn'
The writer, director, and lead actor of the film "Motherless Brooklyn" joins us.
Books
Ringo Starr Gives Us Another Peek Behind The Curtain With 'Another Day In The Life'
His latest book contains over 500 photographs, a combination of images shot by Ringo himself and bits pulled from The Beatles' archives.
Novelist Ernest J. Gaines Dies at Age 86
He won awards for his depictions of rural Louisiana featuring universal themes of hard work, sacrifice and resilience. His book The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman became a much-honored TV movie.
From Lawn Mowers To Rock Concerts, Our 'Deafening World' Is Hurting Our Ears
Volume Control author David Owen says our ears largely evolved in a far quieter time than the one we currently live in. He warns that the ambient noises that surround us pose a threat to our hearing.
'In The Dream House' Invents A New Form Of Memoir To Convey A Haunting Nightmare
Under Carmen Maria Machado's narrative of a psychologically abusive relationship lies an academic view of female queerness, a play, a choose your own adventure book, a look at the mechanisms of abuse.
Jenny Slate's 'Little Weirds' Is Just Not Weird Enough
The stand-up comic's essays have soft and lovely moments, steering readers toward finding their own vulnerabilities. But Slate is not as open to self-exposure on the page as she is on the stage.
The Opium Cycle
There is a pattern that has repeated itself throughout the history of the opium trade.
Years After Her Parents' Murder-Suicide, Musician Allison Moorer Finds Healing
More than three decades after the death of her parents, Moorer has a new memoir and companion album, both called Blood, about her abusive father and the emotional scars of being orphaned at 14.
'The Great Pretender' Seeks The Truth About 'On Being Sane In Insane Places'
Journalist and Brain on Fire author Susannah Cahalan writes in an urgent, personal book that the '70s study by David Rosenhan had an outsized effect on psychiatry — and may have been fatally flawed.
In 'Get A Life, Chloe Brown,' Love Doesn't Cure All — But It Sure Is Fun
Talia Hibbert's new novel stars Chloe, who's determined to get a life after years of coping with chronic pain, and Red, the mysterious and extremely annoying (at first) super at her new building.