Novelist Damon Galgut wins Booker Prize for 'The Promise'
The South African novelist has been shortlisted for the award twice before.
Books
How sexism and homophobia sidelined the National Women's Football League
The NWFL lasted from the mid-1970s to 1988, when it shuttered and the teams broke apart. A new book, Hail Mary, xplores the league's origins and the problems that brought it to an end.
'The How' is a hopeful meditation on self-worth and healing
Yrsa Daley-Ward has taken Instagram reflections on life to book-form; she offers reminders about personal worth — affirmations and mindfulness exercises on self-love, growth and healing.
Artist Ai Weiwei on his father's exile and hopes for his own son
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Chinese artist Ai Weiwei about his new memoir, 1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows.
The U.S. Department of Justice seeks to block a book publishing 'behemoth'
The Department of Justice is suing to block a proposed merger between Penguin Random House and Simon and Schuster
How Gary Shteyngart's pandemic pod inspired a novel about friendship
Our Country Friends is about the trysts and betrayals that occur within a group of friends during the pandemic. It's an exaggerated version of Shteyngart's own COVID experience.
'All in the Family' is 50 years old. A new book looks at how it changed TV
All in the Family creator Norman Lear, along with writer Jim Colucci, talked with NPR about Carroll O'Connor, Jean Stapleton and their roles on the groundbreaking TV show.
'My Monticello' grapples with the past, present and future of American racism
The title novella of Jocelyn Nicole Johnson's debut is set in the near future in Charlottesville, Va., where descendants of Sally Hemings' take shelter from a racist mob in Thomas Jefferson's manor.
'Misfire' takes a hard look at nepotism, fraud and corruption in the NRA
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with NPR's Tim Mak about his book on the National Rifle Association: Misfire: Inside the Downfall of the NRA.
Huma Abedin's admiration for mentor Hillary Clinton is on full display in 'Both/And'
Abedin also reflects on her marriage to former Rep. Anthony Weiner, writing: "[Clinton] said that she did not believe I should pay a professional price for what was ultimately my husband's mistake."