NPR Bestsellers: Hardcover Nonfiction, Week Of August 13, 2015
Talk-radio host Mark R. Levin calls for a new civil rights movement in Plunder and Deceit, which debuts at No. 12.
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NPR Bestsellers: Paperback Fiction, Week Of August 13, 2015
In The Boston Girl, Anita Diamant tells the story of a Jewish girl born in 1900 to immigrant parents in Boston. It appears at No. 10.
NPR Bestsellers: Paperback Nonfiction, Week Of August 13, 2015
At No. 11, Naomi Klein's This Changes Everything explains why the environmental crisis challenges us to abandon free market ideologies.
The Blazing World Of Clarice Lispector, In 'Complete Stories'
Readers everywhere are rediscovering the work of Brazil's Clarice Lispector. Critic Juan Vidal calls Lispector a singular artist, whose newly collected stories linger in the mind like poetry.
Equal Parts Memoir, Cookbook And Lit-Crit, 'Voracious' Tells Delicious Stories
Through recipes and biographical vignettes, author Cara Nicoletti's new book brings literature to life. Nicoletti tells NPR's Rachel Martin that food has always been part of her reading.
The Transformation Of The LAPD — And The Work That Remains
Joe Domanick's Blue traces the history of the Los Angeles police and the shift away from a "disastrous policy" of using military-style tactics. The author shares lessons for departments nationwide.
Dealing With Freedom — And Disaster — In 'Fortune Smiles'
Author Adam Johnson won the Pulitzer in 2013 for his novel The Orphan Master's Son. Now, he's branching out to places as diverse as Louisiana and East Germany in a new collection of short stories.
Love Lines: A Summer Sampler Of Romantic Manga
Our Summer of Love rolls on with a roundup of romance manga. Japanese comic books can be a daunting field to enter — but we've picked three of the sweetest for your summer reading pleasure.
'Cold Mountain' Takes Civil War Odyssey To The Opera Stage
The best-selling novel and star-studded movie gets the operatic treatment from Pulitzer-winning composer Jennifer Higdon with a world premiere in Santa Fe.
David Foster Wallace: The 'Fresh Air' Interview
In 1996, Wallace's novel Infinite Jest was a critical and popular success. The new movie The End of The Tour recreates the author's tour for that book. Originally broadcast March 5, 1997.