NPR Bestsellers: Hardcover Fiction, Week Of July 23, 2015
Harper Lee's novel To Set a Watchman, is set two decades after her Pulitzer Prize–winning masterpiece, To Kill a Mockingbird. It debuts at No. 1.
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NPR Bestsellers: Hardcover Nonfiction, Week Of July 23, 2015
Ta-nehisi Coates' new book Between The World And Me is written as an open letter to his teenage son. It debuts at No. 2.
NPR Bestsellers: Paperback Fiction, Week Of July 23, 2015
At No. 10, Jodi Picoult's Leaving Time tells the story of an abandoned teen's search for answers about her disappeared parents.
NPR Bestsellers: Paperback Nonfiction, Week Of July 23, 2015
At No. 9, You Are A Bad Ass is an irreverent guide to achieving happiness by eliminating self-sabotaging beliefs and behaviors.
#NPRreads: Electric Dylan, Fracking And The Iran Deal Deconstructed
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Infidelity Is Steeped In Suspense In 'Among The Ten Thousand Things'
Julia Pierpont's debut novel opens with a young girl's discovery of her father's infidelity. Maureen Corrigan says that what follows is so unexpected and tense that it's a "fresh pleasure to read."
Shirley Jackson Gets To The Heart Of The Home In 'Let Me Tell You'
This collection of the author's early fiction, unpublished stories and personal essays is a delightfully uneasy mix of wry family observation and the chills her eerie later work is known for.
Doctorow Wove Fact And Fiction To Imagine America As It Could Be
He didn't care for journalism's austerities, but borrowed liberally from history to craft his books. The late, great novelist was a gentleman who spun untruths, in order to better get at what's true.
Beyond Fat-Free And Frozen: The Myriad Ways The World Uses Yogurt
Across the globe, the culinary culture of yogurt is ancient, thriving and incredibly diverse. From camel's milk yogurt to yogurt vodka, fish marinades to baked goods, yogurt is a versatile superstar.
Curtis Sittenfeld: Fifty Shades Of Jane
Author Curtis Sittenfeld talks about her new book Entitled, and gets quizzed on the many differences (AND similarities!) between Pride and Prejudice and E. L. James' Fifty Shades of Grey.