NPR Bestsellers: Hardcover Nonfiction, Week Of December 4, 2014
Debuting at No. 15, You Can't Make This Up details sportscaster Al Michaels' life and career.
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NPR Bestsellers: Hardcover Fiction, Week Of December 4, 2014
The latest installment of James Patterson's Alex Cross series has detective Cross contending with a mad genius who has kidnapped his family. Hope to Die debuts at No. 10.
Ayn Rand's Novel 'Ideal' To Be Published Next Year
Rand wrote Ideal as a novel in 1934, but didn't like it and set it aside. Later, she reworked it as a play. The New American Library says Ideal will be published in the form in which Rand intended it.
I'm Not Scary, I'm Just Drawn That Way: Great Comics For Halloween
Ready for a Halloween scare? Reviewer Etelka Lehoczky says these graphic novels and compilations — packed with creepy cults, alien monsters, gravediggers and ghosts — are just the ticket.
Set In Appalachia, This Rewarding Story Collection Is 'Rich And Strange'
Ron Rash's best short stories from the past 20 years take you to a land apart psychologically and geographically. His writing is powerful, stripped down and very still.
Historian Illustrates Racial Intolerance In The Northeast In Post-War U.S.
In his new book All Eyes Are Upon Us, Jason Sokol writes about how Northerners were blind to patterns of segregation, discrimination and racial violence in such states as New York and Massachusetts.
The 2014 Book Concierge Is Here To Help You Find Your Next Great Read
NPR's Lynn Neary and Petra Mayer introduce an interactive guide to the books NPR staff and critics loved this year.
How Girls Are Developing Earlier In An Age Of 'New Puberty'
Two doctors wrote a book that probes the environmental, biological and socioeconomic factors contributing to early puberty. These girls face risks like anxiety and depression, one author says.
NPR's Book Concierge: Our Guide To 2014's Great Reads
NPR staff and critics selected some 250 standout titles. Now it's up to you: Choose your own adventure! Use our tags to filter books and find the perfect read for yourself or someone else.
Kent Haruf, Author Of Moving, Colorado-Set Novels, Dies At 71
Novelist Kent Haruf chased writing in his youth, but it wasn't until he was 40 that he'd developed his skills enough to be published. He's best known for National Book Award finalist Plainsong.