Matt de la Peña and Hanif Abdurraqib on how basketball feeds their writing
Children's book writer Matt de la Pena and poet and essayist Hanif Abdurraqib talk about how basketball feeds their writing.
Books
For fans and non-fans alike, Netflix's 'The Sandman' is a dream come true
To the many fans of Neil Gaiman's comic book series: Relax. The new Netflix show nails it.
Emi Nietfeld is done reaching for redemption in 'Acceptance'
The memoir is not a phoenix-rising-from-the-ashes tale. Instead, Nietfeld refuses silver linings and focuses on the toll of contorting oneself into a "perfect, deserving" victim.
'How Fast Did T. rex Run?' and other questions about dinosaurs examined in new book
British paleontologist David Hone set out to write a book that stresses what isn't yet known about dinosaurs — as much as what is known.
College is increasingly out of reach for many students. What went wrong?
Journalist Will Bunch says instead of opening the door to a better life, college leaves many students deep in debt and unable to find well-paying jobs. His new book is After the Ivory Tower Falls.
Julia Whelan on narrating her romance novel about a narrator who hates romance novels
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with writer and audiobook narrator Julia Whelan about what it was like bringing her own profession to the pages of her new novel Thank You For Listening.
New book chronicles how America's opioid industry operated like a drug cartel
Two Washington Post journalists say pharmaceutical companies collaborated with each other — and with lawyers and lobbyists — to create laws to protect the industry. Their new book is American Cartel.
Stephen King is set to testify for the government in books merger trial
The author of Carrie, The Shining and many other favorites, King has willingly — even eagerly — placed himself in opposition to Simon & Schuster, his longtime publisher.
Encore: Artist Ai Weiwei on his father's exile and hopes for his own son
In this encore presentation, NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks to artist Ai Weiwei about his memoir, 1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows.
How white nationalists in Texas terrorized refugees after the Vietnam War
Kirk Wallace Johnson tells the story of a bitter conflict that arose along the Gulf Coast when Vietnam war refugees began trawling for shrimp in the area. His book is The Fishermen and the Dragon.