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Two books analyze the highs and lows of baseball
Today's episode is all about America's favorite pastime: baseball. First, NPR's Scott Simon speaks with sports writer Joe Posnanski about his book Why We Love Baseball, which looks at 50 of the sport…
Published on 1 year, 7 months ago
Amy Tan opens up about her birding obsession in 'The Backyard Bird Chronicles'
Author Amy Tan spends hours in her backyard, watching and drawing birds go about their business. Her new book, The Backyard Bird Chronicles, is full of essays and illustrations about her connection t…
Published on 1 year, 7 months ago
Emily Henry's 'Funny Story' centers a new character in rom-com tropes
Two childhood best friends realize they're in love and break up with their significant others to be together – that's a classic romantic-comedy storyline. But in her new book, Funny Story, author Emi…
Published on 1 year, 7 months ago
'Mid-Air' is a middle grade book about fitting in, friendship and grief
Middle school can be a rough time no matter what. But for Isaiah, the eighth grader at the heart of Alicia D. Williams' book Mid-Air, there are some added challenges: feeling like his affinity for ro…
Published on 1 year, 7 months ago
'New Cold Wars' examines the relationship between the U.S., Russia and China
Reporter David Sanger has covered five American presidents for The New York Times. But in today's episode, he tells NPR's Mary Louise Kelly that there's an unpredictability to the politics of today —…
Published on 1 year, 7 months ago
Salman Rushdie's memoir 'Knife' recounts his attack and recovery
In 2022, the author Salman Rushdie was onstage at a public event when a man ran up and stabbed him. His new memoir, Knife, delves into that moment when Rushdie thought he was going to die — and every…
Published on 1 year, 7 months ago
'Edith Holler' follows a young girl cursed – and trapped – in her father's theater
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Published on 1 year, 7 months ago
Scout Bassett recalls her journey to becoming a Paralympian in 'Lucky Girl'
Scout Bassett is a gold medalist runner – but it was a long road to get there. In her new memoir, Lucky Girl, Bassett details how when she arrived in the United States as a young girl from China, she…
Published on 1 year, 7 months ago
Carys Davies tackles communication, isolation and the Scottish Clearances in 'Clear'
In the 1840s, a Scottish minister named John Ferguson accepts the task of traveling to a remote island to evict Ivar, the only man who lives there. When Reverend Ferguson falls off a cliff, Ivar brin…
Published on 1 year, 7 months ago
For Earth Day, Susan Casey dives into 'The Underworld' of the deep ocean
Susan Casey has traveled about 17,000 feet deep into the ocean – and in her book The Underworld: Journeys to the Depths of the Ocean, the diver and author speaks with oceanographers, marine biologist…
Published on 1 year, 8 months ago