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In Simone St. James' 'Murder Road,' a lakeside honeymoon turns into a murder mystery
In 1995, a mostly pre-digital age, it was much easier to get lost–especially on a strange road in the middle of the night. This time period is the se…
1 year, 9 months ago
'Building Material' is the memoir of a Park Avenue doorman
Stephen Bruno is a doorman for a high-end building on Manhattan's Park Avenue, where he's worked for 14 years. Bruno says that while he treats every …
1 year, 9 months ago
Jules Feiffer, 'The Phantom Tollbooth' illustrator, is out with a new graphic novel
Jules Feiffer has been drawing and writing for a living since he was 17 years old. Now 95, the illustrator behind The Phantom Tollbooth is out with h…
1 year, 9 months ago
'How to Build a Fashion Icon' is stylist Law Roach's guide to image architecture
Stylist Law Roach grew up in Chicago watching his grandmother get ready for church. He said observing her process first exposed him to the art form o…
1 year, 9 months ago
'Hope for Cynics' and 'On Freedom' ask big-picture questions about how we live
In today's episode, two new nonfiction books take on big themes: cynicism and freedom. In his new book, Hope for Cynics, Stanford psychology professo…
1 year, 9 months ago
In 'We Solve Murders,' Richard Osman introduces a new detective trio
Richard Osman is the author of the popular Thursday Murder Club book series. But despite the success of that project, Osman said he wanted to spread …
1 year, 9 months ago
Lyndsay Rush's new book of poems, 'A Bit Much,' was written for poetry skeptics
Lyndsay Rush was never a big fan of poetry. But after discovering the world of internet poets through Instagram, she discovered that writing poetry c…
1 year, 9 months ago
Ta-Nehisi Coates returns to political writing in his new book 'The Message'
Ta-Nehisi Coates is no stranger to political writing–or controversy. But his new book, The Message, marks the author's return to nonfiction almost a …
1 year, 9 months ago
Richard Powers' new novel 'Playground' is filled with awe for the ocean
In Richard Powers' new novel Playground, technology and the environment meet on the island of Makatea in French Polynesia. The book weaves stories to…
1 year, 9 months ago
Newbery Medalist Meg Medina and NBA star Jayson Tatum are out with children's books
Newbery Medalist Meg Medina remembers her childhood babysitter perfectly. Medina called her Señora Mimí–and now, the author is celebrating caregivers…
1 year, 9 months ago