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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 story…
1 year, 11 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 …
1 year, 11 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 ther…
1 year, 11 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 wh…
1 year, 11 months ago
'Edith Holler' follows a young girl cursed – and trapped – in her father's theater
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1 year, 11 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…
2 years 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. W…
2 years 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 a…
2 years ago
Two collections of horror stories modernize the genre
Spooky season is year-round, and so are our episodes about scary stories. First up, NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Jeanette Winterson about The Nigh…
2 years ago
'The Anxious Generation' analyzes the harmful effects of growing up online
While screens have become a totally normalized part of kids' development today, social psychologist Jonathan Haidt argues that the negative effects m…
2 years ago