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'Monsters' examines fandom and how we consume art by morally compromised people
In the midst of the #MeToo movement in 2017, Claire Dederer posed a difficult question in The Paris Review: "What Do We Do With the Art of Monstrous …
2 years, 11 months ago
'The Collector' follows a fictional spy's quest to track down a real stolen painting
Johannes Vermeer's 1664 masterpiece "The Concert" was stolen from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in 1990. That real - still unsolved - case is a…
2 years, 11 months ago
Two children's books show the comfort kids can find in darkness
Today's episode is all about young readers and the ways they interact with complicated emotions. First, NPR's Julie Depenbrock speaks with Jon Klasse…
2 years, 11 months ago
In her memoir, designer Aurora James examines representation and equality in fashion
Aurora James is the designer behind the fashion brand Brother Vellies and the 15% pledge, an initiative that encourages major retailers to stock more…
2 years, 11 months ago
'Nobody's Fool' explains the science behind falling for scams – and how not to
In their new book, Nobody's Fool, psychology professor Daniel Simons and cognitive scientist Christopher Chabris make the case that people don't just…
2 years, 11 months ago
'The Best Possible Experiences' captures immigrant experience through short stories
In today's episode, author Nishanth Injam tells NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer that when he first arrived in the U.S. from India, he wondered if he'd made a hu…
2 years, 11 months ago
'The Rachel Incident' looks back on early-20s friendships, love and mistakes
The new novel The Rachel Incident is rooted around a wonderful, messy friendship. Rachel and James live together, party, and get themselves into a pe…
2 years, 11 months ago
Dennis Lehane and Jake Tapper pen new novels set in the 1970s
Today's episode takes us back in time to American society in the '70s. First, NPR's Scott Simon speaks with author Dennis Lehane about Small Mercies,…
2 years, 11 months ago
'The Apartment' follows the residents of a Miami Beach building over decades
Ana Menéndez's novel The Apartment starts decades – maybe centuries – before the art deco building named The Helena is built in South Beach, and ends…
2 years, 11 months ago
'When Crack Was King' chronicles the misunderstood history of the crack epidemic
In his new nonfiction book, When Crack Was King, Donovan X. Ramsey explores how the crack cocaine epidemic of the '80s and '90s shaped people, neighb…
2 years, 11 months ago