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Sisters reunite in Ali Smith's 'Glyph,' bringing light after the darkness of 'Gliff"
4+ day, 15+ hour ago (339+ words) How does Scottish author Ali Smith manage to offset despair with delight even in novels that tackle serious issues such as loss, grief, war, injustice, and insidious curtailments of freedom? The answer lies partly in her fervent belief in the…...
15 books our critics can't wait for this summer
6+ day, 16+ hour ago (195+ words) After a long winter, readers look to summer for a respite " an opportunity to sink into stories that are magical, mysterious and memorable. If some downtime is in your plans, we have some reading to suggest. Our book critics have…...
'The Young Will Remember' review: A reporter gets stranded during the Korean War: NPR
1+ week, 6+ day ago (238+ words) Chung, a Taiwanese American human rights lawyer focusing on gender equality, has delivered a well-researched, historical novel that tackles some topics American history books and school curriculums often fail to address: the Korean War (known as "the Forgotten War" for…...
Fresh Air Weekend: Novelist Douglas Stuart; Actor Richard Gadd
2+ week, 2+ day ago (213+ words) NPR Fresh Air Weekend: Novelist Douglas Stuart; Actor Richard Gadd Fresh Air Weekend highlights some of the best interviews and reviews from past weeks, as well as new program elements specially paced for weekends. Our weekend show emphasizes interviews with…...
Scottish novelist Douglas Stuart on the isolation of secret-keeping: Fresh Air
3+ week, 7+ hour ago (100+ words) Like a number of his characters, Booker Prize-winning novelist Douglas Stuart grew up working class and queer in Glasgow. He went on to have a career in fashion, which plays into his latest novel, John of John. "It's hard to…...
In 'Yesteryear,' a tradwife influencer wakes up in the time period she's fetishized: NPR's Book of the Day
3+ week, 5+ day ago (241+ words) Natalie Heller Mills is a tradwife influencer with 5 million followers. She drinks raw milk, eats farm fresh eggs, and is "perfect at being alive." But when she wakes up in 1855, the very time period she's fetishized, she feels afraid " and…...
A little boy loses his orange 'Balloon' but gains a new friend in this kids' book
4+ week, 1+ day ago (373+ words) When author Bruce Handy's son Isaac was about four years old, he loved and lost an orange balloon. "He'd been upset," the older Handy remembers, "and he had promised to himself one day if he ever got a pet, he…...
In Yiyun Li's book about her son, she endures the impossible
1+ year, 1+ day ago (1047+ words) Author Yiyun Li has lost two teenage sons to suicide. Her new book is about how to think about life after the unimaginable. It's called "Things in Nature Merely Grow." Yiyun Li's new book is about thinking through the unimaginable....
With 831 Stories, romance fans get more than a steamy read
8+ mon, 10+ hour ago (1068+ words) Erika Veurink (left) sings at at karaoke bar during the after-party for her debut novel, Exit Lane, in New York City. Keren Carri'n/NPR hide caption On a warm Thursday night, new author Erika Veurink stands on stage of a…...
What books to read this summer? NPR staff share their favorite recommendations
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (181+ words) Summer's lease hath all too short a date, so better get your reading on! NPR staffers share some recommendations from our "Books We Love" list. (SOUNDBITE OF RENE AUBRY'S "LA GRANDE CASCADE") MELISSA GRAY, BYLINE: This is Melissa Gray, WEEKEND…...