NPR's Juana Summers talks with Mayci Neeley of Hulu's The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives about how her traumatic college days have shaped her relationship with her religion.
Author: Juana Summers
Posted: October 7, 2025, 9:00 am
Eli Sharabi survived 491 days in Hamas captivity in Gaza following the Oct. 7, 2023 attack. Sharabi speaks with NPR's Leila Fadel about his book, "Hostage."
Author: Leila Fadel
Posted: October 7, 2025, 8:55 am
Limón's work documents everything from kingfisher birds to the cosmos itself. "I'm embracing my strangeness," she says of her poetry. Her new collection is Startlement.
Author: Tonya Mosley
Posted: October 6, 2025, 3:58 pm
Palestinian journalist Plestia Alaqad documented Israel's bombardment of the Gaza Strip after the Hamas Oct. 7 attacks. Her diary is now a book called "The Eyes of Gaza."
Author: Leila Fadel
Posted: October 6, 2025, 8:57 am
What would an acorn write to an oak tree? Or a coat to her button? A child to his toes? A pebble to the river? Dear Acorn, (Love, Oak) is a new kids' book of letter poems to friends.
Author: Samantha Balaban
Posted: October 4, 2025, 11:00 am
This is an epic novel to be savored. At nearly 700 pages, this multi-character, multi-stranded story explores exile and displacement — not only from one's home, but also from one's own sense of self.
Author: Maureen Corrigan
Posted: October 3, 2025, 2:22 pm
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with U.S. historian Jill Lepore about her new book, "We the People: A History of the U.S. Constitution."
Author: Steve Inskeep
Posted: October 3, 2025, 8:56 am
A new report says that the number of books being challenged or removed from public schools across the country has risen exponentially in the past two years. A Clockwork Orange tops their list.
Author: Anastasia Tsioulcas
Posted: October 1, 2025, 12:56 pm
Ronson's memoir, Night People, is a love letter to late-night 1990s New York City. Ronson would go on to produce music for Bruno Mars, Lady Gaga and other pop superstars.
Author: Tonya Mosley
Posted: September 30, 2025, 4:57 pm
This week's notable book releases promise a veritable potpourri of death — and a celebration of life from one of America's most ubiquitous singers.
Author: Colin Dwyer
Posted: September 30, 2025, 3:25 pm