‘This Is An Opportunity’: Fareed Zakaria On ‘Lessons For A Post-Pandemic World’
The CNN host and author says COVID-19 has widened the inequality gap. “The most important piece of what the federal government can do is to stabilize these people’s lives with direct aid,” he says.
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NPR News: In ‘Missionaries,’ Phil Klay Explores How ‘Wars Bleed Into Each Other’
In ‘Missionaries,’ Phil Klay Explores How ‘Wars Bleed Into Each Other’
In a new novel, the National Book Award winner takes readers around the world — from the chaos in Iraq and Afghanistan to turmoil in rural Colombia. It is not a “nice, clean, moral story,” he says.
NPR News: Author Heather Cabot On ‘How Marijuana Went Mainstream’
Author Heather Cabot On ‘How Marijuana Went Mainstream’
NPR’s Michel Martin speaks with journalist Heather Cabot about her latest book, The New Chardonnay: The Unlikely Story of How Marijuana Went Mainstream.
NPR News: In ‘Be Water, My Friend,’ Bruce Lee’s Daughter Tells Her Father’s Story
In ‘Be Water, My Friend,’ Bruce Lee’s Daughter Tells Her Father’s Story
With the start of the second season of the TV show “Warrior”, Scott Simon talks to Shannon Lee about her late father, martial artist Bruce Lee, and about her new book.
NPR News: In ‘Fauci,’ An Up Close Look At ‘America’s Doctor’
In ‘Fauci,’ An Up Close Look At ‘America’s Doctor’
Scott Simon speaks with Michael Specter, a staff writer at the New Yorker, about his new biography about Dr. Anthony Fauci and his career as one America’s leading scientists.
NPR News: Ngũgĩ Wa Thiong’o Says Prison Formed Him As A Writer
Ngũgĩ Wa Thiong’o Says Prison Formed Him As A Writer
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o is a perennial favorite for the Literature Nobel. He hasn’t won yet — but he does have a new book out, a novel in verse that tells the origin story of Kenya’s Gĩkũyũ people.
NPR News: For Poet Maggie Smith, An Ending Was The Beginning Of Her New Book
For Poet Maggie Smith, An Ending Was The Beginning Of Her New Book
Smith says she started writing Keep Moving as her marriage was ending. It began as a series of affirmations she wrote for herself on Twitter; she found that the posts were helping other people too.
NPR News: Rubik’s Cube Inventor Writes A New Book: It’s Full Of Twists And Turns
Rubik’s Cube Inventor Writes A New Book: It’s Full Of Twists And Turns
Hungarian architect Ernő Rubik invented his fun (and frustrating) colorful cube in 1974. He tells that story, and talks about creativity, curiosity, play and puzzles, in Cubed: The Puzzle of Us All.
NPR News: In New Book, Roman Mars Celebrates Little Bits Of Design That Are Left Unnoticed
In New Book, Roman Mars Celebrates Little Bits Of Design That Are Left Unnoticed
NPR’s Ari Shapiro speaks with 99% Invisible podcast host Roman Mars about his new book, The 99% Invisible City, and the importance of noticing how the way people live shapes everyday design.
NPR News: ‘It Is Reckless.’ Trump Placing White House Staff At Risk Of COVID-19, Author Says
‘It Is Reckless.’ Trump Placing White House Staff At Risk Of COVID-19, Author Says
The White House has outlined steps it’s taking to protect staff, but Kate Andersen Brower, author of The Residence: Inside the Private World of the White House, says there is ample cause for concern.
NPR News: In ‘Leave The World Behind,’ 2 Families Face The Unknown Together
In ‘Leave The World Behind,’ 2 Families Face The Unknown Together
Two families — one Black, one white — find themselves riding out a mysterious disaster in a luxury vacation home. Rumaan Alam’s novel is about race, class, trust, bias — and how we respond to crisis.
NPR News: White House Residence Staffers Take Precautions During COVID-19 Outbreak
White House Residence Staffers Take Precautions During COVID-19 Outbreak
NPR’s Steve Inskeep talks to Kate Anderson Bower, author of The Residence: Inside the Private World of the White House, about how workers there are affected by President Trump’s COVID-19 diagnosis.
NPR News: ‘Undaunted’: Former CIA Director On Things He’s Proud Of And Things He Regrets
‘Undaunted’: Former CIA Director On Things He’s Proud Of And Things He Regrets
NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly talks with former CIA Director John Brennan about his memoir, Undaunted.
NPR News: Former Spy Chief Brennan Looks Back At Sept. 11 — And Ahead To Presidential Election
Former Spy Chief Brennan Looks Back At Sept. 11 — And Ahead To Presidential Election
John Brennan discusses national security implications of Trump’s coronavirus infection and what he’d have done differently post-Sept. 11. The former CIA director’s memoir, Undaunted, is out this week.
NPR News: Lenny Kravitz On Race, Being On The Road, And Ruff Ruff The Magic Dog
Lenny Kravitz On Race, Being On The Road, And Ruff Ruff The Magic Dog
Kravitz’s new memoir, Let Love Rule, follows his childhood and early career. Still touring in his 50s, Kravitz says, “I’m going to continue doing this as long as I can.”
NPR News: ‘Nothing Like I Imagined’: A Window Into Kaling’s World Away From Cameras
‘Nothing Like I Imagined’: A Window Into Kaling’s World Away From Cameras
NPR’s David Greene talks to actress and writer Mindy Kaling, who you may know from television’s The Office or The Mindy Project. She’s released an essay collection entitled: Nothing Like I Imagined.
NPR News: Anger And A Sense Of Betrayal Drive ‘Why Didn’t We Riot?’
Anger And A Sense Of Betrayal Drive ‘Why Didn’t We Riot?’
Journalist Issac J. Bailey had a hard time writing the essays in his new collection Why Didn’t We Riot? because it was painful to confront his suppressed anger about being a Black man in America.
NPR News: Dylan Farrow Spins A Tale Of Truth, Lies And Power In ‘Hush’
Dylan Farrow Spins A Tale Of Truth, Lies And Power In ‘Hush’
Dylan Farrow’s new young adult novel — based on her own experiences — is about plague-blighted land where a cabal of magical men can steal away your ability to distinguish fact from fantasy.
NPR News: Pete Buttigieg Says There’s A ‘Crisis In Trust’
Pete Buttigieg Says There’s A ‘Crisis In Trust’
Pete Buttigieg argues that Americans don’t trust enough — in the government and in each other. Buttigieg talks with NPR about his book, Trust: America’s Best Chance.
NPR News: Pulitzer Prize Winning Poet Vijay Seshadri Releases New Poetry Collection
Pulitzer Prize Winning Poet Vijay Seshadri Releases New Poetry Collection
NPR’s Scott Simon talks with Pulitzer Prize winning poet Vijay Seshadri about his new collection, That Was Now, This Is Then.
Shannon Bolithoe : A Writing Life 