In navigating hearing loss, poet Raymond Antrobus explains his views on 'deaf gain' NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks to poet Raymond Antrobus about his new memoir, The Quiet Ear, and how he has navigated between the worlds of hearing and hearing loss. Kathryn Fink
Journalist and author Jon Lee Anderson discusses his book 'To Lose a War' NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with journalist and author Jon Lee Anderson about his new book, "To Lose a War." The book collects Anderson's writing from Afghanistan over a near-quarter-century span. Steve Inskeep
Novelist Thomas Mallon looks back on the early years of the AIDS epidemic In 2023, Mallon spoke about his novel, Up With the Sun, which is based on the life of a little-known actor who was gay and closeted. His new book is The Very Heart of it: New York Diaries, 1983-1994. Terry Gross
New book looks back at 'Sunset Boulevard,' a poison-dipped love letter to Hollywood David M. Lubin's book Ready for My Close-Up: The Making of Sunset Boulevard and the Dark Side of the Hollywood Dream looks at how the film's poison-dipped love letter to Hollywood endures 75 years later. Marc Rivers
Murder in a small town means 'We Are All Guilty Here,' writes novelist Karin Slaughter Karin Slaughter talks about her 25th book -- "We are All Guilty Here" - with NPR's Mary Louise Kelly. It's a small town murder mystery - that twists and turns until the end. Erika Ryan
A big break after age 40 is possible. Just ask Jeff Hiller of 'Somebody Somewhere' Hiller spent years scraping by in Hollywood by taking on various small roles. Then he landed the role of Joel on Somebody Somewhere and everything changed. His new memoir is Actress of a Certain Age. Terry Gross
Springsteen's label was about to drop him. Then came 'Born to Run' Biographer Peter Ames Carlin describes the making of Born to Run as an "existential moment" for Springsteen: "If this didn't work, he was done." Carlin's new book is Tonight in Jungleland. Terry Gross
Memoir, biography or novel? Jason Mott leans into the confusion in his latest book 'People Like Us' NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Jason Mott about his latest novel, "People Like Us," which started out as a memoir. It turned into two parallel stories about two different writers in crisis. Ayesha Rascoe
Actor Griffin Dunne revisits his Hollywood childhood in 'The Friday Afternoon Club' Dunne talks about fame, growing up in a family of storytellers, and the trauma the family experienced after the 1982 murder of his sister, Dominique. Originally broadcast June 10, 2025. Tonya Mosley
'The Colonel and The King' dives into the relationship between Elvis and his manager Biographer Peter Guralnick paints a surprising portrait of Presley's long-time manager, Col. Tom Parker: "He had nothing whatsoever to do with the music other than to defend Elvis' choices." Terry Gross