Liza Tully discusses her new mystery novel and sympathy for 'just okay' assistants Olivia Blunt gets a job of working with a sleuth, but can she keep it? NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Liza Tully about her new mystery, "The World's Greatest Detective and Her Just Okay Assistant."
Award-winning food writer Mark Kurlansky discusses his new novel 'Cheesecake' NPR's Scott Simon talks with Mark Kurlansky about his new novel, "Cheesecake." It's a story of New York's restaurant and real estate scenes in the 1980s and, of course, that delectable dessert. Scott Simon
A new book looks at Caitlin Clark's role in U,S. sports and culture Christine Brennan tracks Caitlin Clark's rise to becoming an American sports and cultural icon in the new book "On Her Game." Brennan talks to NPR's Scott Simon. Scott Simon
'I want to write myself into existence,' says 'Colored Television' author Danzy Senna was born a few years after Loving v. Virginia legalized interracial marriage. "Existing as a family was a radical statement at that time," she says. Originally broadcast Sept. 3, 2024. Terry Gross
Poet Mary Jo Bang reaches the end of her 20-year journey through Dante's 'Divine Comedy' Poet Mary Jo Bang has spent the last two decades translating the three books of Dante's Divine Comedy. Purgatorio is the final installment and continues her style of lively, lyrical translation. Mia Venkat
See Baltimore arts through a native son in the new book 'No Sense in Wishing' NPR's Juana Summers talks with writer and critic Lawrence Burney about his new essay collection out titled No Sense in Wishing. Juana Summers
A young novelist takes on misconceptions about teen moms in 'The Girls Who Grew Big' Mottley's latest novel follows three young women as they navigate pregnancy and motherhood in a small town in Florida. She sees the novel as an extension of her work as a doula. Tonya Mosley
How one couple survived a shipwreck and kept their marriage afloat NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Sophie Elmhirst, author of A Marriage at Sea, which chronicles the voyage of Maurice and Maralyn Bailey, a British couple who was lost at sea for 118 days in 1972. Kathryn Fink
A new book reveals how the Democrats lost America in 2024 A new book reveals the tensions between Vice President Harris and President Biden — and how it led to Democratic failure in 2024. Tyler Bartlam
Calvin Duncan discusses his memoir 'The Jailhouse Lawyer' NPR's Scott Simon speaks with "The Jailhouse Lawyer" authors Calvin Duncan and Sophie Cull. It's a memoir about Duncan's life as a wrongly incarcerated inmate and his efforts to exonerate himself. Scott Simon