'Nonesuch' author Francis Spufford explains the 'Blitz spirit' of 1940s London Spufford's new novel centers a young woman in sexist World War II England as she navigates romance, tries to survive the nightly bombings of the Blitz and fights time-traveling fascists. Sam Briger
'Art Isn't Easy' author offers new insights into Stephen Sondheim's life and music Biographer Daniel Okrent discusses Sondheim's approach to writing music and lyrics, his often toxic relationship with his mother and his work with mentors and collaborators. Terry Gross
There's room for everyone in 'Now I Surrender,' an epic American Western Mexican novelist Álvaro Enrigue re-imagines the story of the American West — and the Apache fight for survival — in an epic that's both defiantly challenging and, at times, magical. Maureen Corrigan
Fab 5 Freddy recalls how he brought underground art forms mainstream respect NPR's Adrian Ma speaks with Fab 5 Freddy, a pioneer of graffiti art and hip-hop filmmaking, on his new memoir "Everybody's Fly". Patrick Jarenwattananon
'My family is enough': Jamilah Lemieux on being a 'Black. Single. Mother.' As a culture critic, Lemieux has spent years pushing back against the stereotypes and stigma that follow single mothers. Her new book blends her own memoir with the stories of 21 other Black women. Tonya Mosley
This historian dug up the hidden history of 'amateur' blackface in America In her new book, Darkology, historian Rhae Lynn Barnes writes about how blackface and minstrel shows became one of the most popular forms of entertainment in 19th- and 20th-century America. Terry Gross
Understanding all that the word citizenship entails The definition of what it means to be a U.S. citizen has evolved both legally and socially -- a new book looks at who gets to claim citizenship. Justine Kenin
'Dopamine Kids' explains why children crave screens and helps them enjoy life instead A mom and science writer offers an operating manual for parents grappling with kids' screen use and cravings for sweets. Alicia Garceau
Why you should judge a book by its cover, according to a PNW designer You know the phrase: Don't judge a book by its cover. I could not disagree more. Katie Campbell
KUOW, Seattle Public Library Book Talks continue with 'Coast Salish punk' Sasha LaPointe The KUOW Book Club is continuing our series of live author talks in partnership with the Seattle Public Library with writer and artist Sasha taqwšəblu LaPointe. We'll be reading her celebrated essay collection "Thunder Song." Katie Campbell
