'No More Tears' author discusses Johnson & Johnson's questionable business practices J&J recently lost a bid to settle lawsuits that claimed its talc powder products, including baby powder, caused cancer. Author Gardiner Harris says the company's defense "is beginning to crumble." Tonya Mosley
Teaching 'The Great Gatsby' 100 years after it was published The Great Gatsby published 100 years ago on April 10 and was a staple in high school curriculums. We look at how it's being taught in classrooms, in light of present day events, all these years later. Andrew Limbong
100 years later, 'The Great Gatsby' still speaks to the troubled dream of America Great works of art are great, in part, because they continue to have something to say to the present: They're both timebound and timeless. And, boy, does Gatsby have something to say to us in 2025. Maureen Corrigan
Biden's closest advisers were in 'denial' about his decline, 'Uncharted' author says Author Chris Whipple says Biden's family and closest advisers operated in a "fog of delusion" regarding his ability to serve another term: "There's no doubt that they were protecting the president." Terry Gross
Most Americans want to read more books. We just don't. When we worry about the declining rates of literacy and a lack of reading skills, it's often about children. But how often are adults reading these days? And what are we reading? A new NPR/Ipsos poll finds out. Andrew Limbong
'All Boys Aren't Blue' tops the ALA's list of most challenged books Organized pressure groups, not individual parents, are leading the fight to remove books from shelves, according to a new report from the American Library Association. Andrew Limbong
Lucy Caldwell discusses her latest novel, 'These Days' NPR's Scott Simon talks to Lucy Caldwell about her novel, "These Days." It's set during the days - and nights - of the Belfast Blitz, when Germany bombed the Irish city during WWII. Scott Simon
A decade after 'The Really Big One,' this author imagines the devastation of the major quake Emma Pattee's novel "Tilt" follows a woman who is 37-weeks pregnant when the Big One hits. Worse yet, the woman, Annie, is 37-weeks pregnant and at IKEA. Katie Campbell
Here are some of the nonfiction books we're looking forward to reading this spring Andrew Limbong of the NPR Books team shares the nonfiction books he's most looking forward to reading this spring. Leila Fadel
What's the KUOW Book Club reading in April? In partnership with the Seattle Public Library, the KUOW Book Club will read "You Are Here: Poetry in the Natural World" this month. Katie Campbell
