Science fiction writer Ted Chiang wins PEN/Malamud Prize Science fiction author Ted Chiang wrote the short story that became the movie "Arrival." He talks with host Scott Detrow. Scott Detrow
Werner Herzog says it's not good to circle 'your own navel' but wrote a memoir anyway The German filmmaker reflects on his unusual life and the curiosity that has fueled his career in the memoir, Every Man for Himself and God Against All. Originally broadcast Oct. 25, 2023. Terry Gross
NPR's Books We Love: Biographies and memoirs NPR has rounded up more than 350 of our favorite books this year. Today, we're focusing on biographies and memoirs. Andrew Limbong
Stay away from Dr. Google, and other lessons learned about hypochondria Caroline Crampton developed excessive health anxiety after being treated for cancer as a teen. In A Body Made of Glass she chronicles her experience with hypochondria and the history of the condition. Terry Gross
'Time of the Child' is a marvelous blend of despair and redemption Set in a small Irish village in the weeks leading up to Christmas 1962, Niall Williams' latest novel avoids cliché by investing specificity and life into characters and places. Maureen Corrigan
Writer Thoreau warned of brain rot in 1854. Now it's the Oxford Word of 2024 The term brain rot first appeared in Henry David Thoreau's famous Walden, according to the Oxford University Press. How did he use it — and what might he have made of its modern meaning? Bill Chappell
What's the KUOW Book Club reading in December? The KUOW Book Club is reading "The Egg and I" by Betty MacDonald this month. Katie Campbell
A preview of NPR's Books We Love The 2024 edition of NPR's Books We Love is here — 350 titles recommended by critics and NPR staff. Andrew Limbong
Angela Merkel and the future of NATO under a second Trump term Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel says she had to consider whether she is a "feminist." She joined NPR's Mary Louise Kelly to discuss her new memoir, Freedom. Erika Ryan
NPR's 'Books We Love' returns. 5 books for your Pacific Northwest reading list If you're reaching for a great read right now, NPR has the thing for you: the 2024 "Books We Love." Katie Campbell
