A new graphic novel depicts the time Einstein and Kafka met in Prague NPR's Scott Simon speaks with author and cartoonist Ken Krimstein about his new graphic novel, "Einstein in Kafkaland." It visualizes the time Albert Einstein and Franz Kafka lived in Prague and met. Scott Simon
'Hillbilly Elegy' is back in the spotlight. These Appalachians write a different tale NPR spoke with Appalachian fiction and nonfiction writers about this moment and how they are building a tapestry of what they know as home. Clayton Kincade
Author Paul Tremblay talks about his new book 'Horror Movie' The book centers around the making of a low-budget horror film that goes catastrophically wrong and how that incident continues to reverberate when a remake is planned.
Audiobooks are doing better than ever. Just ask Harper Collins Harper Collins' earnings indicate audio books sales have been growing by an enormous amount -- overtaking ebooks. Andrew Limbong
New book says we need to be 'Rethinking Rescue' of animals Author Carol Mithers profiles Lori Weise, whose organization Downtown Dog Rescue helps low-income and unhoused people keep their animals rather than giving them up due to lack of resources.
'Foreign Agents' explores the U.S. citizens lobbying for foreign governments Author Casey Michel says you might be surprised by who is advocating for foreign interests: lobbyists, law firms, and publicists as well as charitable foundations, major universities and think tanks.
Legalizing same-sex marriage is good for straight people and the country, author says As part of Morning Edition's Summer of Love series, NRP's Michel Martin asks author Jonathan Rauch how the legalization of same-sex marriage has changed America. Michel Martin
'Dixon, Descending' tells story of a tumultuous Everest attempt The novel centers on Nate and Dixon, two brothers who set out to summit Mount Everest with no prior climbing experience.
'You’re Embarrassing Yourself' is author Desiree Akhavan's memoir about shame NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with award-winning Iranian American filmmaker Desiree Akhavan about how she overcame years of self doubt. Leila Fadel
'White Robes and Broken Badges' exposes the inner workings of the Ku Klux Klan Joe Moore, a former Army sniper turned FBI informant, shares how he infiltrated the KKK and helped foil a plot to assassinate then Sen. Barack Obama. Moore explains how hate groups are growing. Tonya Mosley
