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'The Great Escape' explores indentured servitude in Mississippi after The book centers on workers who had been lured to the U.S. by the promise of green cards only to be forced into indentured servitude working on repairing oil rigs damaged by Hurricane Katrina.
Francis Barry's 'Back Roads and Better Angels' details his Lincoln Highway trip NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Bloomberg reporter and author Francis Barry about his travels along a route once known as the Lincoln Highway, and the people he met. Steve Inskeep
'Loot' follows a wood carver in 18th-century India, as the country falls to British forces The book is now out in paperback.
A retired federal judge reflects on going blind and losing faith in the Supreme Court David Tatel, a former judge on the nation’s second highest court, shares his concerns about the state of our democracy and our judiciary. His new book is Vision: A Memoir of Blindness and Justice. Terry Gross
New fantasy book ‘Children of Anguish and Anarchy’ shows the dangers of being divided Children of Anguish and Anarchy is the third and last book in a fantasy series based on the Yoruba religion. It centers on the fight between people with magic powers and an oppressive monarchy. Mallory Yu
'The Cliffs' explores a house through the centuries of women who passed through NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with author J. Courtney Sullivan about the real house that inspired the mansion at the center of her latest novel, The Cliffs. Elena Burnett
In 'Saturday Night at the Lakeside Supper Club,' author J. Ryan Stradal pens a love letter to his mom The book is now out in paperback.
A member of the 'T-Shirt Swim Club' chronicles life as 'the funny fat kid' Comedy writer Ian Karmel has been making fun of his own body since he was a kid. He wrote T-Shirt Swim Club: Stories from Being Fat in a World of Thin People along with his sister. Tonya Mosley
'Love is Blind' is mired in lawsuits. What does that mean for reality TV? New Yorker writer Emily Nussbaum discusses the lawsuits brought forth by the Love is Blind cast members, and reflects on how reality TV has impacted our culture. Her new book is Cue the Sun! Terry Gross