Author Ken Liu on AI, reality, and the world we're building The American sci-fi novelist Ken Liu talks about his new thriller All That We See or Seem and the blurred lines between technology, reality, and imagination. Andrew Limbong
How to win the Nobel Prize in Literature Author and critic Lincoln Michel talks about Hungarian writer László Krasznahorkai's Nobel win and what it shows about who gets recognized in world literature. Marc Rivers
'We just want to celebrate stories.' Observing Banned Books Week with a Seattle bookseller Seattle booksellers and librarians are helping people get their hands on banned books. Katie Campbell
'Dopesick' author Beth Macy on escaping poverty -- and then going back home Macy returned to the Ohio factory town where she grew up to find jobs have left, families are struggling and old friends now embrace conspiracy theories. Her new memoir is Paper Girl. Dave Davies
Held hostage in Gaza for 491 days, an Israeli man recalls how he survived in new book Eli Sharabi survived 491 days in Hamas captivity in Gaza following the Oct. 7, 2023 attack. Sharabi speaks with NPR's Leila Fadel about his book, "Hostage." Leila Fadel
'What we need right now is tenderness,' former poet laureate Ada Limón says Limón's work documents everything from kingfisher birds to the cosmos itself. "I'm embracing my strangeness," she says of her poetry. Her new collection is Startlement. Tonya Mosley
Palestinian journalist's new book offers a window into the war in Gaza Palestinian journalist Plestia Alaqad documented Israel's bombardment of the Gaza Strip after the Hamas Oct. 7 attacks. Her diary is now a book called "The Eyes of Gaza." Leila Fadel
'The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny' is a terrific, tangled love story This is an epic novel to be savored. At nearly 700 pages, this multi-character, multi-stranded story explores exile and displacement — not only from one's home, but also from one's own sense of self. Maureen Corrigan
'We the People' explores the history and complexities of the U.S. Constitution NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with U.S. historian Jill Lepore about her new book, "We the People: A History of the U.S. Constitution." Steve Inskeep
What's the KUOW Book Club reading in October? The KUOW Book Club is reading "Elita" by Kirsten Sundberg Lunstrum this month. Katie Campbell