Books & Reading

The 12th Edition includes some 5,000 new words and weighs almost five pounds.

In 2006, Marion Nestle published the landmark book “What To Eat” to help guide readers through grocery stores that often were designed to sell high cost, high-calorie, and highly processed food. Now's she's out with an updated version.

This week brings new releases from Joy Williams, Simon Winchester and Tracy K. Smith, among other talented writers.

Erivo says she found parallels between her life and the experience of her Wicked character, Elphaba. Her new memoir is called Simply More: A Book for Anyone who Has Been Told They're Too Much.

Kish explores growing up in the Midwest, finding excellence in the kitchen, and how Bravo's "Top Chef" changed her life.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Nick Clegg, Meta's former president of global affairs, about his new book, "How to Save the Internet."

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks author and illustrator Patrick Horvath about "Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees," his graphic novel about an ursine serial killer.

For a quarter of a century, Amitav Ghosh has explored the profound questions about humanity. NPR's Scott Simon talks with him about "Wild Fictions: Essays on Literature, Empire, and the Environment."

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with actor Dan Aykroyd and his daughter Stella Aykroyd, who co-authored the graphic novel "Blues Brothers: The Escape of Joliet Jake."

Jacob Geller's video essays dwell on art, literature and video games. He's publishing a new book collecting his essays called "How A Game Lives."