Books & Reading

Joy in India as writer Banu Mushtaq wins a major literary award for her short stories that she wrote over 3 decades in a regional language.

Author Yiyun Li has lost two teenage sons to suicide. Her new book is about how to think about life after the unimaginable. It's called "Things in Nature Merely Grow."

NPR Scott Simon talks to Adam Roberts about his debut novel, "Food Person." It's about a food writer ghostwriting a cookbook for a celebrity who doesn't actually like food.

Shira Perlmutter's termination came shortly after the Copyright Office published a long-anticipated report on artificial intelligence.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with author Madeleine Thien about her new novel, The Book of Records begins when a seven year old girl named Lina arrives with her father in an unusual place.

Niall Harbison travelled to Thailand for his mental health. While there, he started helping stray dogs he saw on the streets.

What elevates the book to the next level are the backstories that accompany the food, like a history of the ingredients or the recipe’s connection to the Civil Rights.

Kate Messner's new middle grade novel The Trouble With Heroes Is about a boy who gets into trouble with the law. Instead of juvie, he's tasked with hiking all 46 Adirondack peaks.

Families and family drama have long been fodder for novelists and non-fiction writers.

Currently, the U.S. is experiencing rollbacks of civil rights and racial justice ideals that the turmoil and violence of 1963 ushered in.