A legal scholar talks about 10 laws he says are 'ruining America' In Bad Law, Elie Mystal argues that our country's laws on immigration, abortion and voting rights don't reflect the will of most Americans, and we'd be better off abolishing them and starting over. Tonya Mosley Play AudioListen 37 mins
Astronaut Amanda Nguyen discusses her new memoir and activism around sexual assault NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with activist and astronaut Amanda Nguyen on her new book, Saving Five: A Memoir of Hope, Marc Rivers Mallory Yu Ailsa Chang Tinbete Ermyas Play AudioListen 9 mins
'Mad House' exposes Congressional disfunction, from petty feuds to physical threats The MAGA-controlled 118th House passed only 27 bills that became law — the lowest number since the Great Depression. Journalists Annie Karni and Luke Broadwater examine the chaos in a new book. Dave Davies Play AudioListen 36 mins
'Tilt' is the story of an epic journey following a catastrophic quake NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Emma Pattee. Her debut novel, Tilt, is about a devastating earthquake in the Pacific Northwest, and one pregnant woman's quest to get back home after it. Mary Louise Kelly Elena Burnett Sarah Handel Play AudioListen 8 mins
Why Amanda Knox returns to Italy — and how she talks with her daughter about injustice Amanda Knox spent nearly four years in an Italian prison for a murder she didn't commit. After her exoneration, she reached out to the man who prosecuted her case. Knox's new memoir is Free. Tonya Mosley
Sigrid Nunez's 'The Friend' tells a story of friendship and despair Nunez's 2018 novel won the National Book Award. It's now a film, starring Naomi Watts and Bill Murray, about a woman who inherits a dog after her friend's suicide. Originally broadcast in 2019. Terry Gross Play AudioListen 38 mins
How a 2015 shipwreck off the Greek coast shows the human cost of the refugee crisis NPR's Scott Simon talks with journalist Jeanne Carstensen about her new book, "Greek Tragedy," about the wreck of a ship filled with refugees off the Greek coast in 2015. Scott Simon Play AudioListen 8 mins
Rob Currie on his latest novel, 'The Savage, Noble Death of Babs Dionne' Ron Currie's new novel, "The Savage, Noble Death of Babs Dionne," tells the story of a small-town drug mobster, a formidable woman of French descent. NPR's Scott Simon talks to Currie about it. Scott Simon Play AudioListen 8 mins
In 'The Dream Hotel,' AI monitors people's dreams. The results are life-altering NPR's Emily Kwong speaks with writer Laila Lalami about her new book, "The Dream Hotel." Emily Kwong Gurjit Kaur Tinbete Ermyas Play AudioListen 8 mins
The world's most-visited museum can be tough to love. A new book offers advice NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks to author and former New York Times Paris bureau chief Elaine Sciolino about the new book, How to Fall in Love with the Louvre. Mary Louise Kelly Elena Burnett Ashley Brown Play AudioListen 8 mins
