Arts & Life 'Our Kind of Game': Mysterious page-turner looks at the cracks in suburban life NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks to author Johanna Copeland about her new book, Our Kind of Game, which takes place among the moms of a fancy suburb in Virginia. Megan Lim Justine Kenin Mary Louise Kelly
Arts & Life 'Madoff' takes account of the biggest financial Ponzi scheme in history Disgraced financier Bernie Madoff scammed investors out of approximately $68 billion. Journalist Richard Behar spoke to Madoff in prison more than 50 times for his book, Madoff: The Final Word. Terry Gross
Arts & Life In 'The Color of Everything," photographer shares how being bipolar shaped his life NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with author Cory Richards about the highs of mountain climbing, and his struggles with mental health. Sacha Pfeiffer
Arts & Life She was 17. He was 47. #MeToo changed how she thinks of their relationship Ciment met her husband in the 1970s. At the time of their first kiss, he was a married father of two; she was his art student. In her memoir Consent she reconsiders the origin story of their marriage. Terry Gross
Arts & Life Taffy Brodesser-Akner explores wealth and family trauma in 'Long Island Compromise' Brodesser-Akner's novel centers on the kidnapping of a rich businessman, and the impact, decades later, on his grown children. Her previous book is Fleishman Is In Trouble. Tonya Mosley
Arts & Life 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
Arts & Life 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
Arts & Life 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
Arts & Life '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 Courtney Dorning Mary Louise Kelly
Arts & Life 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
