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 Alice Munro's daughter says her mother did nothing to stop abusive stepfather Alice Munro died in May at the age of 92. Her daughter Andrea Skinner wrote a Toronto Star op-ed revealing her stepfather abused her as a child for years. Jaclyn Diaz
Books Audiobooks for your train, plane or automobile ride this summer Take an audiobook along with you on your summer travels.
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 NPR staffers share their favorite fiction of 2024 so far NPR staffers recommend five of this year's new novels for summer reading: "The Ministry of Time," "The Familiar," "Come and Get It," "Memory Place," and "Sex, Lies and Sensibility." Lauren Migaki Elissa Nadworny Rebecca Harlan Hafsa Fathima Christina Cala
Books NPR's top 2024 summer book picks Looking for a book to take on your summer travels or relax at the beach with? NPR has a list of recommendations.
Books 'The Great Escape' explores indentured servitude in Mississippi after The book centers on workers who had been lured to the U.S. by the promise of green cards only to be forced into indentured servitude working on repairing oil rigs damaged by Hurricane Katrina.
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
Books 'Loot' follows a wood carver in 18th-century India, as the country falls to British forces The book is now out in paperback.
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