Arts & Life 'Entitlement' disappoints — 'Leave the World Behind' was a tough act to follow Rumaan Alam’s previous novel was an inspired swirl of suspense, social commentary and apocalyptic disaster. His latest is about a young Black woman working for a uber-rich white socialite. Maureen Corrigan
Books New graphic memoir tells the tale of an 'Uprooted' teen Ruth Chan's "Uprooted: A Memoir About What Happens When Your Family Moves Back" tells the story of Ruth, a 13-year-old Chinese Canadian girl whose family decides to move to from Toronto to Hong Kong.
Books Why cynics earn less and die earlier — and how hope can help Stanford professor Jamil Zaki's"Hope For Cynics: The Surprising Science of Human Goodness" is part science, part memoir and part tribute to the friend who pulled him out of his own cynicism and taught him the value of hope
Arts & Life Connie Chung says booze and bawdy jokes helped her break into journalism's boys club In a new memoir, Chung reflects on the decades she spent covering the news, her marriage to Maury Povich and the prominent figures who acted inappropriately with her — including President Carter. Tonya Mosley
Arts & Life A bookstore too controversial for China finds home in D.C. This Shanghai bookstore, now in D.C., was revived by its owner, who hopes to create a space for open discussions in the diaspora community, where people can sit and read together. Majd Al-Waheidi
Books 'The Child Catcher' explores abuses in the troubled teen industry Author Andrew Bridge left a high-paying job to join a legal team that was suing Alabama over an abusive children’s facility: the Eufaula Adolescent Center.
Books From 'The 48 Laws of Power' to 'Prison Ramen': The most-commonly banned books in U.S. prisons Efforts to censor books from schools and libraries have been at issue nationwide. One of the largest institutional book censors is prisons, according to a report by the nonprofit PEN America.
Arts & Life 'Lucky Loser' dispels the myth of Trump as a self-made billionaire Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times reporters Susanne Craig and Russ Buettner spent years examining Trump's finances and businesses. They trace how he squandered his father's fortune in a new book. Terry Gross
Books Rapper Eve chronicles her hip-hop career in new book NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with rapper and actor Eve about her new book, "Who's That Girl." The memoir dishes on Eve's rise in the hip-hop world. Ayesha Rascoe D. Parvaz Ryan Benk
Books 'A match made in literary heaven.' The Jaipur Literature Festival is coming to Seattle Seattle is adding another festival to its summer roster, and it's a big one for the local literary scene: the Jaipur Literature Festival. Katie Campbell
