Ray Bradbury

Books by Ray Bradbury

Farewell Summer

by Ray Bradbury
- Hardcover, 211 pages
The Illustrated Man

by Ray Bradbury
- Paperback, p. cm.
Something Wicked This Way Comes

by Ray Bradbury
- Paperback, 304 pages
Fahrenheit 451

by Ray Bradbury
- Paperback, 159 pages
Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451

The Authorized Adaptation

by Tim Hamilton and Ray Bradbury
- Paperback, 148 pages
The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2012

by Dave Eggers and Ray Bradbury
- Paperback, 412 pages
The Martian Chronicles

by Ray Bradbury
- Hardcover, 268 pages

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Best Books Of 2012

10 Eye-Catching Reads For The Book Lover On Your List

December 11, 2012 7:00 AM

Gift books should be special: arrestingly visual, deeply felt, quirky, comprehensive, important. We've combed the shelves to bring you several such suggestions, guaranteed to put a sparkle in the eyes of any big reader.

100 Best Books

Your Favorites: 100 Best-Ever Teen Novels

August 07, 2012 7:00 AM

More than 75,000 of you voted for your favorite young-adult fiction. Now, after all the nominating, sorting and counting, the final results are in. Here are the 100 best teen novels, chosen by the NPR audience.

Remembrances

Ray Bradbury: 'It's Lack That Gives Us Inspiration'

June 08, 201212:07 PM

"I'm never going to go to Mars but I've helped inspire ... the people who built the rockets and sent our photographic equipment off to Mars," Bradbury told Terry Gross in 1988. The science-fiction writer died Tuesday at the age of 91.

"I'd like to come back every 50 years and see how we can use certain technological advantages to our advantage," said science-fiction author Ray Bradbury. He died Tuesday at age 91.

You Must Read This

Bradbury's Tale: A 'Wicked' Read, A Haunted Book

by Seth Grahame-Smith

April 26, 2012 5:14 PM

It wasn't just the creepy carnival that drew Seth Grahame-Smith to Something Wicked This Way Comes. It was also the book's frank portrayal of parents who don't behave like grown-ups. Do you remember when you realized your parents weren't perfect? Tell us about it in the comments.

Summer Books 2011

Your Picks: Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books

August 11, 2011 8:58 AM

More than 5,000 of you nominated. More than 60,000 of you voted. And now the results are in. Explore the winners of NPR's Top 100 Science-Fiction and Fantasy survey — an intriguing mix of classic and contemporary titles.

Book Reviews

Bradbury Classic In Vivid, 'Necessary' Graphic Form

by Laurel Maury

July 30, 2009 1:09 AM

Ray Bradbury's novel about a futuristic America where books are not merely banned but burned remains one of science fiction's most popular works. And now it's one of the best graphic novels of 2009.

You Must Read This

Bradbury's Fiction Reignites An Author's Faith

by Alice Hoffman

July 30, 2009 1:01 AM

Author Alice Hoffman says the world rendered in Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 "is a place of great heart and wisdom, a universe of huge imagination where nothing is off-limits."

Books

Reimagining 'Fahrenheit 451' As A Graphic Novel

by Lynn Neary

July 30, 200912:01 AM

Ray Bradbury's 1953 classic has been adapted for a new medium. Graphic novelist Tim Hamilton reimagines the book in a classic comic book visual style.

Critics' Lists: Summer '07

Savor the Season with a Picnic of Good Books

by Alan Cheuse

June 04, 2007 1:45 PM

Summer is the season we can finally tackle the books that have been piling up on our desks and forming small mountains on the floor. Book critic Alan Cheuse offers a selection of some of the best books of late spring and early summer, and some classics that are always present in his literary landscape.

Summer Books 2007: Excerpts

Excerpt: 'Farewell Summer: A Novel'

by Ray Bradbury

June 04, 200712:01 AM

Ray Bradbury writes of summertime: "There are those days which seem a taking in of breath, which, held, suspends the whole earth in its waiting. Some summers refuse to end." Recommended by Alan Cheuse, Farewell Summer is the sequel to Bradbury's much-beloved Dandelion Wine.

Ray Bradbury: The Fresh Air Interview

November 17, 200012:00 AM

Ray Bradbury has been awarded the 2000 Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters by the National Book Foundation. He is the author of over 23 books, including I Sing the Body Electric, The Martian Chronicles and Fahrenheit 451, all classics of science fiction. Bradbury created the scenario for the U.S. Pavilion at the 1964 New York World's Fair, and the concept for Spaceship Earth at EPCOT at Disney World. In the early '60s, he wrote screenplays for the television programs The Twilight Zone and Alfred Hitchcock Presents. He lives in Los Angeles, Calif.

Remembrances

'Fahrenheit 451' Author Ray Bradbury Dies At 91

by Arnie Seipel

June 06, 201211:08 AM

The science fiction icon, who also wrote such classics as The Martian Chronicles and Something Wicked This Way Comes, died Tuesday. Bradbury was known for his futuristic tales — but he never used a computer, or even drove a car.

Ray Bradbury's career spanned more than 70 years — during which he transported readers to other dimensions with his futuristic and innovative stories. He died Tuesday at age 91.

Food

Gourmands Through The Ages: 'A History Of Food In 100 Recipes'

Detail from a painting found on the walls of a 4,000-year-old tomb in Luxor, Egypt, that depicts bread making.

Mental Health

Inside The Mind Of A Sociopath

Confessions of a Sociopath is written under the pen name of M.E. Thomas.

Around the Nation

'The Watchers' Have Had Their Eyes On Us For Years

The National Security Agency (NSA) headquarters at Fort Meade, Md.

Books

Book News: Kim Jong Un Reportedly Gave 'Mein Kampf' As Gifts

Kim Jong Un (center) watched a performance celebrating the anniversary of the Workers' Party of Korea, in Pyongyang, North Korea.

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Ray Bradbury

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