Books http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1032&ft=1&f=1032 NPR's brings you news about books and authors along with our picks for great reads. Interviews, reviews, the NPR Bestseller Lists, New in Paperback and much more. en Copyright 2013 NPR - For Personal Use Only NPR API RSS Generator 0.94 Fri, 24 May 2013 16:39:00 -0400 http://media.npr.org/images/npr_news_123x20.gif Books http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1032&ft=1&f=1032 A Race Against Time To Find WWI's Last 'Doughboys' In 2003, Richard Rubin set out to talk to every American veteran of World War I he could find. With help from the French, he tracked down dozens of centenarian vets and recorded their stories in a new book called <em>The Last of the Doughboys</em>. Fri, 24 May 2013 16:39:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/2013/05/24/186454356/a-race-against-time-to-find-wwis-last-american-doughboys?ft=1&f=1032 http://www.npr.org/2013/05/24/186454356/a-race-against-time-to-find-wwis-last-american-doughboys?ft=1&f=1032 In 2003, Richard Rubin set out to talk to every American veteran of World War I he could find. With help from the French, he tracked down dozens of centenarian vets and recorded their stories in a new book called The Last of the Doughboys.

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]]> NPR Bestsellers: Hardcover Nonfiction, Week Of May 23, 2013 <em>The Guns at Last Light</em> concludes Rick Atkinson's World War II trilogy. It debuts at No. 4. Fri, 24 May 2013 12:00:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/books/bestsellers/hardcover-nonfiction/2013/week21/?ft=1&f=1032 http://www.npr.org/books/bestsellers/hardcover-nonfiction/2013/week21/?ft=1&f=1032 The Guns at Last Light concludes Rick Atkinson's World War II trilogy. It debuts at No. 4.

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]]> NPR Bestsellers: Paperback Fiction, Week Of May 23, 2013 At No. 13, a pilot fights to survive after a devastating pandemic in Peter Heller's <em>The</em> <em>Dog Stars.</em> Fri, 24 May 2013 12:00:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/books/bestsellers/paperback-fiction/2013/week21/?ft=1&f=1032 http://www.npr.org/books/bestsellers/paperback-fiction/2013/week21/?ft=1&f=1032 At No. 13, a pilot fights to survive after a devastating pandemic in Peter Heller's The Dog Stars.

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]]> NPR Bestsellers: Paperback Nonfiction, Week Of May 23, 2013 An expanded edition of <em>Wreck This Journal</em> encourages creative destruction. It debuts at No. 14. Fri, 24 May 2013 12:00:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/books/bestsellers/paperback-nonfiction/2013/week21/?ft=1&f=1032 http://www.npr.org/books/bestsellers/paperback-nonfiction/2013/week21/?ft=1&f=1032 An expanded edition of Wreck This Journal encourages creative destruction. It debuts at No. 14.

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]]> NPR Bestsellers: Week Of May 23, 2013 The lists are compiled from weekly surveys of close to 500 independent bookstores nationwide. Fri, 24 May 2013 12:00:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/books/bestsellers/2013/week21/?ft=1&f=1032 http://www.npr.org/books/bestsellers/2013/week21/?ft=1&f=1032 The lists are compiled from weekly surveys of close to 500 independent bookstores nationwide.

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]]> NPR Bestsellers: Hardcover Fiction, Week Of May 23, 2013 Symbologist Robert Langdon faces a Dante-themed riddle in Dan Brown's <em>Inferno</em>. It debuts at No. 1. Fri, 24 May 2013 12:00:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/books/bestsellers/hardcover-fiction/2013/week21/?ft=1&f=1032 http://www.npr.org/books/bestsellers/hardcover-fiction/2013/week21/?ft=1&f=1032 Symbologist Robert Langdon faces a Dante-themed riddle in Dan Brown's Inferno. It debuts at No. 1.

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]]> Book News: Judge's Comments Bruising To Apple's Price-Fixing Case Also: Mary Karr on addiction and David Foster Wallace; Maria Semple calls Jonathan Franzen her "big daddy." Fri, 24 May 2013 07:29:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/05/23/186350004/book-news-judge-s-comments-bruising-to-apple-s-price-fixing-case?ft=1&f=1032 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/05/23/186350004/book-news-judge-s-comments-bruising-to-apple-s-price-fixing-case?ft=1&f=1032 Also: Mary Karr on addiction and David Foster Wallace; Maria Semple calls Jonathan Franzen her "big daddy."

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]]> June Kids' Book Club Pick: 'The One And Only Ivan' In June, NPR's Backseat Book Club will read Katherine Applegate's tale of Ivan, a gorilla who lives in a shopping mall. Ivan enjoys watching TV and painting, but a newcomer to the mall — a baby elephant — forces Ivan to face his own past. Thu, 23 May 2013 15:19:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/2013/05/23/186296142/june-kids-book-club-pick-the-one-and-only-ivan?ft=1&f=1032 http://www.npr.org/2013/05/23/186296142/june-kids-book-club-pick-the-one-and-only-ivan?ft=1&f=1032 In June, NPR's Backseat Book Club will read Katherine Applegate's tale of Ivan, a gorilla who lives in a shopping mall. Ivan enjoys watching TV and painting, but a newcomer to the mall — a baby elephant — forces Ivan to face his own past.

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]]> 'Lunch Lady' Author Helps Students Draw Their Own Heroes Can you imagine your own superhero? That's the question author and illustrator Jarrett Krosoczka posed to kids on a recent afternoon at a school in Washington, D.C. Krosoczka also described how he overcame a difficult childhood to become the author of the beloved <em>Lunch Lady</em> series. Thu, 23 May 2013 16:33:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/2013/05/23/185563964/lunch-lady-author-helps-students-draw-their-own-heroes?ft=1&f=1032 http://www.npr.org/2013/05/23/185563964/lunch-lady-author-helps-students-draw-their-own-heroes?ft=1&f=1032 Can you imagine your own superhero? That's the question author and illustrator Jarrett Krosoczka posed to kids on a recent afternoon at a school in Washington, D.C. Krosoczka also described how he overcame a difficult childhood to become the author of the beloved Lunch Lady series.

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]]> Book News: Lydia Davis Wins Man Booker International Prize Also: Amazon to begin publishing fan fiction; Paul Ryan and Elizabeth Warren are writing books; Keith Richards' exorbitant library fines. Thu, 23 May 2013 07:35:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/05/23/186206541/book-news-lydia-davis-wins-man-booker-international-prize?ft=1&f=1032 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/05/23/186206541/book-news-lydia-davis-wins-man-booker-international-prize?ft=1&f=1032 Also: Amazon to begin publishing fan fiction; Paul Ryan and Elizabeth Warren are writing books; Keith Richards' exorbitant library fines.

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]]> Heartbreaking Choice Sets Siblings On Separate, Unequal Paths A poor father sells his daughter to a wealthy, childless couple, dividing her from her beloved brother and setting a chain of stories in motion in Khaled Hosseini's <em>And the Mountains Echoed</em>. Moving and morally complex, this is the most ambitious book yet from the author of <em>The Kite Runner.</em> Thu, 23 May 2013 07:00:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/2013/05/23/184189527/heartbreaking-choice-sets-siblings-on-separate-unequal-paths?ft=1&f=1032 http://www.npr.org/2013/05/23/184189527/heartbreaking-choice-sets-siblings-on-separate-unequal-paths?ft=1&f=1032 A poor father sells his daughter to a wealthy, childless couple, dividing her from her beloved brother and setting a chain of stories in motion in Khaled Hosseini's And the Mountains Echoed. Moving and morally complex, this is the most ambitious book yet from the author of The Kite Runner.

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]]> Judge: Unredeemed Borders Gift Cards Are Worthless A Manhattan judge upholds a lower court ruling that $210 million worth of unredeemed gift cards from the defunct book chain are no longer valid. Wed, 22 May 2013 19:57:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/05/22/186121063/judge-unredeemed-borders-gift-cards-are-worthless?ft=1&f=1032 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/05/22/186121063/judge-unredeemed-borders-gift-cards-are-worthless?ft=1&f=1032 A Manhattan judge upholds a lower court ruling that $210 million worth of unredeemed gift cards from the defunct book chain are no longer valid.

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]]> Fictional 'Mothers' Reveal Facts Of A Painful Adoption Process After years trying to conceive, novelist Jennifer Gilmore and her husband decided to adopt. What they thought would be a relatively simple process was instead a long and painful one. In her latest novel, Gilmore channels these autobiographical experiences into fiction. Wed, 22 May 2013 13:08:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/2013/05/22/184264231/fictional-mothers-reveal-facts-of-a-painful-adoption-process?ft=1&f=1032 http://www.npr.org/2013/05/22/184264231/fictional-mothers-reveal-facts-of-a-painful-adoption-process?ft=1&f=1032 After years trying to conceive, novelist Jennifer Gilmore and her husband decided to adopt. What they thought would be a relatively simple process was instead a long and painful one. In her latest novel, Gilmore channels these autobiographical experiences into fiction.

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]]> Book News: Newly Found Pearl Buck Novel To Be Published This Fall Also: shameless book blurbs; new plays from Ayad Ahktar; and a first edition of <em>Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone</em> draws a record price at auction. Wed, 22 May 2013 07:29:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/05/22/185964416/book-news-newly-found-pearl-buck-novel-to-be-published-this-fall?ft=1&f=1032 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/05/22/185964416/book-news-newly-found-pearl-buck-novel-to-be-published-this-fall?ft=1&f=1032 Also: shameless book blurbs; new plays from Ayad Ahktar; and a first edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone draws a record price at auction.

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]]> A Different Kind Of Immigrant Experience In 'Americanah' Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's latest, <em>Americanah, </em>follows the trials and tribulations of Ifemelu, a middle-class Nigerian immigrant to America. Reviewer Jennifer Reese calls <em>Americanah</em> a "rich and gloriously detailed tapestry ... hung on the sturdy scaffolding of a sweet love story." Wed, 22 May 2013 07:00:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/2013/05/22/183997348/a-different-kind-of-immigrant-experience-in-americanah?ft=1&f=1032 http://www.npr.org/2013/05/22/183997348/a-different-kind-of-immigrant-experience-in-americanah?ft=1&f=1032 Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's latest, Americanah, follows the trials and tribulations of Ifemelu, a middle-class Nigerian immigrant to America. Reviewer Jennifer Reese calls Americanah a "rich and gloriously detailed tapestry ... hung on the sturdy scaffolding of a sweet love story."

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