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Friday, December 07, 2012
Best Books Of 2012
A Wintry Mix: Alan Cheuse Selects The Season's Best
December 7, 2012 Critic Alan Cheuse maps out a winter wonderland of fiction and poetry — from ancient Greece to the near-future visions of Walter Mosley, a selection of the best books to give and receive this holiday season. Cheuse says these five books strike the perfect balance between lyricism and narrative.
Hardcover Fiction Bestsellers
NPR Bestsellers: Hardcover Fiction, Week Of December 6, 2012
December 7, 2012 Jim Butcher's Cold Days resurrects Harry Dresden into eternal servitude. It debuts at No. 7.
Paperback Nonfiction Bestsellers
NPR Bestsellers: Paperback Nonfiction, Week Of December 6, 2012
December 7, 2012 At No. 9, Wreck This Journal encourages readers to fully experience the creative process.
Hardcover Nonfiction Bestsellers
NPR Bestsellers: Hardcover Nonfiction, Week Of December 6, 2012
December 7, 2012 Andrew Solomon's Far from the Tree looks at extreme parent-child differences. It debuts at No. 9.
Paperback Fiction Bestsellers
NPR Bestsellers: Paperback Fiction, Week Of December 6, 2012
December 7, 2012 At No. 4, Paula McLain's The Paris Wife follows Hemingway's first wife as she navigates 1920s Paris.
Book Reviews
At Home With Dickens And Lousia May Alcott
December 7, 2012 Two new biographical studies that read like novels explore the familial relationships that shaped two of the 19th century's most beloved authors. Critic Maureen Corrigan calls Great Expectations: The Sons And Daughters Of Charles Dickens "a Gothic nightmare" and Marmee & Louisa "a romance."
Thursday, December 06, 2012
Best Books Of 2012
Time Passages: The Year's Best Historical Fiction
December 6, 2012 To bring the past to life and make it matter, historical fiction must do more than conjure up an exotic backdrop for a conventional story. These six books challenge our preconceptions and help show how the past shaped the world we live in today.
Wednesday, December 05, 2012
PG-13: Risky Reads
Feminism Turns Fatal In A 1970s Classic
December 5, 2012 Lois Duncan's 1979 novel, Daughters of Eve, takes revenge to a whole new level. Author Mary Stewart Atwell explains why this classic novel is still relevant. Do you have a favorite story of revenge that goes too far? Tell us in the comments.
Susan Straight: One Home Town, Many Voices
December 5, 2012 NPR's Karen Grigsby Bates profiles novelist Susan Straight, who is putting her hometown of Riverside, Calif., on the literary map. Straight herself is white, but she weaves the black, working-class voices of Riverside into her work.
Tuesday, December 04, 2012
Fleeing North Korea Through 'Asia's Underground Railroad'
December 4, 2012 North Korea remains one of the most isolated and repressive countries in the world. Each year, a brave few attempt an escape to freedom through China. In Escape from North Korea, writer Melanie Kirkpatrick tells the harrowing personal stories of North Korean defectors and their quest for freedom.
Author Interviews
'Inventing Wine': The History Of A Very Vintage Beverage
December 4, 2012 In his new book, author and oenophile Paul Lukacs traces the 8,000-year history of our original alcoholic beverage — from ancient times, when wine was believed to be of divine origin, to the sauvignon blanc you find in your supermarket today.
New In Paperback
High-Stakes Stories About Van Gogh, A Polish Prison And Gambling
December 4, 2012 Alex Berenson returns with another spy thriller; biographers Steven Naifeh and Gregory White Smith argue that Vincent van Gogh didn't commit suicide; humorist Calvin Trillin collects his best columns; and Beth Raymer tours the world of sports betting.
Monkey See
PBS Remixes 'Reading Rainbow,' Delights Map And Book Nerds Everywhere
December 4, 2012 PBS remixes another of its iconic shows, and this time, it's all about books.
