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 Thu, 23 May 2013 15:19:00 -0400 http://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/thumbnail/npr_generic_image_75.jpg Books http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1032&ft=1&f=1032 yes 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. no 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 <em>Lunch Lady</em> series. 449 no 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. no 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 <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> no 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. no 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. 2224 no 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 <em>Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone</em> draws a record price at auction. no 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, <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." no 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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]]> Book News: Stephen King's New Bogeyman? Digital Publishing Also: the legacy of Kierkegaard; the creator of Lyle Crocodile has died; Aussie airliner Qantas commissions flight-length books. Tue, 21 May 2013 07:15:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/05/21/185717055/book-news-stephen-kings-new-bogeyman-digital-publishing?ft=1&f=1032 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/05/21/185717055/book-news-stephen-kings-new-bogeyman-digital-publishing?ft=1&f=1032 Also: the legacy of Kierkegaard; the creator of Lyle Crocodile has died; Aussie airliner Qantas commissions flight-length books. no Also: the legacy of Kierkegaard; the creator of Lyle Crocodile has died; Aussie airliner Qantas commissions flight-length books.

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]]> Exclusive First Read: 'Big Brother' By Lionel Shriver Read an exclusive excerpt of Lionel Shriver's latest, <em>Big Brother</em>. Shriver is no stranger to controversial topics, from school massacres to the American health care system. <em>Big Brother</em> is a comedic take on obesity and its effect on an Iowa family. Tue, 21 May 2013 07:00:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/2013/05/21/184865323/exclusive-first-read-big-brother-by-lionel-shriver?ft=1&f=1032 http://www.npr.org/2013/05/21/184865323/exclusive-first-read-big-brother-by-lionel-shriver?ft=1&f=1032 Read an exclusive excerpt of Lionel Shriver's latest, <em>Big Brother</em>. Shriver is no stranger to controversial topics, from school massacres to the American health care system. <em>Big Brother</em> is a comedic take on obesity and its effect on an Iowa family. 0 no Read an exclusive excerpt of Lionel Shriver's latest, Big Brother. Shriver is no stranger to controversial topics, from school massacres to the American health care system. Big Brother is a comedic take on obesity and its effect on an Iowa family.

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]]> American Voices On 'The Unwinding' Of America's Values George Packer's <em>The Unwinding </em>explores the social and economic upheavals that have transformed the U.S. over the past 30 years. In a nuanced work of literary journalism, colorful characters from across the class divide tell their own stories of a social contract in tatters. Tue, 21 May 2013 07:00:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/2013/05/21/184183771/american-voices-on-the-unwinding-of-americas-values?ft=1&f=1032 http://www.npr.org/2013/05/21/184183771/american-voices-on-the-unwinding-of-americas-values?ft=1&f=1032 George Packer's <em>The Unwinding </em>explores the social and economic upheavals that have transformed the U.S. over the past 30 years. In a nuanced work of literary journalism, colorful characters from across the class divide tell their own stories of a social contract in tatters. no George Packer's The Unwinding explores the social and economic upheavals that have transformed the U.S. over the past 30 years. In a nuanced work of literary journalism, colorful characters from across the class divide tell their own stories of a social contract in tatters.

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]]> After Crashing In Canadian 'Abyss,' Four Men Fight To Survive On an icy night in 1984, a commuter plane crashed in the wilderness. Six passengers died, but four survived: the pilot, a politician, a policeman and a prisoner. Carol Shaben's <em>Into the Abyss</em> describes their fight to make it through that frigid night alive. Tue, 21 May 2013 03:09:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/2013/05/21/184177321/after-crashing-in-canadian-abyss-four-men-fight-to-survive?ft=1&f=1032 http://www.npr.org/2013/05/21/184177321/after-crashing-in-canadian-abyss-four-men-fight-to-survive?ft=1&f=1032 On an icy night in 1984, a commuter plane crashed in the wilderness. Six passengers died, but four survived: the pilot, a politician, a policeman and a prisoner. Carol Shaben's <em>Into the Abyss</em> describes their fight to make it through that frigid night alive. 438 no On an icy night in 1984, a commuter plane crashed in the wilderness. Six passengers died, but four survived: the pilot, a politician, a policeman and a prisoner. Carol Shaben's Into the Abyss describes their fight to make it through that frigid night alive.

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]]> Courtside Chemistry: How NBA's Phil Jackson Won 'Eleven Rings' Jackson is famous for his philosophical take on basketball and for the many stars he led to championship triumphs. He taught his players yoga and gave them assigned reading — but also pushed them to intensely practice fundamental skills. His new book looks back on a legendary coaching career. Tue, 21 May 2013 03:08:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/2013/05/21/183974460/courtside-chemistry-how-nbas-phil-jackson-won-eleven-rings?ft=1&f=1032 http://www.npr.org/2013/05/21/183974460/courtside-chemistry-how-nbas-phil-jackson-won-eleven-rings?ft=1&f=1032 Jackson is famous for his philosophical take on basketball and for the many stars he led to championship triumphs. He taught his players yoga and gave them assigned reading — but also pushed them to intensely practice fundamental skills. His new book looks back on a legendary coaching career. 467 no Jackson is famous for his philosophical take on basketball and for the many stars he led to championship triumphs. He taught his players yoga and gave them assigned reading — but also pushed them to intensely practice fundamental skills. His new book looks back on a legendary coaching career.

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]]> Black In America: A Story Rendered In Gray Scale Chimamanda Adichie's <em>Americanah</em> is about a young Nigerian woman who moves to the U.S. It's a story of relocation, far-flung love and life as an outsider. But reviewer Rosecrans Baldwin says that despite the author's talent, much of the storytelling feels flat. <em> </em> Tue, 14 May 2013 07:00:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/2013/05/20/183662205/black-in-america-a-story-rendered-in-grayscale?ft=1&f=1032 http://www.npr.org/2013/05/20/183662205/black-in-america-a-story-rendered-in-grayscale?ft=1&f=1032 Chimamanda Adichie's <em>Americanah</em> is about a young Nigerian woman who moves to the U.S. It's a story of relocation, far-flung love and life as an outsider. But reviewer Rosecrans Baldwin says that despite the author's talent, much of the storytelling feels flat. <em> </em> 173 no Chimamanda Adichie's Americanah is about a young Nigerian woman who moves to the U.S. It's a story of relocation, far-flung love and life as an outsider. But reviewer Rosecrans Baldwin says that despite the author's talent, much of the storytelling feels flat.

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]]> Christine Ha: From MasterChef To Home Kitchen When Christine Ha won <em>MasterChef</em> in 2012, she blew the reality TV show judges away with her Vietnamese influenced cooking. But what really impressed viewers was that she had total control in the kitchen, even though she's blind. Host Michel Martin speaks to Christine Ha about her new cookbook <em>Recipes from my Home Kitchen</em>. Mon, 20 May 2013 12:00:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=185534668&ft=1&f=1032 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=185534668&ft=1&f=1032 When Christine Ha won <em>MasterChef</em> in 2012, she blew the reality TV show judges away with her Vietnamese influenced cooking. But what really impressed viewers was that she had total control in the kitchen, even though she's blind. Host Michel Martin speaks to Christine Ha about her new cookbook <em>Recipes from my Home Kitchen</em>. 672 no When Christine Ha won MasterChef in 2012, she blew the reality TV show judges away with her Vietnamese influenced cooking. But what really impressed viewers was that she had total control in the kitchen, even though she's blind. Host Michel Martin speaks to Christine Ha about her new cookbook Recipes from my Home Kitchen.

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