NPR People: Lynn Neary

NPR People: Lynn Neary http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=2100948&ft=1&f=2100948 Lynn Neary is a correspondent in NPR's Arts and Information Unit and covers books, movies, television, and arts-related issues and features. Since joining NPR in 1982 Neary has been heard frequently as a host on NPR's renowned news programs. Neary was All Things Considered weekend host from 1984 to 1992, a position she moved to after serving as newscaster for NPR's Morning Edition since 1982. In 1992, she co-hosted the NPR/National Geographic Society series Radio Expeditions with Alex Chadwick. She has also anchored NPR's nationwide daily call-in program Talk of the Nation as well as Morning Edition, weekday All Things Considered, and Weekend Edition Sunday. Copyright 2009 NPR - For Personal Use Only NPR API RSS Generator 0.93 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:00:00 -0500 http://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/thumbnail/npr_generic_image_75.jpg Lynn Neary http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=2100948&ft=1&f=2100948 yes McCann, Stiles Win National Book Awards The 60th annual National Book Awards were handed out Wednesday night in New York. Colum McCann's <em>Let the Great World Spin,</em> a novel about daring, luck and mortality in 1970s New York, won the fiction prize. T.J. Stiles' biography of Cornelius Vanderbilt, <em>The First Tycoon,</em> was the nonfiction winner, and Keith Waldrop's <em>Transcendental Studies: A Trilogy</em> won for poetry. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:00:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120562910&ft=1&f=2100948 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120562910&ft=1&f=2100948 The 60th annual National Book Awards were handed out Wednesday night in New York. Colum McCann's <em>Let the Great World Spin,</em> a novel about daring, luck and mortality in 1970s New York, won the fiction prize. T.J. Stiles' biography of Cornelius Vanderbilt, <em>The First Tycoon,</em> was the nonfiction winner, and Keith Waldrop's <em>Transcendental Studies: A Trilogy</em> won for poetry. 255 no The 60th annual National Book Awards were handed out Wednesday night in New York. Colum McCann's Let the Great World Spin, a novel about daring, luck and mortality in 1970s New York, won the fiction prize. T.J. Stiles' biography of Cornelius Vanderbilt, The First Tycoon, was the nonfiction winner, and Keith Waldrop's Transcendental Studies: A Trilogy won for poetry.

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]]> Story Specialists: Doctors Who Write The history of literature is filled with authors who also performed surgery or scribbled prescriptions. Lynn Neary speaks with two doctors who are also fiction writers — Abraham Verghese and Terrence Holt — about the link between medicine and writing literature. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:45:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120495468&ft=1&f=2100948 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120495468&ft=1&f=2100948 The history of literature is filled with authors who also performed surgery or scribbled prescriptions. Lynn Neary speaks with two doctors who are also fiction writers — Abraham Verghese and Terrence Holt — about the link between medicine and writing literature. 397 no The history of literature is filled with authors who also performed surgery or scribbled prescriptions. Lynn Neary speaks with two doctors who are also fiction writers — Abraham Verghese and Terrence Holt — about the link between medicine and writing literature.

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]]> From Kingsolver, The Fiction Of A Split Psyche Writer Barbara Kingsolver is fascinated by the tension inherent in living on the border between two cultures. Her latest novel, <em>The Lacuna</em>, tells the story of a young man born of a Mexican mother and an American father. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:18:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120182303&ft=1&f=2100948 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120182303&ft=1&f=2100948 Writer Barbara Kingsolver is fascinated by the tension inherent in living on the border between two cultures. Her latest novel, <em>The Lacuna</em>, tells the story of a young man born of a Mexican mother and an American father. 440 no Writer Barbara Kingsolver is fascinated by the tension inherent in living on the border between two cultures. Her latest novel, The Lacuna, tells the story of a young man born of a Mexican mother and an American father.

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]]> Nation's Retailers Engage In Online Book Pricing War The book industry is reeling as the price of some of its hottest books drops to a new low at some online stores. The price war took off last week when Walmart cut its price for online pre-orders of 10 upcoming best-sellers to $10. Amazon countered with a similar discount of $9, which Wal-Mart then took down to $8.99. Now, Target is entering the fray. Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:00:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=113977717&ft=1&f=2100948 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=113977717&ft=1&f=2100948 The book industry is reeling as the price of some of its hottest books drops to a new low at some online stores. The price war took off last week when Walmart cut its price for online pre-orders of 10 upcoming best-sellers to $10. Amazon countered with a similar discount of $9, which Wal-Mart then took down to $8.99. Now, Target is entering the fray. 196 no The book industry is reeling as the price of some of its hottest books drops to a new low at some online stores. The price war took off last week when Walmart cut its price for online pre-orders of 10 upcoming best-sellers to $10. Amazon countered with a similar discount of $9, which Wal-Mart then took down to $8.99. Now, Target is entering the fray.

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]]> Julie Andrews Celebrates The Sound Of Poetry Though her singing voice was irreparably damaged in 1997, Julie Andrews' innate musicality is irrepressible. Her new book, a collection of poems, songs and lullabies, features an accompanying CD in which Andrews reads some of the verses that played an important role in her family. Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:17:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=113791709&ft=1&f=2100948 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=113791709&ft=1&f=2100948 Though her singing voice was irreparably damaged in 1997, Julie Andrews' innate musicality is irrepressible. Her new book, a collection of poems, songs and lullabies, features an accompanying CD in which Andrews reads some of the verses that played an important role in her family. 290 no Though her singing voice was irreparably damaged in 1997, Julie Andrews' innate musicality is irrepressible. Her new book, a collection of poems, songs and lullabies, features an accompanying CD in which Andrews reads some of the verses that played an important role in her family.

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]]> Germany's Mueller Wins Literature Nobel The Nobel Prize for literature has been awarded to Romanian-born German writer Herta Mueller. The Nobel committee said "with the concentration of poetry and the frankness of prose, [her work] depicts the landscape of the dispossessed." Thu, 08 Oct 2009 07:36:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=113606337&ft=1&f=2100948 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=113606337&ft=1&f=2100948 The Nobel Prize for literature has been awarded to Romanian-born German writer Herta Mueller. The Nobel committee said "with the concentration of poetry and the frankness of prose, [her work] depicts the landscape of the dispossessed." 238 no The Nobel Prize for literature has been awarded to Romanian-born German writer Herta Mueller. The Nobel committee said "with the concentration of poetry and the frankness of prose, [her work] depicts the landscape of the dispossessed."

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]]> Does Winning A Nobel Translate To More Book Sales? The literary award season is under way, with the Nobel Prize for Literature being awarded Thursday. The Nobel, considered by many to be the most prestigious prize, carries with it a hefty monetary award — last year's winner got more than a million dollars. But it has the potential to bring a lot more money — through book sales. Thu, 08 Oct 2009 06:00:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=113604865&ft=1&f=2100948 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=113604865&ft=1&f=2100948 The literary award season is under way, with the Nobel Prize for Literature being awarded Thursday. The Nobel, considered by many to be the most prestigious prize, carries with it a hefty monetary award — last year's winner got more than a million dollars. But it has the potential to bring a lot more money — through book sales. 204 no The literary award season is under way, with the Nobel Prize for Literature being awarded Thursday. The Nobel, considered by many to be the most prestigious prize, carries with it a hefty monetary award — last year's winner got more than a million dollars. But it has the potential to bring a lot more money — through book sales.

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]]> For Pete Dexter, Fiction Provides A Happy Ending The young boy in Pete Dexter's new novel, <em>Spooner,</em> bears a striking resemblance to the author himself. But Dexter insists that he hasn't written a memoir, only a novel with "a lot happier ending than life was." Fri, 02 Oct 2009 15:00:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=113114173&ft=1&f=2100948 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=113114173&ft=1&f=2100948 The young boy in Pete Dexter's new novel, <em>Spooner,</em> bears a striking resemblance to the author himself. But Dexter insists that he hasn't written a memoir, only a novel with "a lot happier ending than life was." 327 no The young boy in Pete Dexter's new novel, Spooner, bears a striking resemblance to the author himself. But Dexter insists that he hasn't written a memoir, only a novel with "a lot happier ending than life was."

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]]> Pooh Faithful Return To The Hundred Acre Wood In the first authorized sequel to A.A. Milne's classic tales of Winnie the Pooh, author David Benedictus treads gently on the sacred woods of the original. Fri, 02 Oct 2009 15:56:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=113406207&ft=1&f=2100948 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=113406207&ft=1&f=2100948 In the first authorized sequel to A.A. Milne's classic tales of Winnie the Pooh, author David Benedictus treads gently on the sacred woods of the original. 438 no In the first authorized sequel to A.A. Milne's classic tales of Winnie the Pooh, author David Benedictus treads gently on the sacred woods of the original.

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]]> A Blockbuster Week For The Publishing Industry People in the publishing business described this week as a trifecta: It began with the release on Monday of the new Ted Kennedy autobiography and ends Friday with Oprah's announcement of her latest book club pick. In between, Dan Brown's new book <em>The Lost Symbol</em> hit the stores. Fri, 18 Sep 2009 01:52:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=112938879&ft=1&f=2100948 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=112938879&ft=1&f=2100948 People in the publishing business described this week as a trifecta: It began with the release on Monday of the new Ted Kennedy autobiography and ends Friday with Oprah's announcement of her latest book club pick. In between, Dan Brown's new book <em>The Lost Symbol</em> hit the stores. 193 no People in the publishing business described this week as a trifecta: It began with the release on Monday of the new Ted Kennedy autobiography and ends Friday with Oprah's announcement of her latest book club pick. In between, Dan Brown's new book The Lost Symbol hit the stores.

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]]> Edgy, Violent Thrillers For The Teen-Age Set In her trilogy-in-progress — first <em>The Hunger Games</em> and now <em>Catching Fire</em> — Suzanne Collins blends elements of reality TV with themes from Greek mythology. The resulting books can be shocking — and enthralling. Tue, 01 Sep 2009 00:05:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=112119277&ft=1&f=2100948 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=112119277&ft=1&f=2100948 In her trilogy-in-progress — first <em>The Hunger Games</em> and now <em>Catching Fire</em> — Suzanne Collins blends elements of reality TV with themes from Greek mythology. The resulting books can be shocking — and enthralling. 337 no In her trilogy-in-progress — first The Hunger Games and now Catching Fire — Suzanne Collins blends elements of reality TV with themes from Greek mythology. The resulting books can be shocking — and enthralling.

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]]> Sony's 2 Readers Compete With Amazon's Kindle Sony Corp. introduces two new devices to the world of digital book readers on Wednesday. Company officials say they hope to put Amazon and its Kindle on the defensive. Sony's two new e-book devices are the Reader Touch Edition and the Reader Pocket Edition Wed, 05 Aug 2009 06:50:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=111566170&ft=1&f=2100948 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=111566170&ft=1&f=2100948 Sony Corp. introduces two new devices to the world of digital book readers on Wednesday. Company officials say they hope to put Amazon and its Kindle on the defensive. Sony's two new e-book devices are the Reader Touch Edition and the Reader Pocket Edition 0 no Sony Corp. introduces two new devices to the world of digital book readers on Wednesday. Company officials say they hope to put Amazon and its Kindle on the defensive. Sony's two new e-book devices are the Reader Touch Edition and the Reader Pocket Edition

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]]> For Authors, Ghostwriting Offers Solvency, Stability Authors struggling to hit it big on the publishing scene find that writing other people's books can open the door to financial freedom. Tue, 04 Aug 2009 16:13:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=111511780&ft=1&f=2100948 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=111511780&ft=1&f=2100948 Authors struggling to hit it big on the publishing scene find that writing other people's books can open the door to financial freedom. 297 no Authors struggling to hit it big on the publishing scene find that writing other people's books can open the door to financial freedom.

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]]> Amazon Removes Books From Kindle More people are getting used to reading e-books on devices like the Sony Reader or the Amazon Kindle. Recently Kindle owners who had purchased George Orwell's <em>1984</em> or <em>Animal Farm</em> had their books snatched back by Amazon when a rights issue arose. The buyers were credited their $9.99, but such a recall could never have happened with actual books. Mon, 03 Aug 2009 08:54:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=111487759&ft=1&f=2100948 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=111487759&ft=1&f=2100948 More people are getting used to reading e-books on devices like the Sony Reader or the Amazon Kindle. Recently Kindle owners who had purchased George Orwell's <em>1984</em> or <em>Animal Farm</em> had their books snatched back by Amazon when a rights issue arose. The buyers were credited their $9.99, but such a recall could never have happened with actual books. 438 no More people are getting used to reading e-books on devices like the Sony Reader or the Amazon Kindle. Recently Kindle owners who had purchased George Orwell's 1984 or Animal Farm had their books snatched back by Amazon when a rights issue arose. The buyers were credited their $9.99, but such a recall could never have happened with actual books.

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]]> Hunting 'Prey' On The Streets Of The Twin Cities Even in some of its more dicey neighborhoods, St. Paul, Minn., has the old-fashioned American look of an Edward Hopper painting. It's not particularly threatening looking, but for crime writer John Sandford, this is the territory of tough thugs. Fri, 31 Jul 2009 00:02:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=106863577&ft=1&f=2100948 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=106863577&ft=1&f=2100948 Even in some of its more dicey neighborhoods, St. Paul, Minn., has the old-fashioned American look of an Edward Hopper painting. It's not particularly threatening looking, but for crime writer John Sandford, this is the territory of tough thugs. 399 no Even in some of its more dicey neighborhoods, St. Paul, Minn., has the old-fashioned American look of an Edward Hopper painting. It's not particularly threatening looking, but for crime writer John Sandford, this is the territory of tough thugs.

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