'Buzz' Offers An Adoration For Bees Amid Continued Die-Offs July 15, 2018 • The severity of the enormous reduction in bee numbers over the past decade is at the heart of a new book by conservation biologist Thor Hanson, whose appreciation for the pollinators shines through.
'Chemistry Lessons' Has A Great Formula, But The Results Aren't There July 15, 2018 • The science doesn't quite add up in Meredith Goldstein's debut novel about a young scientist who's continuing her late mother's work on pheromones — in an attempt to win back her ex-boyfriend.
In 'The Cost Of Living,' Renouncing Serenity For A Life In Motion July 14, 2018 • Deborah Levy's brilliant new memoir opens at a time of great change in her life — divorce, deaths, moving house — and it's full of the feeling of travel and movement, but preoccupied with home.
'The Last Cruise' Is A Bit More Than A 3-Hour Tour July 12, 2018 • Kate Christensen's new novel follows a group of people on a vintage-themed cruise — think cabaret, cocktails and no Internet — who are thrown together unexpectedly when things go wrong on board.
'The Fall Of Wisconsin' Puts The State's 2016 Presidential Choice In Context July 11, 2018 • In 2016, Wisconsin picked a Republican for president for the first time since 1984. In his new book, Dan Kaufman, who grew up in the state, tries to show the vote for Trump was part of a larger story.
Floating Prison Drones Equal Menace In 'The Furnace' July 11, 2018 • Prentis Rollins' new graphic novel is set in a near future where the government uses drone-powered mobile invisibility fields to control its prisoners, keeping them out of sight and incommunicado.
Daring New Novel Fetishizes A Desperate Desire For Sleep Fresh Air July 10, 2018 • Ottessa Moshfegh's My Year of Rest and Relaxation centers on a miserable young woman who believes that if she could only sleep long enough, she'd wake up refreshed and free of existential pain. Daring New Novel Fetishizes A Desperate Desire For Sleep Listen · 7:21 7:21 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/627512147/627716284" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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'Rest And Relaxation' Is As Sharp As Its Heroine Is Bleary July 10, 2018 • Ottessa Moshfegh's bizarrely fascinating new novel follows a young woman in Manhattan who decides to sleep her life away with a combination of pills, waking occasionally for bad bodega coffee.
For July, 3 Romantic Reads That Prove Summer Is For Lovers July 8, 2018 • Whether you like high-powered lawyers, ambitious politicians or petticoat-wearing paleontologists, July brings a bumper crop of romance novels, for all your happy-ever-after needs.
Books Young Adult Summer Books July 8, 2018 • Too hot to go outside? Weekend Edition has some suggestions for what to read while curled up under your ceiling fan this summer. Young Adult Summer Books Listen · 5:22 5:22 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/627024842/627024847" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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'How To Be Famous' Says: Don't Hide Your Love Away July 5, 2018 • Caitlin Moran's new novel, the second installment in the adventures of teen rock critic Dolly Wilde, is a dirty, jolly, book-length defense of teenage enthusiasm — for music, sex and life in general.
Read 'The Cabin At The End Of The World' And You Won't Sleep For A Week July 4, 2018 • Paul Tremblay's new novel is the best (and scariest) kind of horror — the quiet, believable kind of story that doesn't involve possessed dolls or body doubles, and could absolutely happen to you.
Confused In Midlife? You're In Good Company With 'The Cost Of Living' Fresh Air July 3, 2018 • Deborah Levy thought her life would slow down at 50, but instead, it became "faster, unstable, unpredictable." Critic Maureen Corrigan says Levy's memoir is a "smart, slim meditation on womanhood." Confused In Midlife? You're In Good Company With 'The Cost Of Living' Listen · 8:56 8:56 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/625598748/625679135" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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'The Shades' Is Both Psychological Study And Taut Thriller July 3, 2018 • Evgenia Citkowitz's new novel follows a family attempting to put their lives back together after a loss. The Halls hope their newly purchased country retreat will help — but things soon go awry.
'Darkest Time Of Night' Will Keep You Turning Pages July 1, 2018 • Television investigative reporter Jeremy Finley brings his small-screen experience to bear in this debut novel, a satisfyingly suspenseful thriller with overtones of The X-Files and Stranger Things.
Book News & Features Step Away From The 'Trauma Buffet' With These 5 Beach Reads By Authors Of Color June 30, 2018 • Sometimes it seems like authors of color are relegated to writing about nothing but suffering, says author Silvia Moreno-Garcia. But we all need a taste of happiness — starting with these five books.
With Gonzo Flair, A New Graphic Novel Kills Hitler June 28, 2018 • Anthony Del Col's gung-ho tale of a convoluted plot to bump off Hitler is jam-packed with beret-wearing Resistance fighters, frosty female spies and epic car chases — plus the dictator's secret son.
'Red Waters Rising' Leads Old Friends Into New Trouble June 27, 2018 • Laura Anne Gilman winds up her Devil's West trilogy with a fascinating story of tension and friction between old friends and new enemies, marred only by some odd choices at the end.
"Confessions of the Fox" by Jordy Rosenberg Samantha Clark/NPR hide caption toggle caption Samantha Clark/NPR An Academic Adventure Goes Awry In 'Confessions Of The Fox' June 26, 2018 • Jordy Rosenberg's novel follows a professor who acquires the autobiographical "confessions" of legendary thief Jack Sheppard, and tries to add some academic footnotes — but things don't go to plan.
A Cornucopia Of Comic Artists Pay Homage To Michael Chabon's Escapist June 24, 2018 • Chabon created the Escapist for his 2000 novel The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay — but now he's become a real comic hero, his exploits drawn by equally legendary figures such as Will Eisner.
David Lynch Memoir 'Room To Dream' Charms — But Doesn't Demystify June 23, 2018 • The book — which Lynch wrote with journalist Kristine McKenna — is intimate and honest about the filmmaker's quirks and flaws, but doesn't dislodge the air of mystery that's settled around his work.
