
The Week's Best Stories From NPR Books
This week: Meg Wolitzer, Charles Frazier, Jo Nesbo, Nafissa Thompson-Spires and James Sexton.Sam Greenlee during Los Angeles Film Festival - Blaxploitation Misnomer and Misunderstood at Director's Guild of America Atrium in Los Angeles in 2004. John Heller/WireImage/Getty Images hide caption
In her new book Bugged, Sarah Albee explores history through the lens of insects — including how they spread disease, how they influence conflicts, and how they can be a tasty snack. iStockphoto hide caption
Terry Crews is a former NFL linebacker and now an actor. Manhood: How to Be a Better Man — or Just Live with One is his first book. Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images hide caption
No One Wants To Be With The Marlboro Man: Terry Crews On 'Manhood'
Taxis speed past the headquarters of the New York Times. iStockphoto hide caption
Reporter Glenn Greenwald speaks to reporters in Hong Kong on June 10, 2013, just days after publishing a series of reports about the NSA's mass surveillance programs. Vincent Yu/AP hide caption
Greenwald On NSA Leaks: 'We've Erred On The Side Of Excess Caution'
Then-Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner testifies before the House Financial Services Committee in 2012. He says he struggled with communicating why he had to help the banks during the financial crisis. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption
Philippe Petit, a French high-wire artist, walks across a tightrope suspended between the World Trade Center towers in New York on Aug. 7, 1974. Alan Welner/AP hide caption
Larry McMurtry Loves The West, But Knocks The Cowboy Off His High Horse
Why Bring Up Death When We Could Talk About 'Something More Pleasant'?
Diane Keaton lives with her daughter and son in Los Angeles. Ruven Afanador/Courtesy of Random House hide caption
Jessye Norman performs late on June 6, 2008 during the 14th Sacred World Music Festival. Abdelhak Senna/AFP/Getty Images hide caption