
The Week's Best Stories From NPR Books
This week: Meg Wolitzer, Charles Frazier, Jo Nesbo, Nafissa Thompson-Spires and James Sexton.Author Saul Bellow, the 1976 Nobel Prize winner for literature is shown in this 1977 portrait. He was born 100 years ago this June. Eddie Adams/AP hide caption
In 2014, BookCon responded to the We Need Diverse Books campaign by inviting it to form its own panel. Pictured here (from left): I.W. Gregorio, Mike Jung, Matt de la Pena, Grace Lin and Jacqueline Woodson. Courtesy of ReedPOP hide caption
This summer brings many excellent books from writers of color. Ariel Zambelich/NPR hide caption
Capitol Hill Books owner Jim Toole runs the front register of his used bookstore several days a week. He has banned several words from his store, including "awesome," "perfect" and "Amazon." Ariel Zambelich/NPR hide caption
Technology Of Books Has Changed, But Bookstores Are Hanging In There
Cherokee chief John Ross battled the U.S. government for decades on behalf of his people. The Art Archive hide caption
The German service robot Toomas was designed to welcome customers and help them find items in a store. Joerg Sarbach/AP hide caption
Attention White-Collar Workers: The Robots Are Coming For Your Jobs
Chris Harrison, the host of The Bachelor and The Bachelorette. Rick Rowell/ABC hide caption
The Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C., still has all 82 of the William Shakespeare first folios Henry Folger collected. Courtesy of Folger Shakespeare Library hide caption
A Fortune In Folios: One Man's Hunt For Shakespeare's First Editions
'Nimona' Shifts Shape And Takes Names — In Sensible Armor, Of Course
Photographer Sally Mann drives with her greyhound, Honey, in the early 2000s. Michael S. Williamson/Courtesy of Michael S. Williamson hide caption