
The Week's Best Stories From NPR Books
This week: Meg Wolitzer, Charles Frazier, Jo Nesbo, Nafissa Thompson-Spires and James Sexton.Sen. Al Franken, shown during the Peabody Awards ceremony in New York City on May 20, talks about running for office in his new book. Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for Peabody hide caption
Mike Tyson and Cus D'Amato in training. "I'm not a creator," D'Amato once said. "What I do is discover and uncover." Ken Regan/Camera 5 /Courtesy of Blue Rider Press & Plume hide caption
Mike Tyson's New Book Is A Memorial To The Man Who Made Him A Champion
Gwendolyn Brooks poses with her first book of poems, A Street in Bronzeville. AP hide caption
Writer Denis Johnson. Cindy Johnson/Courtesy of Farrar, Straus & Giroux hide caption
'Times' Book Review Editor Shares Her Love Of Reading In 'My Life With Bob'
Leaving High School Behind For A Dangerous Life In 'A Good Country'
Audiobooks are the fastest growing segment of the publishing industry, while podcasts are also finding new audiences. One science fiction publisher is experimenting with a new path to the market. Chelsea Beck/NPR hide caption
Sen. Ben Sasse (left) is sworn in by Vice President Joe Biden in 2015, with Sasse's wife Melissa and his son and daughter. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption
"From the Desk of Simone de Beauvoir" invites visitors to sit down and explore a replica of the French feminist's desk. Emily Haight/National Museum of Women in the Arts hide caption
Otis Redding performs on the TV show Ready Steady Go in 1966. Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images hide caption
Jann Wenner, pictured in 1968, one year after founding Rolling Stone magazine. Gene Anthony/Wolfgang's Vault/Courtesy of Abrams Books hide caption