The Week's Best Stories From NPR Books This week: Meg Wolitzer's latest, Charles Frazier returns to the Civil War, the pressures of being the only black person in the room, a new Macbeth, and marriage-saving tips from a divorce lawyer.
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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