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.
The Week's Best Stories From NPR Books
This week: Meg Wolitzer, Charles Frazier, Jo Nesbo, Nafissa Thompson-Spires and James Sexton.
Milton's Satan may have been kicked out of Heaven, but he had it made in Hell. Heritage Images/Getty Images hide caption
Originally from Limbe, Cameroon, Imbolo Mbue moved to the U.S. to go to college. She began writing Behold the Dreamers after she lost her job in the financial crisis. Kiriko Sano/Penguin Random House hide caption
Debut Novel Takes On The American Dream ... Racism, Recession And All
Amy Schumer Bares Her Soul In 'The Girl With The Lower Back Tattoo'
Jace Clayton, a.k.a. DJ /rupture. Erez Avissar/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Hamdi Ali Musa saw her first book when she was 10. Now 25, she's one of Hargeisa's only librarians. "A revolution has been happening in publishing books, reading, writing and literature," she says. Gregory Warner/NPR hide caption
Cover detail from A Square Meal, by Jane Ziegelman and Andy Coe Harper hide caption
Creamed, Canned And Frozen: How The Great Depression Revamped U.S. Diets
Jacqueline Woodson is also the author of Brown Girl Dreaming, Miracle's Boys, Show Way and Feathers. Juna F. Nagle/Amistad hide caption
Jacqueline Woodson's New Novel For Adults Has Its Roots In Adolescence
In the world of books and literature, "diversity" has recently become hotly debated, along with other cultural and media spheres. Though a few writers of color seem to be getting more shine, the demographics of those working behind the scenes in publishing remain almost entirely white. malerapaso/Getty Images hide caption
Colson Whitehead is also the author of the novel Zone One, and the memoir The Noble Hustle. Doubleday hide caption
Colson Whitehead's 'Underground Railroad' Is A Literal Train To Freedom
