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'That's That': A Memoir Of Loving And Leaving Northern Ireland
Sat, 18 May 2013 05:13:54 -0400
Colin Broderick's new memoir, That's That, chronicles his childhood in Northern Ireland during the modern-day "Troubles." Broderick says growing up in what was essentially a war zone seemed normal to him at the time.
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Dan Brown: 'Inferno' Is 'The Book That I Would Want To Read'
Sat, 18 May 2013 05:13:00 -0400
Dan Brown, author of the blockbuster The Da Vinci Code, is back with his first novel in four years. Inferno follows academic hero Robert Langdon on a chase through Italy as he attempts to avert a biological catastrophe.
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Author Elliott Holt says: 'Go West, Young Woman'
Sat, 18 May 2013 07:00:00 -0400
In this Q&A, author Elliott Holt discusses her six favorite novels about expatriates. She also talks about what it's like to be in your 20s, and the importance of travel and exploration.
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Plum Baby
Sat, 18 May 2013 06:19:00 -0400
There isn't enough time in this world to grow your own tree. That tree is a plum baby still, never mind it's tall as the house those men are taking from us. It grew up with me.
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'Picture Cook': Drawings Are The Key Ingredients In These Recipes
Fri, 17 May 2013 14:45:00 -0400
Designer Katie Shelly's upcoming cookbook offers 50 illustrated recipe "blueprints" for basic meals — from simple snacks to more hefty dishes like eggplant Parmesan. She hopes they'll inspire any level of cook to improvise in the kitchen.
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Resetting the Theory of Time
Fri, 17 May 2013 13:00:00 -0400
Generations of physicists have claimed that time is an illusion. But not all agree. In his book Time Reborn: From the Crisis in Physics to the Future of the Universe, theoretical physicist Lee Smolin argues that time exists--and he says time is key to understanding the evolution of the universe.
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Insects May Be The Taste Of The Next Generation, Report Says
Fri, 17 May 2013 13:00:00 -0400
A report from the UN Food and Agriculture Organization says insects offer a huge potential for improving the world's food security. Peter Menzel, co-author of Man Eating Bugs, describes some insect-based cuisine and the western aversion to creepy-crawly snacks.
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When Great Scientists Got It Wrong
Fri, 17 May 2013 13:00:00 -0400
In Brilliant Blunders: From Darwin to Einstein, astrophysicist Mario Livio explores the colossal errors committed by scientific greats, from chemist Linus Pauling's botched model of DNA, to Charles Darwin's failure to understand genetics--the very mechanism of natural selection.
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NPR Bestsellers: Hardcover Nonfiction, Week Of May 16, 2013
Fri, 17 May 2013 12:00:00 -0400
At No. 14, Mark Bittman's VB6 recommends eating a vegan diet until dinnertime.
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NPR Bestsellers: Week Of May 16, 2013
Fri, 17 May 2013 12:00:00 -0400
The lists are compiled from weekly surveys of close to 500 independent bookstores nationwide.
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NPR Bestsellers: Paperback Nonfiction, Week Of May 16, 2013
Fri, 17 May 2013 12:00:00 -0400
Appearing at No. 12, Paul French explores a British schoolgirl's murder in Midnight In Peking.
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NPR Bestsellers: Hardcover Fiction, Week Of May 16, 2013
Fri, 17 May 2013 12:00:00 -0400
Sookie Stackhouse has one last adventure in Charlaine Harris' Dead Ever After. It debuts at No. 4.
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NPR Bestsellers: Paperback Fiction, Week Of May 16, 2013
Fri, 17 May 2013 12:00:00 -0400
Bring Up The Bodies, Hilary Mantel's tale of Anne Boleyn, arrives on the paperback list at No. 9.
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Book News: Amazon May Be Called Before Parliament Over Taxes
Fri, 17 May 2013 08:43:00 -0400
Also: AARP and The Nation join a growing list of ebook publishers; Hilary Mantel on Jane Austen; Anne Applebaum on Sheryl Sandberg.
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From Fame's Leroy To Jay-Z
Thu, 16 May 2013 12:00:00 -0400
Michel Martin speaks to Mark Anthony Neal about his new book, Looking For Leroy: Illegible Black Masculinities. It looks at some of the ways black men have been portrayed in pop culture throughout history.
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