Writers & Writing

In Five Weeks in the Country, author Francine Prose imagines a distressing, ill-timed visit to Charles Dickens' home in 1857 — offering a memorable twist on the classic English country house drama.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with legal theorist Kimberlé Crenshaw about her new memoir "Backtalker."

Five major publishing houses and the bestselling author are suing Meta and its CEO Mark Zuckerberg for allegedly training its Llama generative AI models on millions of copyrighted materials.

Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw helped name two contested ideas in U.S. politics — intersectionality and critical race theory. Her memoir chronicles the personal and legal framework for her thinking.

The book centers around 13-year-old Jimmy, who's left reeling the summer after his mother dies.

Summer blockbuster season has begun — on the big screen and in bookstores. This month brings new titles from Douglas Stuart, Kathryn Stockett, Ali Smith, David Sedaris and many more.

NPR's A Martinez speaks with Manoush Zomorodi, host of NPR's TED Radio hour and author of the new book, "Body Electric."

Award winners include authors Daniel Kraus, Jill Lepore and Yiyun Li, opinion writer M. Gessen and staffers and contributors at The Washington Post, Reuters and AP.

Like a number of his characters, Booker Prize-winning novelist Douglas Stuart grew up working class and queer in Glasgow. He went on to have a career in fashion, which plays into his latest novel.

Jack Thorne adapted Lord of the Flies into a four-part TV series to show the story unfolding through the eyes of each of the four main characters.