Writers & Writing

Sara Levine's darkly comic novel follows a woman whose babysitting duties take a bizarre turn after a dog dies at the park.

Journalist Gabe Bullard argues that embracing a little more friction in everyday life could make us happier and more connected.

This month's books we're noting, from authors including Daisy Johnson and Louise Kennedy, tell stories of star-crossed romance, hard-won redemption and high-stakes struggle.

Reporter Akbar Shahid Ahmed draws on more than 150 interviews to explore the secrecy, internal dissent and decisions that shaped U.S. policy.

In a small town in Ohio, farm animals and people start turning into monsters. But somehow they seem happier that way, in John Scalzi's novel "Monsters of Ohio." He talks to NPR's Ayesha Rascoe.

Dame Judi Dench has a new autobiography out, "Is It Too Late to Make A Run for It?" NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Dench and her co-author, Brendan O'Hea.

NPR's Scott Simon talks to Frank Huyler, author and ER doctor, about his new novel. "The Red Dress" follows a yacht captain and his little girl to a mysterious island owned by a tech titan.

With Halloween this weekend, we get some books to get the blood racing from "The Stacks" host and creator Traci Thomas.

The Nobel Prize-winning novelist says he honed his skills while working as a songwriter. Now, Ishiguro's 2021 novel Klara and the Sun has been adapted to film. Originally broadcast March 17, 2021.

Best-selling children's author R.J. Palacio talks about her new picture book called The Haunted Playground. It's about what ghosts get up to when they're off the clock.