Kennedy Ryan’s latest novel, scoreFollows the reunion of two former college sweethearts while making a film about the Harlem Renaissance. 2pm sharp hide caption toggle caption 2pm sharp Kennedy Ryan first fell in love with romance novels in middle school. She would sneak books away from her mother, who was a preacher, and hide them
Paul Tremblay has made a career of pushing the horror genre – and the novel format – in strange and exciting new directions. In his latest, Dreaming of dead but electric sheep, The author presents an amalgamation of genre elements that can best be described as psychological-dystopian-science-fiction horror. It’s a mouthful, but the narrative does
When the last line is read and you find that it is difficult to extricate yourself from the world that has swallowed you whole, you have found a good novel for yourself. As George Saunders once said, good writing “brings to life the part of us that really believes that we are in this world
We asked our newsroom colleagues to share the nonfiction titles they’ve enjoyed reading so far this year — here’s what they shared with us.
Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan delivers the keynote address at the IMF Statistics Forum/Statistics for Policy Making on November 18, 2014 in Washington, DC. Greenspan died on Monday at the age of 100. Paul J. via Getty Images Richards/AFP hide caption toggle caption Paul J. via Getty Images Richards/AFP Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan
Alan Greenspan and Ayn Rand are photographed in the Oval Office on September 4, 1974, after Greenspan was sworn in as Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers. David Hume Kennerley/Getty Images/Hulton Archive hide caption toggle caption David Hume Kennerley/Getty Images/Hulton Archive One of the most important intellectual relationships in the life of prominent former
Laverne Cox says that from a young age, “I always had music on my mind.” His new memoir is called Excellent. She is shown above in New York in April 2026. Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images For more than a decade, Laverne Cox has been one of the most visible
Scott Simon talks with author Judy Blume at the Santa Fe International Literature Festival in May. Tira howard photography./Courtesy Santa Fe International Literary Festival hide caption toggle caption Tira howard photography./Courtesy Santa Fe International Literary Festival Judy Blume is a renowned author of books for young adults including Are you there, Lord it’s me Margaret,
In savings and trustHistorian Justine Hill Edwards tells the story of the Freedman’s Bank, which was created for former enslaved people after the Civil War. Originally aired November 7, 2024. Listen to the original interview History How does the collapse of the Freedman’s Bank in 1874 connect to the economic inequalities we see today
Jane Yolen in 1989. Denver Post/AP hide caption toggle caption Denver Post/AP Author Jane Yolen published an astonishing number of books in her lifetime – more than 450. He died last week at his home in Hatfield, Mass., at the age of 87. Her residence there marked the beginning of a career in which Yolen