NPR: Books Podcast

1) Writer Brad Meltzer says you must read "Replay" by Ken Grimwood; 2) Looking at Boston through the eyes of mystery writer Robert B. ...

1) "Goodnight Bush" parodies a classic children's book, with a bitingly political bent; 2) Librarian Nancy Pearl recommends ideal reads for ...

1) A challenge for amazon's Kindle e-reader: how does it stand up to a visit to a pool? 2) Three Books celebrating independence; 3) "Curse ...

1) Author Jonathan Raban says you must read Evelyn Waugh's "Put Out More Flags" - a comedic novel set in the early days of the World War ; ...

1) "Three Books" about the Suburban Housewife; 2) Paolo Bacigalupi writes environmentally-themed Sci-Fi short stories in his debut ...

1) "The Candy Bombers" by Andrei Cherny tells the story of pilot Hal Halvorsen, who dropped candy for German children in the Berlin ...

1) "Three Books" about weddings, both serious and light-hearted; 2) Ace girl-detective Nancy Drew is the subject of the latest installment ...

1) A roundup of books about the economic influence of China and India with Vishakha Desai, president of the Asia Society; 2) Dartmouth ...

1) "Pennsylvania Avenue" authors John Harwood and Gerald F. Seib look at how Washington works, and how the next president might change it; ...

1) Jo March from Louisa May Alcott's "Little Women" is part of the series "In Character"; 2) David Sedaris, getting personal as he ...

1) Alan Cheuse's extended summer reading list blends fiction - novels and stories both - with memoir, essays and poetry; 2) Writer and ...

1) "What Happened" to the sales embargo of Scott McClellan's memoir? Human error had copies on the shelf before their time; 2) Novelist ...

1) "The Boat" is a debut collection of stories by Vietnamese-born and Australia-raised author Nam Le; 2) Salman Rushdie blurs imagination ...