Safia Elhillo takes a leap in new poems, writes about shame and the body
In her latest poetry collection Girls That Never Die, Safia Elhillo writes about the shame and violence that often comes with being a woman.
Books
'Yu-Gi-Oh!' creator Kazuki Takahashi found dead
The comic artist was discovered off the coast of Nago, Okinawa, Japan, wearing snorkeling gear. First published in 1996, the series he created became a worldwide sensation.
Creators on the Cusp: Meet Gina Gagliano, comics crusader
At a time when comics and graphic novels were seldom released by mainstream publishers, Gina Gagliano worked tirelessly to put the genre on the radar. Now she's head of the Boston Book Festival.
A pediatric neurosurgeon reflects on his intense job, and the post-Roe landscape
Jay Wellons has operated on children's brains and spinal cords. He knows the anguish of losing a patient and the exhilaration of saving a child's life. His memoir is All That Moves Us.
How the Mexican revolution of 1910 helped shape U.S. border policy
Kelly Lytle Hernández's book, Bad Mexicans, tells the story of the rebels who fled from Mexico to the U.S. to publish an oppositional newspaper that would help spark revolution in Mexico.
'The Poet's House' is a droll coming-of-age story — and an absolute keeper of a novel
Jean Thompson's novel follows an insecure young woman as she's drawn into a clique of poets. The Poet's House is a story about the corrosive power of shame and the primal fear of sounding stupid.
Flying around the world — and back home again — in 'Imagine a City'
In a new book, pilot and author of Skyfaring Mark Vanhoenacker takes readers to far-flung cities he once dreamed about during his childhood in western Massachusetts.
A billion here, a billion there: A new book tells the story of J. Paul Getty
In his day, J. Paul Getty was known as "the richest man in America." James Reginato's biography, Growing Up Getty, is an exhaustive account of how the rich are different from most people.
'The Pallbearer's Club:' a memoir on friendship — and a vampire thriller
Is it a memoir of a man's relationship with a friend or with a New England vampire? NPR's Shannon Bond talks to Paul Tremblay about his deliciously confusing thriller, "The Pallbearer's Club."
'Night of the Living Rez' chronicles one tribe's struggle with poverty and addiction
NPR's Melissa Block talks with author Morgan Talty about his book, "Night of the Living Rez," a series of short stories about members of a Native American tribe wrestling with poverty and addiction.