Dec 23rd, 2008 · Over 30 years ago, Midwestern writer David Rhodes published three much-praised novels in quick succession. But he went silent after a motorcycle accident left him paralyzed. Now he has published a new book: Driftless.
Dec 21st, 2008 · Gregory Maguire is the author of the bestselling novel "Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West," which has been turned into a worldwide hit musical. Maguire has written an original Christmas story for NPR which he will read on All Things Considered on Christmas Day. The story is based on Hans Christian Anderson's "The Little Match Girl." Maguire speaks with guest host Alison Stewart to give listeners a taste of what's to come.
Dec 16th, 2008 · Don't let the capes and external underwear fool you; no longer escapist entertainment, superhero comics capture the timbre of the times as no pollster can. And this year, the mood is dark.
Dec 13th, 2008 · In Karan Mahajan's debut novel, nothing happens in the Ahuja family in small doses. Every day seems to bring a new breaking point — and sometimes, a new understanding.
Dec 9th, 2008 · Two new novels explore the consequences of a personified Death who fails to perform expected duties. Jonathan Carroll's The Ghost in Love focuses on an individual saved from Death, while Jose Saramago's Death with Interruptions examines an entire nation.
Dec 7th, 2008 · Former Egyptian presidential candidate Alaa Al Aswany is the Arab world's best-selling fiction writer. His latest novel, Chicago, follows several recent Egyptian emigres as they study at the University of Illinois and their professors, who emigrated to the U.S. decades earlier.
Dec 6th, 2008 · In the criminal justice system, Richard Belzer has played Detective John Munch on television for more than fifteen years — and on ten different shows. Now he's published a new novel.
Dec 4th, 2008 · No longer only for kids, geeks, nerds and aging baby boomers longing for a second childhood, graphic novels are showing themselves a medium of startling breadth and grace. Don't call them a genre anymore; cutting-edge graphic novels exist for everyone.