Books

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Bonny Reichert about her culinary memoir, "How to Share an Egg." It's a mix of food and family history. Reichert is the daughter of a Holocaust survivor.

Chinese author Fang Fang posted notes online while being quarantined in Wuhan. They became Wuhan Diary. She talks with us about two more of her books now coming to English readers.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with actor Naomi Watts about her new book "Dare I Say It: Everything I Wish I'd Known About Menopause."

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with author Eric Dezenhall about "Wiseguys and the White House," a new book on the interplay between organized crime and our presidents.

Pop culture critic Glen Weldon says he can't separate the art from the artist. But in light of the sexual abuse allegations against Gaiman, he will separate himself from the author's future work.

Actor Josh Gad, best known for his roles in Frozen and Book of Mormon, is out with a new memoir about his life and career.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Emma Knight about debut novel, The Life Cycle of the Common Octopus, which takes on the subjects of motherhood, female friendship and first love.

Nearly lost in a fire, Zora Neale Hurston's final novel, 'The Life of Herod the Great,' is out more than 60 years after her death. The novel expands on her interest in the ancient king of Judea.

In order to better understand her circadian rhythm, science journalist Lynne Peeples conducted an experiment in which lived for 10 days in a bunker, with no exposure to sunlight or clocks.

NPR's Eric Deggans asks poet Amanda Gorman about her new picture book, "Girls on the Rise."