Books

Father James Martin talks about learning to pray in his latest book "Learning to Pray: A Guide for Everyone."

Joshua Bennett has received the Whiting Award and a Guggenheim Fellowship.

Gabriela Garcia’s debut novel, “Of Women and Salt,” is about the choices mothers make and the burden of that legacy for their daughters.

"I think children want to read about normal, everyday kids," Cleary told NPR in 1999. "... I think children like to find themselves in books."

This week on Book Public, Te-Ping Chen discusses her debut collection of short stories, "Land of Big Numbers."

Roya Hakakian was a teenager when she came to the United States from Iran. she says she hopes her book will help native-born Americans see all the small signs of democracy they don't usually notice.

"The Lowering Days": Gregory Brown's Debut Novel of Contention and Compassion in Maine Community

The decision includes books such as And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street and If I Ran the Zoo. They have been criticized for how they depict Asian and Black people.

“Homo Irrealis”: André Aciman’s Essay Collection Parses the Meanings of the Paradoxes and Contradictions of Time

"Mike Nichols: A Life": Mark Harris Chronicles Mike Nichols' Complex Life and Brilliant Career