Author Interviews
Self-portrait after the avalanche, first winter ascent of Gasherbrum II, Karakorum Himalaya, Pakistan, Feb. 4, 2011. Cory Richards hide caption
In 'The Color of Everything," photographer shares how being bipolar shaped his life
Grammy award-winning soul singer Mavis Staples Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images hide caption
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer shares her leadership philosophy in her new book, True Gretch: What I've Learned About Life, Leadership, and Everything in Between. Simon and Schuster hide caption
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer has 'complete confidence' in Biden’s candidacy
Jill Ciment met her husband Arnold Mesches when she was his teenage art student. Random House/Random House hide caption
She was 17. He was 47. #MeToo changed how she thinks of their relationship
"The first place I learned to be funny was on the schoolyard trying to defuse this weird tension around my body, says Ian Karmel. He won an Emmy Award in 2019 for his work on James Corden's "Carpool Karaoke" special with Paul McCartney. Kenny McMillan/Penguin Random House hide caption
Contestants on Love is Blind live apart from one another and do not see each other before agreeing to be married. Netflix hide caption
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'Emergency Quarters' are for pay phones (remember those?) in a new book by ‘90s kids
Freelance science writer Sadie Dingfelder is the author of the new book Do I Know You?, which explores human sight, memory and imagination. Little, Brown Spark, an imprint of Little, Brown and Company hide caption
The human brain is hardwired to recognize faces. But what if you can't?
The truth and lies behind one of the most banned books in America
Ferris Jabr's book Becoming Earth: How Our Planet Came to Life examines the ways life and Earth have shaped each other. Lucas Heinrich/Random House hide caption
Earth is more than a planet with life on it. It's a "living planet"
Author Jules Gill-Peterson poses next to her book, A Short History of Trans Misogyny Headshot by Kadji Amin and book cover design by Angela Lorenzo for Verso hide caption
Dr. Anthony Fauci testifies before the House Oversight and Accountability Committee Select Subcommittee on June 3. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption
Why Anthony Fauci approaches every trip to the White House as if it's his last
Carvell Wallace, author of 'Another Word for Love' Carvell Wallace hide caption
'Satchel' recalls the iconic pitcher who helped integrate Major League Baseball
Kyne wearing her hyperbolic plane dress. Author photo by Fabian Di Corcia. Fabian Di Corcia/Fabian Di Corcia hide caption
Drag queen Kyne Santos explores how math is 'beautiful' in new book 'Math in Drag'
For 'Such Kindness' novelist Andre Dubus III, chronic pain is a fact of life
Taylor Swift, the Mona Lisa and Beyoncé. Andrew Dias Nobreafp via Getty Images; Thomas Coexafp via Getty Images; Kevin Winter/Getty Images for The Recording Academy./. hide caption
Approximately one in every three births in the U.S. occurs as the result of a C-section. Getty Images hide caption
After a traumatic C-section, journalist takes on the medicalization of birth
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Stephen King says finishing one of his stories decades after he started it felt like "calling into a canyon of time." Francois Mori/AP hide caption