Elena Burnett

How painter Maira Kalman finds 'Joy' in darkness

Elena Burnett

Author and painter Maira Kalman is out with a new book called Joy, exploring all the things that bring her fleeting happiness and why sorrow is a necessary counterpart to joy.

High class suspects in Ian Rankin's new novel 'The Heights'

Justine Kenin, Mary Louise Kelly, Elena Burnett

Writer Ian Rankin takes us to the underbelly of uber wealthy London life in his new novel The Heights.

How painter Maira Kalman finds 'Joy' in darkness

Elena Burnett, Ashley Brown

Author and painter Maira Kalman is out with a new book called Joy, exploring all the things that bring her fleeting happiness and why sorrow is a necessary counterpart to joy.

Meet the creator of 'Spooky Lake Month,' exploring the world's haunted hydrology

Elena Burnett, Mallory Yu, Alaena Hunt

Geo Rutherford is a TikTok creator whose annual series "Spooky Lake Month" has amassed her millions of followers.

'The Third Eye' presents an unfiltered view of the Beatles' early years

Elena Burnett, Ailsa Chang, Christopher Intagliata

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Olivia Harrison about the new book The Third Eye, a collection of photographs by her late husband, George Harrison of the Beatles.

In 'Sophie, Standing There,' a fictional sound tech mics up (real) famous authors

Elena Burnett, Mary Louise Kelly, Mallory Yu, Lauren Hodges

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with writer Meg Mason about her latest book, Sophie, Standing There, and the one-sided relationships we form with some of our favorite authors.

Is President Trump the world's peacekeeper?

Mary Louise Kelly, Karen Zamora, Courtney Dorning, Elena Burnett

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with State Department spokesman Tommy Pigott about President Trump's speech to the United Nations and America's place in the world.