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New Edith Wharton story juxtaposes the horrible with the mundane

Sarah Handel, Elena Burnett, Ailsa Chang

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Andrew Gulli, managing editor of The Strand Magazine, about publishing a new short story from Edith Wharton and its resonance today.
'The Tuxedo Society,' a fun thriller that imagines an LGBTQ spy agency

Elena Burnett, Tinbete Ermyas, Mary Louise Kelly

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Paul Rudnick about his new novel, The Tuxedo Society.
Andrew Sean Greer's new novel embraces the ways Italy continues to surprise him

Elena Burnett, Justine Kenin

Pulitzer Prize winner Andrew Sean Greer is out with a new novel, Villa Coco, based on the delights and surprises of a decade living as an American outsider in Italy.
Author Ann Patchett's new novel makes space for optimism

Courtney Dorning, Mary Louise Kelly, Elena Burnett

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with bestselling author Ann Patchett about her new novel Whistler.
Tracking the hot-button issues driving this year's midterms politics

Elena Burnett, Domenico Montanaro, Emily Feng

Record high oil prices, war with Iran, and controversial immigration policies are just some of the issues for voters. NPR's Domenico Montanaro talks about covering this year's complex midterms.
Novelists Tayari Jones and Meg Wolitzer share notes on mothers in fiction

Justine Kenin, Elena Burnett

Ahead of Mother's Day, we brought together two novelists -- and friends -- Tayari Jones and Meg Wolitzer, to talk about what they love about reading and writing about mothers.
Ahead of a royal U.S. tour, U.K. ambassador speaks on transatlantic tensions

Elena Burnett, Juana Summers, Patrick Jarenwattananon

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Christian Turner, the United Kingdom ambassador to the United States, about current tensions between the two countries and King Charles' state visit to D.C. this week.