NPR: Books Podcast

Stories: 1) How Twitter Star Kelly Oxford Makes Everything 'Perfect' 2) In Somalia, Mother And Daughter Are 'Keeping Hope Alive' 3) 'It's Pat' Creator Muses On Motherhood And Family Life 4) J.R.R. Tolkien's Ring On Display At Estate's Exhibit 5) Does Poetry Still Matter? Yes Indeed, Says NPR NewsPoet

Stories: 1) In A New Memoir, Maya Angelou Recalls How A 'Lady' Became 'Mom' 2) 'Life After Life,' The Many Deaths And Do-Overs Of Ursula Todd 3) Mining Books To Map Emotions Through A Century 4) 'Burgess Boys' Family Saga Explores The Authenticity Of Imperfection 5) David Sheff On Addiction: Prevention, Treatment And Staying 'Clean'

Stories: 1) You're So Dumb, You Probably Think This Book Is About Getting Slapped 2) At 80, Philip Roth Reflects On Life, Literature And The Beauty Of Naps 3) With Humor And Sorrow, 'Life After Life' Explores The Moment Of Death 4) The Apathy In 'A Thousand Pardons' Is Hard To Forgive 5) Love, Roughhousing And Fifth Position In 'Brothers Emanuel'

Stories: 1) 'Drunken Botanist' Takes A Garden Tour Of The Liquor Cabinet 2) 'FDR And The Jews' Puts A President's Compromises In Context 3) Revisiting Iraq Through The Eyes Of An Exiled Poet 4) Lack Of Conscience Gets A Comeuppance In 'The Accursed' 5) Reminder: Our Memories Are Less Reliable Than We Think

Stories: 1) 'One Nation Under Stress,' With To-Do Lists And Yoga For All 2) 'Lean In': Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg Explains What's Holding Women Back 3) Remembering Aldo Leopold, Visionary Conservationist And Writer 4) Living A Life Of Joy 'Until I Say Good-Bye' 5) Rita Moreno Reflects On Anita, Awards And Accents

Stories: 1) 'Wave' Tells A True Story Of Survival And Loss In The 2004 Tsunami 2) Man Turned Fly Seeks Revenge For Bad Reincarnation 3) To 'Sum It Up': A Legendary Basketball Coach Braves Alzheimer's 4) Time Rules In Jamaica Kincaid's New Novel, 'See Now Then' 5) With Audubon's Help, Beat-Up Kid Is 'Okay For Now'

Stories: 1) Clive Davis: A Life With A 'Soundtrack' 2) Loving But Leaving A Toxic Mother In 'Without You' 3) Literary Idol Comes To Life in 'Farewell, Dorothy Parker' 4) Craving Solitude In 'Ten White Geese'

Stories: 1) 'The Dinner' Asks: What Will You Do To Protect Your Family? 2) Control The Chaos With 'Secrets Of Happy Families' 3) Days With John And Yoko: A Writer Remembers 4) Uncovering A Dead Father's Secrets In 'After Visiting Friends' 5) Tales Of Transformation Make 'Vampires In The Lemon Grove' A Stunner

Stories: 1) At 50, Does 'Feminine Mystique' Still Roar? 2) Literary Types Find Love In 'The New York Review Of Books' 3) Reading Sylvia Plath 50 Years After Her Death Is A Different Experience 4) 'House Girl' Ties Past To Present In Tale Of Art And Slavery 5) Healing 'Brick City': A Newark Doctor Returns Home

Stories: 1) Woody Guthrie's 'House Of Earth' Calls 'This Land' Home 2) Sendak's 'Brother's Book': An Elegy, A Farewell 3) Why Traditional Publishing Is Really In A 'Golden Age' 4) Hollywood Hot Shots, Scientology And A Story Worth The Risk In 'Going Clear' 5) Raising A Glass To The Charms Of The Bar In 'Drinking With Men'