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The Rise And Fall Of Gangster Al Capone

Jonathan Eig's book Get Capone reveals new insights about the famous Chicago gangster — including how freely he spoke to reporters, the time he shot himself in the groin, and how venereal disease eventually robbed him of his health and sanity.

Appreciating The Awkward Absurdity Of Adolescence

What makes a memorable character? It is the one who changes the most throughout the book? The one who makes a personal discovery? Or is it simply the most eccentric who we love? Actor Simon Pegg says that for his favorite literary protagonist, all three apply.

<em></em>"One thing they don't tell you about growing old," Betty White writes, "You don't feel old, you just feel like yourself. And it's true. I don't feel 89 years old. I simply am 89 years old."

Betty White Still A Hit, With Ever-Younger Fans

Betty White has been on television — in her words — "forever." Her new memoir, If You Ask Me, focuses on the past 15 years of her life and career. Far from slowing down, that career has been skyrocketing as a new generation gets to know her.

2/15/11: Sons of Perdition

By Doug FabrizioSalt Lake City, Utah – St. George, Utah is only an hour away from Warren Jeffs' polygamist community, but it might as well be another…

The 'Splintering' Of America's Black Population

"You can no longer talk about what black America thinks or feels," says Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Eugene Robinson. His new book, Disintegration: The Splintering of Black America, describes how African-American communities are becoming increasingly disconnected from one another.

New Hampshire Bishop V. Gene Robinson, the first openly gay Episcopal bishop in the global Anglican fellowship, hugs Margaret Porter after announcing his retirement at the annual diocesan convention in Concord, N.H., Nov. 6, 2010.

First Gay Episcopal Bishop Says Death Threats 'Strengthened My Faith'

"There is nothing like a death threat to get your attention ... to make you think about God" and to make you realize that "death is not the worst thing -- not living your life, that's the worst thing," V. Gene Robinson says.

'Disintegration' Of America's Black Neighborhoods

Historically black neighborhoods were known for bringing people of different economic classes together — but that all changed during the civil rights movement. Eugene Robinson writes about how post-civil rights social mobility tore black communities apart in Disintegration.

Rich & Chris Robinson of The Black Crowes

Dan Nailen: The Black Crowes

By Dan Nailenhttp://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kuer/local-kuer-920731.mp3Salt Lake City, UT – The history of the Black Crowes includes…

Al Capone was a huge man, author Jonathan Eig says. "He was on the level with Babe Ruth [and] Charles Lindbergh."

What You Didn't Know About Gangster Al Capone

Jonathan Eig's new book Get Capone reveals new insights about the famous Chicago gangster — including how freely he spoke to reporters, the time he shot himself in the groin, and how venereal disease eventually robbed him of his health and sanity.

The first edition of <em>To Kill a Mockingbird,</em> published in 1960, was an immediate success. <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=128340180#128337252">Click here to read an excerpt</a>.

50 Years On, 'Mockingbird' Still Sings America's Song

When it was published in 1960, Harper Lee's modest novel helped Americans think differently about race. Now, 50 years later, To Kill a Mockingbird still resonates in a much-changed America. NPR's Lynn Neary examines the lasting impact of Scout Finch and her father, Atticus — a lawyer who defends a black man unjustly accused of rape.

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