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NPR's Scott Simon speaks to poet and filmmaker Fatimah Asghar about their debut novel, "When We Were Sisters."

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to All Things Considered host Ari Shapiro about his new memoir, The Best Strangers in the World: Stories from a Life Spent Listening.

Independent producer Jake Warga has always dreamed of taking the perfect photo. He tells this story from his recent trip to Ethiopia, where he tried — in vain — to duplicate a shot he saw in National Geographic Magazine.

Ronson spent a year creating Barbie's music, with the help of artists like Nicki Minaj, Sam Smith and Billie Eilish. "Everyone ran with it and did something different," he says.

In 1969, an 11-year-old white girl and a young, African American woman disappeared and died in Baltimore. The two cases were treated very differently by the media — and inspired Lippman's new novel.

The historical fiction novel centers on a real-life Victorian Era trial. Smith says she doesn't look back on the past with a sense of superiority: In her view, human life is "a continued struggle."

Thomas' new book, Congratulations, the Best Is Over!, is about middle age, and what it was like to return to his hometown of Baltimore as an adult — when both he and the city had changed.

The creator of the hit show about a trans woman and her family says patriarchy and white supremacy have a hold on storytelling in Hollywood — and other people want a chance to speak.

The Supreme Court ruled Thursday to roll back many prohibitions on corporations seeking to spend money on political advertising. Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, a longtime opponent of many campaign-finance restrictions, and Fred Wertheimer, founder and president of Democracy 21, a nonprofit group dedicated to campaign-finance reform, offer their insight.

Historian Tanisha Ford tells the story of the Harlem activist credited with raising millions to build economic and racial equality in the U.S. Ford's new book is Our Secret Society.