Books

CJ Leede discusses her new Colorado-set horror novel Headlights, writing on the road, music playlists and the terrifying details that anchor her fiction in the real world.

Greg Giezentanner and Adam Fall of Once Upon a Time Books discuss rare finds, a signed first edition of "In Cold Blood" with a remarkable backstory and what drives book collectors.

Nigerian-born author Uchenna Awoke discusses "A Siege of Owls," blending folklore and magical realism with the real violence of rural Nigeria.

Manoush Zomorodi, host of NPR's TED Radio Hour, discusses her new book "Body Electric" and the science behind why screens drain us — and how 5 minutes of movement can help.

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Ozarks at Large about "Ulysses S. Cat and Other Animals I Have Known," his memoir of the pets and animals that shaped his life and career.

Casey Kayser of the UofA co-edited a new LSU Press book on gas station, roadside and convenience cuisine in the South — and what it says about history, culture and community.

Arkansas native Garrard Conley, author of "Boy Erased," talks about the Supreme Court's 8-1 ruling against a Colorado ban on conversion therapy and what comes next.

Bob Ford and Shana Gold discuss TheatreSquared's world-premiere adaptation of Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice," running through May 10 in collaboration with the University of Arkansas.

Author Craig Fehrman spent five years and read more than a million words of expedition journals to write "This Vast Enterprise," a new history of Lewis and Clark told through multiple perspectives.

Todd Arkyn Crush hid his hallucinations for decades out of fear and stigma. He joins Kyle Kellams to discuss his memoir and call to change how society treats mental illness.