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Novelist David Leavitt. His new book is Martin Bauman; or, A Sure Thing. (Houghton Mifflin) It is a look at the Manhattan publishing scene as viewed through the eyes of 19-year-old Martin Bauman. Leavitt's own first book, Family Dancing, was published when he was just 23. Leavitt's other books include The Lost Language of Cranes, Equal Affections, and While England Sleeps.

In The Moment ... November 26, 2019 Show 708 Hour 1The five stages of grief, as they have become known, were never intended to be prescriptive or orderly.…

In The Moment … May 20, 2020 Show 821 Hour 1From urban fox watching to a decline in carbon emissions to an increase in plastic waste, 2020 is becoming a…

NPR's Ted Clark reports from Camp David that the morning after the summit nearly collapsed, Israeli Prime Minister Barak and Palestinian leader Arafat and their delegations resumed talks today after a late start to catch up on sleep from the marathon talks that had been mediated by President Clinton. With Clinton flying off to Okinawa,. Secretary Albright will continue the mediating effort and talks are expected to continue at same level of intensity until the president returns Sunday or Monday.

David Kertzer is the author of The Popes Against the Jews: The Vatican's Role in the Rise of Modern Anti-Semitism (Knopf). In the book he focuses on the time period from Napoleon to Hitler, and how "traditional" Catholic forms of dealing with Jews became transformed into modern anti-Semitism. Kertzer is Paul Dupee, Jr. University Professor of Social Science and a professor of anthropology and Italian Studies at Brown University. He's also the author of The Kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara about a 6-year-old Jewish boy in Italy who in 1858 was taken from his family, secretly baptized, and sent to live in a Catholic household.

The author of 25th Hour. His book, about a former drug dealer in New York City out on the town on the eve of being sent to a penitentiary. It's the basis of the new Spike Lee film of the same name.

Art conservation authorities in Florence, Italy, are preparing to undertake an ambitious project to clean Michelangelo's David. But many question whether the technique to be used to restore the nearly 500-year-old Renaissance masterpiece will do more harm than good. And the dispute is raising questions about art restoration in general. NPR's Sylvia Poggioli reports.

The Momofuku chef says COVID-19 has introduced "seismic" changes to his industry. "We're doing anything and everything to stay afloat," he says. Chang's new memoir is Eat a Peach.

The surge pushed Americans further behind. Las Vegas Raiders coach resigns after reports he used derogatory language. Ex-Navy engineer and his wife are accused of trying to sell submarine secrets.

President Trump is nominating Stephen Dickson, a former Delta Airlines exec, to lead the Federal Aviation Administration while it is being sharply criticized for its oversight of plane manufacturers.