MEMETERIA by Thomas May

Arts & Culture Stories from NPR

• Questions For Zen Cho, Author Of 'Black Water Sister'
  In Zen Cho's new novel, a young woman begins to hear a voice in her head: It's the dead, estranged grandmother she never knew. Wronged in life, the grandmother wants revenge after death.
• Andrew McCarthy Recalls His Brat Pack Years In A New Memoir
  The star of movies like St. Elmo's Fire and Pretty in Pink writes about his tumultuous 20s in Brat: An '80s Story. Of that era's movies, he says the emotions are timeless, the hair not so much.
• Paris Bookstores Are Designated Essential — But These Landmarks Struggle To Survive
  Gibert Jeune, which held a prominent place in Parisians hearts, is one of the latest to close. The pandemic is only one pressure on independent bookstores, but some have found ways to survive.
• 'The Plot' Works As Literary Satire, But Its Mystery Fizzles
  Jean Hanff Korelitz's tale of dirty deeds in the world of letters skewers pompous male authors with sly humor — but her approach to the central mystery might have you guessing the ending too soon.
• Not My Job: We Quiz Elizabeth Warren On 'War And Peace'
  Sen. Elizabeth Warren answers three questions about Leo Tolstoy's classic novel War and Peace.
• Timur Bekmambetov's Newest Movie Takes Place On The Screen Of A Laptop
  Scott Simon speaks with director Timur Bekmambetov about Profile, a movie set on a computer screen that follows a journalist as she investigates ISIS online.
• A Boy And His Grandfather Visit Home 'On The Trapline'
  A little boy and his Moshom — which means grandfather in Swampy Cree — travel north to visit the trapline where, many years ago, the grandfather grew up living off the land.
• 'The Rock Eaters' Explores The Boundaries Of Emotion, Possibility And Longing
  Brenda Peynado's new collection yanks readers straight into her stories, punchy and powerful tales that mix the everyday and the fantastic to search for meaning in the immigrant experience.
• National Gallery Of Art And A Few Smithsonian Museums Have Reopened In D.C.
  The National Gallery of Art and four Smithsonian museums have reopened in Washington, D.C., but not fully. Some are only open five days a week and their hours are reduced.
• One-To-One Concerts Bring Listeners Back To Live Music, One At A Time
  A live-music series founded in Europe, which connects one musician with one listener at a time, comes to Brooklyn for two weekends of concerts by Silkroad Ensemble artists.