MEMETERIA by Thomas May

Arts & Culture Stories from NPR

• Stolen Stories: A Literary Con Man Climbs To Success In 'Ladder To The Sky'
  A charismatic young writer poaches plot points from the lives of established authors in John Boyne's new novel. Critic Maureen Corrigan calls A Ladder to the Sky "erudite and ingeniously constructed."
• Sourdough Hands: How Bakers And Bread Are A Microbial Match
  In Robert Dunn's new book, Never Home Alone, he explores our symbiotic relationship with food: Not only do we impact the bacteria in our food, but the microbes in our food imprint our bodies.
• What About America Are You Thankful For? Tell Us
  As part of the regular poetry segment on NPR's Morning Edition, we are asking you to send us what about American you are most thankful for. Kwame Alexander will turn your responses into a poem.
• EXCLUSIVE: Michelle Obama Reads From Her Forthcoming Memoir 'Becoming'
  In two audio clips from her memoir, set to hit shelves Tuesday, the former first lady reads about her life at Princeton and about her difficulties having a baby.
• On 'SNL,' Lil Wayne And Future Address Consent
  Two rappers find themselves in a comedy skit as foils for a serious message.
• 'Big Little Lies' Author Places 'Perfect Strangers' In A High-End Health Resort
  In Liane Moriarty's new novel, nine strangers gather at a 10-day wellness retreat looking for transformation — and end up getting a lot more than they bargained for.
• 'It's Lovely Being Mean': Benedict Cumberbatch Gets Into Character As The Grinch
  Cumberbatch voices the classic Christmas villain in a new movie, out this week. It's a new take on the Grinch, portraying him as an orphaned outcast, traumatized by overflowing holiday emotion.
• For November, 3 Perfect Sweater-Weather Romances
  Leaves are turning, the wind has a snap to it — it's finally fall, and we've got some great romance novels for you to cozy up with as the days get shorter and darker.
• Not My Job: Singer Sarah Brightman Gets Quizzed On A Different 'Phantom'
  Before Brightman originated the lead role of Christine Daaé in The Phantom of the Opera, the band Kiss starred in their one and only TV movie, Kiss Meets the Phantom of the Park.
• The Rise Of The Well-Read Black Girl Book Club
  Glory Edim loves to read and talk about what she is reading. So she started a fellowship that became a literary festival, a collection of essays and a national phenomenon.