The Best of NPR Books 8-15

This week, an exclusive First Read of Jules Feiffer's first graphic novel, Kill My Mother, a tour of Comic-Con with Lev Grossman, and Crime in the City visits Provence. Plus, tales of an aspiring screenwriter, and how The Stranger became a friend. View this email in your browser update preferences

Exclusive First Read: Jules Feiffer's 'Kill My Mother' Read an exclusive pre-publication excerpt of Jules Feiffer's first graphic novel, Kill My Mother. It's a classic noir tale with delightfully strong, flawed female leads and some modern plot twists. Read this story Book News & Features Lev Grossman: A 'Magician' Grows Up NPR's Petra Mayer sees the sights at San Diego Comic-Con with Magicians Trilogy author Lev Grossman — and discusses what happens when wizardly kids have to face an adult world, without mentors. Read this story Books For Would-Be Screenwriter, Enough False Starts To Fill A Book There's a joke in LA that everyone — from your dog walker to your dry cleaner — is writing a screenplay. C.W. Neill pokes fun at that romantic Hollywood craft in This Movie Will Require Dinosaurs. Read this story Crime In The City Mystery Writer Weaves Intricate Puzzles In Sleepy French Town The southern French town of Aix-en-Provence is known more for good living than for murder. But the town's languid beauty also makes it a perfect setting for Mary Lou Longworth's mystery series. Read this story PG-13: Risky Reads Albert Camus' Poker-Faced 'Stranger' Became A Much Needed Friend At age 14, author Aaron Gwyn was lonely and angry. His dad was dead. His mom was addicted to pills. Then he discovered The Stranger, a novel of absurdity and detachment. Somehow, it helped him deal. Read this story

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