The Best of NPR Books for April 2, 2015

This week: coloring books, Scott Simon, Hilary Mantel, Jon Ronson and corporate Christianity. View this email in your browser update preferences

This week, a coloring book for grownups, Scott Simon on losing his mother, and a look at new stage and screen adaptations of Hilary Mantel's novels. Plus, Jon Ronson on our modern pillory, Twitter -- and how America became "one nation under God." Author Interviews Artist Goes Outside The Lines With Coloring Books For Grown-Ups When Johanna Basford first told her publisher she wanted to draw books for adults — well, she says, "You can imagine how quiet they were." Today, both of her books have become sellout successes. Read this story Author Interviews Scott Simon: 'We Don't Fully Grow Up' Until We Lose Our Parents "There are some lessons that only grief and responsibility can teach us," says Weekend Edition host Scott Simon. His new memoir, Unforgettable, is about the life and death of his mother. Read this story Book News & Features 'Wolf Hall' On Stage And TV Means More Makeovers For Henry VIII's 'Pit Bull' Hilary Mantel's popular novels breathed new life into Thomas Cromwell's legacy. Now, between a play and a miniseries, there seems to be no limit to the blacksmith's son's potential for reinvention. Read this story Author Interviews 'Publicly Shamed:' Who Needs The Pillory When We've Got Twitter? Host Steve Inskeep explores modern-day humiliation with writer Jon Ronson, whose new book So You've Been Publicly Shamed digs into the lives of people who've been raked over the coals on social media. Read this story Author Interviews How 'One Nation' Didn't Become 'Under God' Until The '50s Religious Revival Kevin Kruse's book looks at how industrialists in the '30s and '40s recruited clergy to preach free enterprise. And under the Eisenhower administration, Christianity and capitalism moved center stage. Read this story

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