The Best of NPR Books for September 10, 2015

This week: Erica Jong, Salman Rushdie, Margo Jefferson, Jesse Eisenberg, and a beloved bookstore. View this email in your browser update preferences

This week, a beloved Denver bookstore changes hands, Erica Jong goes from Fear of Flying to Fear of Dying, Salman Rushdie says everything he writes "upsets somebody," actor Jesse Eisenberg publishes a funny short story collection, and Margo Jefferson describes growing up black and affluent in Negroland. Book News & Features Denver's Tattered Cover Bookstore Is Focused On Succession, Not Just Survival Known for its vast selection and knowledgeable sales staff, it's a Denver institution. Now, after 40 years, the store's longtime owner is making preparations to pass the reins to a new generation. Read this story Author Interviews 'Fear Of Dying' Asks: Can You Go Zipless At 60? Author Erica Jong famously explored female sexuality in 1973's Fear of Flying. In her new novel, she writes about how the need for sex, touch and connection doesn't diminish when you get older. Read this story Code Switch Privilege And Pressure: A Memoir Of Growing Up Black And Elite In 'Negroland' In her memoir, Negroland, Margo Jefferson describes growing up black and affluent in 1950s Chicago. Jefferson tells Fresh Air it was a world of sophistication — and snobbery. Read this story Author Interviews Jesse Eisenberg's New Book Gets Seriously Absurd (And A Little Serious) The actor and writer has a collection of funny short stories that also mine some emotional truths — from post-gender attempts at pick-ups to a lonely 9-year-old reviewing expensive restaurants. Read this story Author Interviews Salman Rushdie: These Days, 'Everyone Is Upset All The Time' "Everything I write upsets somebody," Rushdie tells NPR's Scott Simon. His latest book, Two Years Eight Months and Twenty-Eight Nights, sweeps the reader into a turbulent, magical, mythological world. Read this story

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