The Best of NPR Books for December 1, 2016

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This week: Books and movies to help you get to know Cuba without Castro. Ezra Jack Keats' classic picture book The Snowy Day inspires a new work, A Poem for Peter. Carrie Fisher talks to Terry Gross about her new memoir, The Princess Diarist, and Trevor Noah opens up about growing up in apartheid-era South Africa. Plus, a long-lost ghost story by H.G. Wells rises from the dead. Parallels Get To Know A Cuba Without Castro: Recommended Books, Movies And Music With the death of longtime dictator Fidel Castro, interest in the island nation has again spiked among Americans. For those looking to learn more about the country, expert Tom Miller has some picks. Read this story Author Interviews 'A Poem For Peter' Recalls One Unforgettable 'Snowy Day' In 1962, Peter — an African-American boy exploring his neighborhood after a snowstorm — broke the color barrier in mainstream children's publishing. A new book pays tribute to author Ezra Jack Keats. Read this story Author Interviews Carrie Fisher Opens Up About 'Star Wars,' The Gold Bikini And Her On-Set Affair In her new memoir, The Princess Diarist, Fisher looks back on playing Princess Leia when she was 19 and reflects on her romantic involvement with her older, married co-star, Harrison Ford. Read this story Book News & Features Long Unseen By Readers, H.G. Wells Ghost Story Finally Debuts In Print The Strand Magazine is publishing the story, which languished unread for decades. The magazine's managing editor says it was Wells' "indecipherable" handwriting that gave the story away. Read this story Author Interviews Trevor Noah Says He Grew Up 'In The Shadow Of A Giant' (His Mom) The Daily Show host revisits his childhood in apartheid-era South Africa in his new memoir, Born a Crime. Noah says writing the book helped him see that his mother was the real hero of his story. Read this story

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