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Tara Westover enrolled in school for the first time when she was 17.

Memoirist Retraces Her Journey From Survivalist Childhood To Cambridge Ph.D.

Growing up, Tara Westover had no birth certificate, never saw a doctor and didn't go to school. She writes about her awkward transition into the mainstream in Educated: A Memoir.

Long-Term Effects Of Psychotropic Drugs Are 'Cloaked In Mystery'

When it comes to antidepressants and other psychotropic drugs, author Lauren Slater says, "We don't really know what we're taking into our bodies." Her new book is Blue Dreams.

Chef Massimo Bottura creates a meal from Thanksgiving leftovers in NPR's kitchen. "The leftover is a big problem if you don't have a vision, if you don't have the knowledge of what you can do," he says. Above, he checks the breadcrumbs to make sure they're dry and fine enough to turn into a pasta called passatelli.

Less Waste, More Taste: A Master Chef Reimagines Thanksgiving Leftovers

Over this Thanksgiving week, Americans will toss almost 200 million pounds of turkey alone. Massimo Bottura helps us fight food waste by showing us how to turn leftovers into a world-class new meal.

<em>Everything Happens for a Reason</em> by Kate Bowler

What Not To Say To The Terminally Ill: 'Everything Happens For A Reason'

Kate Bowler has lived with stage 4 cancer for years. Her new memoir details what she's found out about herself and suffering. "You have to learn to be present, even when things are absurd," she says.

An author described former White House strategist Steve Bannon as "upset" about "the power of this rising women's movement.<em>"</em>

Steve Bannon Sees #MeToo As An 'Existential Threat' To Trump, Journalist Says

Journalist Joshua Green describes the right-wing provocateur as a "very shrewd analyst of American politics." Right now, Green says, Bannon is particularly attuned to the #MeToo movement.

The author of a new book, <em>Doing Harm,</em> argues that a pattern of gender bias in medicine means women's pain may be going undiagnosed.

How 'Bad Medicine' Dismisses And Misdiagnoses Women's Symptoms

Journalist Maya Dusenbery argues that medicine has a "systemic and unconscious bias" against women that is rooted in "what doctors, regardless of their own gender, are learning in medical schools."

Transcript: James Comey's Full Interview With Steve Inskeep And Carrie Johnson

Nearly a year after President Trump fired James Comey, the former FBI director has a new memoir, A Higher Loyalty. He talked to NPR about the book and his decisions in the run-up to the 2016 election.

Villagers inspect the rubble of collapsed houses in Tafeghaghte, southwest of Marrakesh, on Sept. 10.

Moroccan rescue teams face challenges in reaching earthquake victims in the mountains

Remote villages in the Atlas Mountains are among the hardest hit by Friday's earthquake that killed more than 2,100. Crews are struggling to reach communities amid aftershocks and damaged roads.

Madeleine Albright served as secretary of state under President Clinton from 1997-2001.

Madeleine Albright Warns: Don't Let Fascism Go 'Unnoticed Until It's Too Late'

The former secretary of state describes President Trump as "the most anti-democratic leader that I have studied in American history." Albright's new book is Fascism: A Warning.

Mindfulness gurus Geneen Roth and Ed Espe Brown have long championed the idea that how we relate to food affects other aspects of our lives. In new super-personal essay collections, they reassess their past self-help advice.

Mindful Eating Authors' Secret Recipe For Cooking And Living? There Is None

Gurus Geneen Roth and Ed Espe Brown championed the idea that how we relate to food affects other aspects of our lives. In new personal essay collections, they reassess their past self-help advice.

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