On Point: Books

An extreme commitment to others. Larissa MacFarquhar joins us with stories of those who sacrifice almost everything to do good.

Comedian Patton Oswalt on his addiction to movie classics and his new memoir "Silver Screen Fiend."

More Americans are turning away from religion. We'll look at how to live a moral life without it.

Great American playwright Tennessee Williams' battle for art and sanity – a big new biography brings his story alive.

Are we natural born liars? Is it human to lie? Inside the new documentary, " (Dis)Honesty: The Truth About Lies."

Prima ballerina Wendy Whelan is with us. One of the country's most famous ballerinas looks at dance as she approaches 50.

Are American women being prescribed psychiatric drugs – anti-depressants, anti-psychotics — for normal emotions? We'll hear out one psychiatrist's bold claim.

Seventy years after Japan's World War II surrender, Japan is making moves to give its military more room to fight again. We'll look at what that could mean in Asia and beyond.

Comedic actor Jason Segel gets serious and takes on author David Foster Wallace in the new film, "The End of the Tour. " He's with us.

Comedic actor Jason Segel gets serious and takes on author David Foster Wallace in the new film, "The End of the Tour. " He's with us.

P.W. Singer and August Cole imagine World War III in a new novel where the battlefront goes deeply cyber.

Writer Julia Pierpont is getting rave reviews for her debut novel — "Among the Ten Thousand Things" — about a marriage in crisis. She joins us.

Writer Julia Pierpont is getting rave reviews for her debut novel — "Among the Ten Thousand Things" — about a marriage in crisis. She joins us.

From secret sauces and rubs to hickory and folklore, we will celebrate and sample the best barbecue in the land. Bring napkins!

From secret sauces and rubs to hickory and folklore, we will celebrate and sample the best barbecue in the land. Bring napkins!