On Point: Books

Jobs numbers are up. Wages are not. It's time for some serious thinking about how our economy is working. We'll do it.

The new movie "Selma," out this weekend. Its depiction, and your reaction, to civil rights on the march, from Selma to Montgomery.

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

Pope Francis -"The Great Reformer" - just keeps shaking things up. We'll take a closer look at the motivations of the Pontiff moving the Catholic Church and the world.

"All the Light We Cannot See," "Fourth of July Creek," "Another Great Day at Sea" and more. The best books of 2014.

Chuck Hagel's out. Critics say he's just a sacrificial lamb for a White House adrift on foreign policy. Time for a reset on national security?

Some of America's best writers have second thoughts on their greatest works--how they'd write them differently today.

From Chicago, a young, new poet gives voice to one of America's great cities, and its tough streets. Malcolm London joins us.

A new take on the life and music of Bob Dylan, from way inside the Dylan story. "Another Side of Bob Dylan."

All about hard cider. It's all over these days. And sweet, fresh apple cider, too. We'll look at the history and comeback.

How Aristotle invented science. The great ancient Greek, and life on Earth.

We'll talk turkey and all the sides. Top chefs join us to answer your Thanksgiving questions.

Smashing the assumptions about what it's really like to live in poverty in America.

A big new look at the legacy of Laura Ingalls Wilder and the woman behind the Little House.

The 1976 assassination attempt on Bob Marley is the plot of a bright, new novel that's getting rave reviews. We'll talk with author Marlon James.