Scott Simon

In the last installment of Scalzi's Interdependency trilogy, a ruler must fight to save a galactic empire threatened by greed, complacency and the collapse of vital resources. Sound familiar?

Julia Alvarez returns to adult fiction with Afterlife, which she calls her first novel as an "elder." It's about a newly retired woman whose comfortable life is upended when her husband dies.

After others were aghast at her jokes, Lori Day formed a Facebook group to share dark coronavirus humor. "There are people in the group who are COVID-positive ... literally laughing from their beds."

Clint Martin, a trainer at the University of Texas at Austin, tells NPR's Scott Simon about the importance of maintaining fitness and nutrition while stuck at home during the coronavirus pandemic.

NPR's Scott Simon talks to Darron LaMonte Edwards, the lead pastor at United Believers Community Church in Kansas City, Mo., about how he and his congregation are adapting to a new, dispersed normal.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with author Terry McMillan about her new book, "It's Not All Downhill from Here."

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with author C Pam Zhang about her debut novel, which follows two sisters brought from China to the California Gold Rush by their father, who dies soon after they arrive.

NPR's Scott Simon talks with the actor about season three of the televsion drama about a family laundering money for a drug cartel, as well as how she and loved ones are living now.

NPR's Scott Simon remembers those beyond the front lines of hospital rooms, but those who are cleaning up after us, making sure we're fed and kept safe in the midst of a global pandemic.

NPR's Scott Simon talks to Howard Bryant of ESPN about the NFL's plans to start its season in September and Wimbledon being canceled for the first time since World War II.

Mike Kamber, the Executive Director of Bronx Documentary Center, shares his concerns for people in New York City's public housing during the coronavirus pandemic.

We often think of fatality rates as statistics — numbers on a chart. But each one represents a real person. NPR's Scott Simon reflects on some of those who have been lost so far in the pandemic.

Shannon Francis is a member of the Hopi Tribe and Navajo Nation. She shares how her ancestors' beliefs shape her thoughts on the coronavirus pandemic.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Nuala O'Doherty Naranjo, a community organizer in the Jackson Heights neighborhood of Queens, NY, who created the COVID Care Neighborhood Network.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to actor Hank Azaria who plays TV's over-the-top sports announcer Jim Brockmire about sportscasting your life now that there are no sports.

Walmart is selling more tops than bottoms, due to an increase in teleworking during the coronavirus pandemic. And from the waist down? Well, apparently, it's a free-for-all.

NPR's Scott Simon talks to writer David Quammen about his research into animal-to-human transmission of viruses.

Rowan Cliffe and his dad, Ian, have been spending a lot of time together in Milwaukee. They talk about how the pandemic has kept them at home, using FaceTime, playing porch hockey and baking bread.

Ugandan musician Bobi Wine has released a musical PSA called "Corona Virus Alert." Wine, whose legal name is Robert Kyagulanyi, who is also a political activist in the country.

Gary Ward owns two restaurants in the tight-knit community of Gloucester, Va. He shares how the outbreak has affected his business and his staff.