The Best of NPR Books for April 6, 2017

[NPR]( [View this email in your browser]( [NPR Books]( This week: We talk to Marla Frazee, who wrote the picture book that became the hit movie Boss Baby. Alec {NAME} looks back on his career -- and his portrayal of President Trump. Our buddies at Code Switch join Glen Weldon to discuss explore portrayals of race and identity in comics, and we visit a publisher focusing on Native American comic artists. And Palestinian author Abbad Yahya talks about his decision to flee after a ban on his latest book lead to death threats. NPR Ed [The Picture Book Behind The New Movie 'Boss Baby']( Before the new animated film was a box-office hit, it was a beloved children's book. [Read this story]( The Week's Best Stories From NPR Books [Alec {NAME} On Career Highs And Lows And Playing A 'Larger Than Life' Trump]( {NAME} tells Fresh Air that his SNL impression of the president is purposefully exaggerated. "There's a kind of volume to it," he says. "It's kind of the Macy's Day Parade [version] of Trump." [Read this story]( Code Switch [Changing Colors In Comics]( Gene Demby and guest host Glen Weldon (our play cousin from Pop Culture Happy Hour) explore how comics are used as spaces for mapping race and identity. [Read this story]( The Week's Best Stories From NPR Books [With This Publisher, Native American Superheroes Fly High]( Native Realities Press exclusively publishes Native American-made comics, graphic novels and games — including a reboot of Tribal Force, widely considered the first all-Native superhero comic book. [Read this story]( Parallels [Facing Death Threats And A Ban On His Novel, A Palestinian Author Flees]( "I always thought there was much space to write, to think, in Ramallah, especially," says novelist Abbad Yahya. "I feel that this space has now disappeared." He's now in hiding, fearing arrest. [Read this story]( NPR | 1111 N. Capitol St. NE | Washington, DC 20002 | [Privacy Policy]( This message was sent to {EMAIL} based on your NPR email subscriptions. If you no longer wish to receive these emails, you may [unsubscribe]( at any time. [NPR](