Novelist Julie Otsuka On 'The Swimmers'

Though the main character in Julie Otsuka's new novel has lost much of her memory to dementia, she still remembers being sent to an incarceration camp for Japanese Americans during World War II. We talk with the novelist about her family's history and writing The Swimmers.

Maureen Corrigan reviews Vladímír, a virtuoso debut novel by Julia May Jonas, and jazz critic Kevin Whitehead reviews a new stash of personal recordings from Lennie Tristano.