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Biography 'American Pope' follows Leo XIV's life from Chicago to Vatican City 2026-10-29 · 10m
In 'Friends and Family,' a police encounter strains a friendship between two moms 2026-10-28 · 9m
Kevin Roose on the quasi-religious pursuit of artificial general intelligence 2026-10-27 · 10m
'Lessons in Chemistry' author Bonnie Garmus on her new novel 'Peck & Peck' 2026-10-26 · 11m
Two collections of horror stories modernize the genre 2026-10-23 · 17m
Shirley Jackson's biographer on the writer's ability to find evil in the ordinary 2026-10-22 · 8m
George Saunders' 'Vigil' is a ghostly novel about an oil tycoon in his final hours 2026-10-21 · 9m
Jordan Peele on his Black horror story collection 'Out There Screaming' 2026-10-20 · 7m
In 'The Eleventh Hour,' Salman Rushdie writes about morality, revenge and ghosts 2026-10-19 · 12m
'Nickel and Dimed' and 'The Case for Quitting' reconsider our relationship to work 2026-10-16 · 19m
Hernan Diaz on his new novel 'Ply' and understanding America through technology 2026-10-15 · 14m
'Swan Song' sees Princess Diana through her brother’s eyes 2026-10-14 · 9m
Gov. Andy Beshear on how the midterms will help him weigh his presidential run 2026-10-13 · 8m
John Green on 'Hollywood, Ending,' his first novel for adults 2026-10-12 · 12m
Lois Lowry on 'Building 903,' 'The Giver' and relationships between the old and young 2026-10-09 · 24m
In 'Roll the Calls,' Hollywood's Ari Emanuel reflects on the art of agenting 2026-10-08 · 8m
A conversation with Tomi Adeyemi on her new novel 'The Siren' 2026-10-07 · 17m
In 'History by a Hair,' DNA offers answers to an old question about Thomas Jefferson 2026-10-06 · 8m
'Pachinko' author Min Jin Lee says writing 'American Hagwon' transformed her 2026-10-05 · 11m
A visit with Barbara Kingsolver: We talk 'Partita,' piano, aging and Appalachia 2026-10-02 · 31m
'Profiles in Cowardice' argues leaders failed to push back against President Trump 2026-10-01 · 8m
In 'Murder at the Grand Alpine Hotel,' Lucy Foley continues Agatha Christie's legacy 2026-09-30 · 9m
'Redwood' is a true tale of a KGB agent who offered to spy for Britain 2026-09-29 · 9m
'Taipei Story' is a more personal novel from 'Yellowface' author R.F. Kuang 2026-09-28 · 11m
'Tropesick' and 'Extracurricular' are romance novels that subvert genre expectations 2026-09-25 · 17m
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox on why he’s the 'worst possible spokesperson' for his own book 2026-09-24 · 8m
Emily St. John Mandel's 'Exit Party' opens in the wake of a second American Civil War 2026-09-23 · 9m
'Grit' author Angela Duckworth on how changing your situation can lead to success 2026-09-22 · 11m
'Conclave' author Robert Harris is out with a fictional Roman Empire memoir 2026-09-21 · 9m
In new memoir, Colin Kaepernick reflects on his historic national anthem protest 2026-09-18 · 24m
'Seasons of Fury' traces the roots of Islamophobia in the United States 2026-09-17 · 8m
Katherine Rundell says it's a mistake for adults to discard children's literature 2026-09-16 · 12m
'Odyssey' translator Emily Wilson on her book of essays 'Crossing the Wine-Dark Sea' 2026-09-15 · 8m
Marlon James' novel 'The Disappearers' chronicles the aftermath of a violent attack 2026-09-14 · 9m
Marking 25 years since Sept. 11 with 'All the Presidents' Wars' and 'Scattered Steel' 2026-09-11 · 17m
Sen. Ted Cruz's new book 'Going Further' praises Justice Clarence Thomas 2026-09-10 · 8m
Author Jade Chang on the books she's reading to keep summer going 2026-09-09 · 9m
To combat the 'Artificial State,' Jill Lepore says to look to science fiction 2026-09-08 · 8m
Author Liane Moriarty on her long-awaited sequel to 'Big Little Lies' 2026-09-07 · 10m
New music books take on Paul Simon's 'Graceland' and the history of music and prison 2026-09-04 · 17m
New book evaluates President Biden's legacy as midterm elections approach 2026-09-03 · 11m
'Astronaut!' is a coming-of-age story set against the fall of the Iron Curtain 2026-09-02 · 9m
'How We Disappear' is a Stanford historian's take on our personal archives 2026-09-01 · 12m
In 'Man Overboard!,' Kathleen Rooney approaches a life-or-death story with humor 2026-08-31 · 8m
Remembering Dolly Parton through her writing for children and adults 2026-08-28 · 17m
Chang-Rae Lee on whether his new novel 'A Tender Age' is autobiographical 2026-08-27 · 11m
'New York Times' obituarist Sam Roberts says he writes about life – not death 2026-08-26 · 9m
In 'Daytona Teddy Riggs,' a former high school football star enters a downward spiral 2026-08-25 · 9m
Former U.S. Mexico ambassador Ken Salazar on new memoir and "crisis" at the border 2026-08-24 · 10m
Journalist Jodi Kantor and happiness expert Arthur Brooks on how to find purpose 2026-08-21 · 20m
In 'The Foursome,' conjoined twins marry two sisters — and that's just the beginning 2026-08-20 · 9m
Andy Weir reveals his fun and frantic creative process behind 'Project Hail Mary' 2026-08-19 · 12m
'The Correspondent' is an epistolary novel, but can letters tell the whole story? 2026-08-18 · 12m
'This is Where the Serpent Lives' is a sprawling debut novel set in modern Pakistan 2026-08-17 · 9m
'Cloudthief' and 'Dead but Dreaming of Electric Sheep' are novels that center tech 2026-08-15 · 22m
In 'Hinterlands,' Hannah Lucinda Smith warns not to overlook conflict at the fringes 2026-08-13 · 9m
Authors Annie Hartnett and Kevin Wilson on writing road trip novels 2026-08-12 · 9m
Political strategist Ben Wikler on how Democrats can regain ground 2026-08-11 · 9m
'Etna' author Paul Yoon on narrating war through a dog's eyes 2026-08-10 · 7m
'Torched' and 'Wildfire Days' look at California's wildfires from the front lines 2026-08-07 · 20m
Robinne Lee's 'Crash Into Me' portrays middle age as complicated – and sexy 2026-08-06 · 9m
'Sex Diaries' author says people are becoming more empowered in their relationships 2026-08-05 · 9m
In 'I Made You Up Inside My Head,' the stories of three strangers become intertwined 2026-08-04 · 8m
Sen. Raphael Warnock argues that progressives should bring spirituality to politics 2026-08-03 · 8m
Novels by Ben Reeves and Matt Haig look at life through the eyes of death (literally) 2026-07-31 · 20m
'The Friend' author Sigrid Nunez is out with a new collection of short stories 2026-07-30 · 10m
ESPN soccer correspondent Julien Laurens on why Kylian Mbappé is “wired differently” 2026-07-29 · 7m
Author Tana French on the best summer reading set in Ireland 2026-07-28 · 9m
Colson Whitehead on 'Cool Machine,' the final in his Harlem Trilogy series 2026-07-27 · 7m
In 'The Great Wherever' and 'Country People,' city dwellers try out rural life 2026-07-24 · 21m
Deb Haaland on 'A Voice Like Mine' and her candidacy for governor of New Mexico 2026-07-23 · 8m
'The Delivery' is a horror novella about a family's mysterious AI assistant 2026-07-22 · 8m
Barstool Sports' Dave Portnoy on why he "stays up at night" worrying about politics 2026-07-21 · 8m
In Celeste Ng’s new novel 'Our Missing Hearts,' a boy searches for his missing mother 2026-07-20 · 10m
'The Shampoo Effect,' 'The Revelation of Dionne Daphne' are marked by big surprises 2026-07-17 · 17m
Mary Beard's 'Talking Classics' examines our obsession with the ancient world 2026-07-16 · 8m
Artist and activist Ai Weiwei on political censorship in the West 2026-07-15 · 12m
Mike Pence's 'What Conservatives Believe' critiques the second Trump administration 2026-07-14 · 7m
Jonathan Jakubowicz says he wanted to write a book Venezuelans couldn't resist 2026-07-13 · 9m
'Kin' and 'When Two Feathers Fell from the Sky' fictionalize the Jim Crow South 2026-07-10 · 19m
Eddie Glaude on the tension at the center of America's milestone birthdays 2026-07-09 · 12m
Revisiting the story of the American Revolution with Rick Atkinson 2026-07-08 · 10m
'America's Founding Son' documents John Quincy Adams' influential post-presidency 2026-07-07 · 8m
Norah O'Donnell’s 'We the Women' pays tribute to U.S. history's female heroes 2026-07-06 · 9m
What to read this summer, according to our NPR colleagues 2026-07-03 · 7m
Judy Blume says she doesn't miss writing … but she’s very glad she wrote 2026-07-02 · 13m
In 'Names Have Been Changed,' a criminal on the run confesses her story on a podcast 2026-07-01 · 8m
A new book argues Elon Musk is the architect of a new world view 2026-06-30 · 8m
Tom Perrotta’s novel 'Ghost Town' revisits a New Jersey childhood from a bygone era 2026-06-29 · 10m
New biographies recount how The Rolling Stones and Soundgarden changed rock music 2026-06-26 · 20m
Laverne Cox on her childhood, 'Walden' and her new memoir 'Transcendent' 2026-06-25 · 9m
In 'The Jellyfish Problem,' an introverted scientist is called in to help an island 2026-06-24 · 6m
Sen. Chris Murphy wants the left and right to fix the country’s 'spiritual rot' 2026-06-23 · 8m
In 'Contrapposto,' the meaning of love and the meaning of art go hand-in-hand 2026-06-22 · 9m
Two romance books give opposite takes on love, relationships and the absence of both 2026-06-19 · 21m
In 'Stolen Revolution,' six Iranians share perspectives on modern Iran and its future 2026-06-18 · 9m
'The Yahoo Boys' investigates Nigeria’s network of cyber crime 'sweetheart scams' 2026-06-17 · 9m
R.F. Kuang says there’s 'quite a lot' of herself in 'Katabasis' protagonist Alice 2026-06-16 · 9m
Theo Baker delves into power and corruption at Stanford in 'How to Rule the World' 2026-06-15 · 8m
Ann Patchett’s 'Whistler' and 'Tom Lake' are novels written with love in mind 2026-06-12 · 18m
'A Pair of Aces' is about two women who face down the mob in 1930s New York 2026-06-11 · 9m
In 'Keeper of My Kin,' Ada Ferrer struggles with being her mother's "chosen one" 2026-06-10 · 9m
Maggie O'Farrell's novel 'Land' takes readers to a famine-ravaged yet resilient Ireland 2026-06-09 · 9m
In 'View From the East Wing,' Jill Biden reflects on the debate that changed history 2026-06-08 · 8m
Two new books ask: What would you do if you encountered alien life? 2026-06-05 · 17m
'Big Fan' investigates fandom from darts and football to Taylor Swift 2026-06-04 · 9m
Ben Crump says 'Worse Than a Lie' is a legal thriller wrapped in Black culture 2026-06-03 · 10m
In 'Mother Tongue,' author Sara Nović examines deaf history, and writes her own 2026-06-02 · 9m
ABC News' Martha Raddatz on 'The Hero Next Door,' her collection of veterans’ stories 2026-06-01 · 8m
Two new books about writing break down the creative process 2026-05-29 · 16m
In 'The Foursome,' conjoined twins marry two sisters — and that’s just the beginning 2026-05-28 · 9m
'Cherry Baby' holds a mirror to its main character - and to the GLP-1 industry itself 2026-05-27 · 11m
'Here Where We Live Is Our Country' chronicles the history of the Jewish Labor Bund 2026-05-26 · 8m
'A Perfect Hand' is a romp through 19th-century England, with a suffragist twist 2026-05-25 · 9m
Two new murder mysteries cleverly explore the meta — in two very different ways 2026-05-22 · 17m
In 'Backtalker,' Kimberlé Crenshaw turns from political theory to personal memoir 2026-05-21 · 8m
In 'Homebound,' an epic journey through multiverses begins with a single video game 2026-05-20 · 8m
'The People Can Fly' examines the history of Black prodigies from poets to professors 2026-05-19 · 7m
Revisiting 'Whalefall,' the underwater thriller from Pulitzer winner Daniel Kraus 2026-05-18 · 10m
Two new books approach running from different angles 2026-05-15 · 16m
Reflecting on 30 years of 'The Golden Compass' with Sir Philip Pullman 2026-05-14 · 12m
In 'The Future is Peace,' tourism paves a way forward for Israelis and Palestinians 2026-05-13 · 12m
In 'The Ending Writes Itself,' a contest to complete a manuscript turns deadly 2026-05-12 · 9m
Mark Helprin’s 'Elegy in Blue' is a tragedy, love story and ghost story all in one 2026-05-11 · 7m
Journalist Jodi Kantor and happiness expert Arthur Brooks on how to find purpose 2026-05-08 · 20m
Lena Dunham on her memoir 'Famesick' and the intense bond between 'Girls' co-stars 2026-05-07 · 11m
In 'Dear Monica Lewinsky,' a woman turns to an unusual saint for support 2026-05-06 · 10m
Belle Burden on 'Strangers,' her divorce, and financial literacy for women 2026-05-05 · 9m
'Spies and Other Gods' is an espionage novel by a former British intelligence officer 2026-05-04 · 9m
'The Take' and 'The Left and the Lucky' explore peculiar friendships across age 2026-05-01 · 18m
Mikhail Zygar says the Soviet Union’s collapse was only a temporary win for democracy 2026-04-30 · 9m
In 'Yesteryear,' a tradwife influencer wakes up in the time period she’s fetishized 2026-04-29 · 8m
'Infinity Machine' is a biography of an Oppenheimer-like figure in AI 2026-04-28 · 8m
In Maria Semple’s 'Go Gentle,' a surprise love interest upends a Stoic life 2026-04-27 · 8m
Ada Limón talks forgiveness, ghosts and fertility on 'Wild Card' 2026-04-24 · 30m
Healing through poetry in 'Light For The World To See' 2026-04-23 · 8m
In his memoir, poet Raymond Antrobus writes of 'deaf gain' instead of hearing loss 2026-04-22 · 9m
In 'Poet Warrior', Joy Harjo uses poetry to deal with pain and heal 2026-04-21 · 9m
Poet Ocean Vuong shares his grief in 'Time Is A Mother' 2026-04-20 · 8m
Brandy Norwood and Arsenio Hall's memoirs look back on careers that defined the '90s 2026-04-17 · 16m
For her new novel about boy bands, Emma Straub took a page from New Kids on the Block 2026-04-16 · 4m
'Labor' is a memoir by a doctor who traveled the country with a mobile OB-GYN clinic 2026-04-15 · 10m
John Sayles on Henry Ford, Detroit and his new historical novel 'Crucible' 2026-04-14 · 11m
Patrick Radden Keefe on 'London Falling' and the mystery of Zac Brettler 2026-04-13 · 9m
New children’s books center intergenerational relationships in life and the afterlife 2026-04-10 · 19m
Katrina Manson on 'Project Maven' and how the U.S. is using AI in warfare 2026-04-09 · 9m
In 'Kutchinsky's Egg,' a jeweler’s corrosive ambition leads to his family’s downfall 2026-04-08 · 9m
'Anywhere Else' is a book of essays about a love-hate relationship with Florida 2026-04-07 · 8m
Sen. Cory Booker on 'Stand' and his intentions for the 2028 election 2026-04-06 · 9m
The story behind cookbooks 'The Talisman of Happiness' and 'Will This Make You Happy' 2026-04-03 · 18m
Keith O'Brien on 'Heartland,' Larry Bird and the basketball career that almost wasn't 2026-04-02 · 9m
In the epic 'Son of Nobody,' Yann Martel gives footnotes a starring role 2026-04-01 · 8m
Geoff Bennett on the history of Black comedy from vaudeville to sitcoms 2026-03-31 · 9m
Andy Weir reveals his fun and frantic creative process behind 'Project Hail Mary' 2026-03-30 · 12m
In new memoirs, David Archuleta and Lindy West break with their pasts 2026-03-27 · 20m
Apple is turning 50. David Pogue’s new book tells its history. 2026-03-26 · 8m
In the novel ‘Black Bag,’ a classroom experiment invites questions about masculinity 2026-03-25 · 8m
Fab 5 Freddy’s 'Everybody’s Fly' is a backstage pass to NYC’s new wave hip hop scene 2026-03-24 · 10m
Sarvat Hasin's new novel is about a magnetic friendship between 'Strange Girls' 2026-03-23 · 9m
Two new murder mysteries: 'Ruby Falls' and 'The Secret Lives of Murderers' Wives' 2026-03-20 · 18m
Daisy Hernández argues 'Citizenship' has never been a fixed legal status 2026-03-19 · 9m
Cara Bastone's 'No Matter What' is a romance novel that begins with a separation 2026-03-18 · 9m
In 'The Mixed Marriage Project,' Dorothy Roberts works through her dad's archive 2026-03-17 · 8m
'The Correspondent' is an epistolary novel, but can letters tell the whole story? 2026-03-16 · 12m
'We the Women' and 'Rise, Girl, Rise' are stories about revolutionary women 2026-03-13 · 21m
'One of Us' is a British political drama based on the Boris Johnson era 2026-03-12 · 9m
To understand consciousness, Michael Pollan looked at plants, AI and himself 2026-03-11 · 12m
In 'Bad Asians,' a friend group threatens its reputation with a viral video 2026-03-10 · 11m
In new memoir, Gavin Newsom reflects on his political rise 2026-03-09 · 9m
'The Irish Goodbye' and 'Frog' are micro-memoirs and essays about everyday life 2026-03-06 · 18m
'An American Marriage' author Tayari Jones is out with a new novel 'Kin' 2026-03-05 · 11m
Andrew Krivak’s novel 'Mule Boy' takes readers inside a Pennsylvania coal mine 2026-03-04 · 9m
Jason Zengerle says Tucker Carlson is more 'movement leader' than media persona 2026-03-03 · 8m
Author was struck by story of mixed-race orphans behind 'Keeper of Lost Children' 2026-03-02 · 8m
A psychoanalyst and a priest share insights in 'Love's Labor' and 'Work in Progress' 2026-02-27 · 19m
Reshona Landfair, formerly 'Jane Doe,' recounts abuse by R. Kelly in new memoir 2026-02-26 · 9m
'The Renovation' is a novel with a surrealist take on prison structures big and small 2026-02-25 · 10m
'Fly, Wild Swans' weaves Jung Chang’s family history with the history of China 2026-02-24 · 11m
'Clutch' follows a college friend group trying to maintain their bond in midlife 2026-02-23 · 9m
Brush up on American history with 'Common Sense' and 'We the People' 2026-02-20 · 16m
In 'Eradication,' a grieving man sets off to a remote island to save the world 2026-02-19 · 8m
Gisèle Pelicot’s 'A Hymn to Life' is both a memoir and an act of ultimate defiance 2026-02-18 · 8m
'Crux' is a novel about rock climbing, but risk exists far beyond the mountain’s edge 2026-02-17 · 9m
After 100 years of Mount Rushmore, its biographer says the landmark is incomplete 2026-02-16 · 7m
'Football' and 'Everybody Loses' examine changes to America’s most popular sport 2026-02-13 · 17m
A new book focuses on a queer, Black, WWII-era translator who risked safety for love 2026-02-12 · 9m
George Saunders' 'Vigil' is a ghostly novel about an oil tycoon in his final hours 2026-02-11 · 9m
Gov. Josh Shapiro emphasizes civic engagement in new memoir 'Where We Keep the Light' 2026-02-10 · 9m
In 'Room 706,' a woman confronts her extramarital affair during a hostage crisis 2026-02-09 · 8m
Two new books take on lesser-known chapters of WWII and Cold War-era Black history 2026-02-06 · 17m
A woman takes over her dead sister’s dating profile in 'Dandelion is Dead' 2026-02-05 · 7m
'How to Commit a Postcolonial Murder' is a dark new novel about sisterhood 2026-02-04 · 9m
In Sara Levine’s novel 'The Hitch,' a corgi’s soul enters a little boy’s body 2026-02-03 · 10m
Angela Tomaski’s debut novel takes readers on a tour of an English manor in decline 2026-02-02 · 9m
Romance authors Emily Henry, Beverly Jenkins, and others on the state of their genre 2026-01-30 · 22m
A meet-cute followed by real life: 'Party of Two' is about love in the real world 2026-01-29 · 8m
Looking back at 'Normal People,' before Sally Rooney’s rise to fame 2026-01-28 · 8m
'Emergency Contact' explores love in the age of modern technology 2026-01-27 · 8m
Nicholas Sparks and M. Night Shyamalan on 'Remain,' their supernatural romance novel 2026-01-26 · 8m
New books argue that far-off goals and humor can help shift daily routines 2026-01-23 · 16m
Iranian pop star Googoosh on her new memoir and life in pre-revolution Iran 2026-01-22 · 12m
Sarah Harman’s debut novel is a lighthearted take on the 'missing kid' mystery genre 2026-01-21 · 8m
'Firestorm' tells journalistic – and personal – story of the LA wildfires 2026-01-20 · 11m
'This is Where the Serpent Lives' is a sprawling debut novel set in modern Pakistan 2026-01-19 · 9m
'Body Beautiful' and 'My One-of-a-Kind Body' aim to cultivate kids’ body positivity 2026-01-16 · 17m
'Freedom on the Sea' is a biography of Robert Smalls – by his great-great-grandson 2026-01-15 · 11m
The novel 'These Days' fictionalizes a lesser-known chapter in the history of Belfast 2026-01-14 · 8m
With her new book, Scottish author Val McDermid wants to “charm you into winter” 2026-01-13 · 8m
'The Definitions' features dorm room conversation – with a dystopian twist 2026-01-12 · 7m
Two debut novels, two murder mysteries set in the United Kingdom 2026-01-09 · 17m
Amitav Ghosh’s 'Wild Fictions' gathers essays on empire and the environment 2026-01-08 · 7m
In 'Twice Born,' a daughter discovers her father through his biography of Mark Twain 2026-01-07 · 11m
'The Philosopher in the Valley' paints an eccentric portrait of Palantir’s Alex Karp 2026-01-06 · 8m
'Russ & Daughters' cookbook documents a century-old New York City establishment 2026-01-05 · 13m
Susan Choi’s 'Flashlight' is about an alternate-universe version of her own family 2026-01-02 · 7m
'Feeding Ghosts' is a graphic memoir grappling with generational trauma 2026-01-01 · 11m
In ‘A Guardian and a Thief,’ a mother’s love for her family threatens her own morals 2025-12-31 · 11m
A new novel from Karen Russell is a sprawling story set during the Dust Bowl 2025-12-30 · 8m
In Rabih Alameddine’s new novel, a mother and son share a tiny Beirut apartment 2025-12-29 · 10m
Dorie Greenspan and Paul Hollywood discuss their new and nourishing cake cookbooks 2025-12-26 · 24m
'Unabridged' explores the history of the dictionary – and why it’s in trouble now 2025-12-25 · 10m
'Hiddensee' is a 'Nutcracker'-inspired novel from the author of 'Wicked' 2025-12-24 · 8m
Jeff Kinney on his iconic, now 20-book 'Diary of a Wimpy Kid' series 2025-12-23 · 12m
Mahmood Mamdani’s 'Slow Poison' centers politics of belonging in postcolonial Uganda 2025-12-22 · 8m
Revisiting ‘Waiting to Exhale’ 2025-12-20 · 37m
Paul McCartney on his band 'Wings,' plus the story of indie label Bloodshot Records 2025-12-19 · 17m
In this novel, the residents of a Brussels apartment building brace for Nazi invasion 2025-12-18 · 9m
William Boyd’s 'The Predicament' is a spy thriller with a conspiratorial edge 2025-12-17 · 9m
Rep. Jim Clyburn’s new book 'The First Eight' traces the history of his predecessors 2025-12-16 · 8m
'The Heir Apparent' asks existential questions about Britain and its beloved crown 2025-12-15 · 8m
Revisiting ‘Kitchen Confidential’ 2025-12-13 · 37m
‘How a Game Lives,’ ‘How to Save the Internet’ show the best and worst of life online 2025-12-12 · 19m
A new book of poems by Kate Baer wrestles with the realities of middle age 2025-12-11 · 9m
In 'The Unveiling,' a disastrous cruise becomes an opportunity for cultural reckoning 2025-12-10 · 8m
Deborah Willis on her seminal history of Black photography, reissued 25 years later 2025-12-09 · 8m
In ‘Best Offer Wins,’ an ambitious millennial is driven mad by the homebuying process 2025-12-08 · 7m
Revisiting Frank Herbert’s ‘Dune’ 2025-12-06 · 37m
In new novels, marriages are tested by a last request and a moment in the spotlight 2025-12-05 · 18m
Abby Phillip’s 'A Dream Deferred' chronicles Jesse Jackson’s rise to political esteem 2025-12-04 · 8m
'The Devil Is a Southpaw' is a story within a story — or so its narrator says 2025-12-03 · 9m
John Fetterman on his new memoir, his mental health, and disagreements with his party 2025-12-02 · 9m
A new book looks to the writings of Renaissance-era nuns for advice on life today 2025-12-01 · 8m
Revisiting ‘Their Eyes Were Watching God’ 2025-11-29 · 35m
A Claire McCardell biography and an AI sci-fi are among NPR’s top book picks of 2025 2025-11-28 · 11m
'My Cambodia: A Khmer Cookbook' is Nite Yun’s love letter to food and family 2025-11-27 · 8m
'We Were Liars' author returns for more teenage catharsis in 'We Fell Apart' 2025-11-26 · 8m
Comic journalist Joe Sacco on his portrait of deadly riots in Uttar Pradesh, India 2025-11-25 · 9m
Justinian Huang’s new novel follows a Taiwanese-American family intent on a male heir 2025-11-24 · 9m
Revisiting ‘Gone Girl’ 2025-11-22 · 36m
'The Ten Year Affair,' 'Sex of the Midwest' look at the role of sex in domestic life 2025-11-21 · 16m
'Fire in Every Direction' is a personal work by Palestinian scholar Tareq Baconi 2025-11-20 · 14m
Kathy Iandoli on Gucci Mane’s memoir and becoming the go-to writer for rappers 2025-11-19 · 9m
'Bog Queen' cherishes Earth’s mossy wetlands and the bodies they preserve 2025-11-18 · 8m
Margaret Atwood on what finally made her agree to write a memoir 2025-11-17 · 15m
Revisiting ‘Giovanni's Room’ 2025-11-15 · 37m
Music biographies 'The Cars,' 'Only God Can Judge Me' balance greatness and tragedy 2025-11-14 · 20m
John Grisham brings a money-hungry lawyer to center stage in 'The Widow' 2025-11-13 · 9m
In 'A Guardian and a Thief,' a mother’s love for her family threatens her own morals 2025-11-12 · 11m
Tochi Onyebuchi’s 'Racebook' is a 'personal history' of a less serious time online 2025-11-11 · 9m
Philip Pullman’s new novel follows ‘The Golden Compass’ heroine into young adulthood 2025-11-10 · 7m
Revisiting ‘The Joy Luck Club’ 2025-11-08 · 34m
Reese Witherspoon, Harlan Coben and Chris Kraus are out with new crime thrillers 2025-11-07 · 18m
These previously unpublished Harper Lee stories were discovered in her NYC apartment 2025-11-06 · 7m
In 'The Eleventh Hour,' Salman Rushdie writes about morality, revenge and ghosts 2025-11-05 · 12m
Julian Brave Noisecat’s 'We Survived the Night' is part memoir, part Native history 2025-11-04 · 8m
Karine Jean-Pierre’s new memoir 'Independent' explains why she left the Democrats 2025-11-03 · 8m
Revisiting Charles Portis’ True Grit 2025-11-01 · 35m
Stephen King on 'The Shining' sequel and the novel he co-authored with his son 2025-10-31 · 16m
In 'The Hacienda,' the protagonist is trapped in a haunted house – and her marriage 2025-10-30 · 10m
Shirley Jackson’s biographer on the writer’s ability to find evil in the ordinary 2025-10-29 · 8m
Princeton professor Susan Wolfson on why we love 'Frankenstein' two centuries later 2025-10-28 · 6m
'Interview with the Vampire' author Anne Rice takes NPR on a tour of her haunted home 2025-10-27 · 15m
Revisiting Anne Rice’s ‘Interview with the Vampire’ 2025-10-25 · 32m
'Paper Girl' and 'Joyride' are memoirs by journalists who get close to their subjects 2025-10-24 · 19m
This Palestinian journalist kept a diary as Israeli forces invaded – now it’s a book 2025-10-23 · 8m
A new James Baldwin biography asks how the writer’s lovers might’ve shaped him 2025-10-22 · 8m
Virginia Giuffre’s posthumous memoir recounts abuse by Epstein, Maxwell and others 2025-10-21 · 8m
Ken Liu’s latest novel ‘All That We See or Seem’ is speculative fiction about AI 2025-10-20 · 9m
Books We’ve Loved: Jane Austen’s Pride & Prejudice, a blueprint to the modern romance 2025-10-18 · 36m
Cookbooks 'House of Nanking' and 'Boustany' honor rich family legacies through food 2025-10-17 · 20m
'I Am You' fictionalizes the story of a Dutch Golden Age painter and her maid 2025-10-16 · 12m
'The Persian' is a spy thriller written by former CIA analyst David McCloskey 2025-10-15 · 9m
In her new memoir, Jeannie Vanasco gets 'A Silent Treatment' from her mom 2025-10-14 · 10m
'Pick a Color' is a novel that takes place over a single day at a nail salon 2025-10-13 · 9m
Introducing: Books We've Loved 2025-10-11 · 2m
These new mystery novels are 'whodunits' that might as well be called 'whydunits' 2025-10-10 · 18m
In 'Dream School,' Jeff Selingo wants parents to rethink what makes a ‘good’ college 2025-10-09 · 8m
For her latest novel, Patricia Lockwood says she wanted to write about confusion 2025-10-08 · 9m
Mariana Enriquez’s new book connects her interest in cemeteries with Argentina’s past 2025-10-07 · 9m
'For the Sun After Long Nights' is a history of Iran’s Woman, Life, Freedom Movement 2025-10-06 · 11m
Two new history books use the past to explain what’s important now 2025-10-03 · 19m
'F*** Approval, You Don’t Need It!' makes the case against ‘people pleasers’ 2025-10-02 · 10m
Angela Flournoy’s 'The Wilderness' focuses on a Black, female ‘chosen family’ 2025-10-01 · 9m
Former senator Joe Manchin makes the case for the middle in the memoir 'Dead Center' 2025-09-30 · 8m
Ian McEwan’s latest novel ‘What We Can Know’ is science fiction without the science 2025-09-29 · 10m
‘Peacemaker’ and ‘Tomorrow Is Yesterday’ are personal histories of diplomacy 2025-09-26 · 20m
Ken Jaworowski’s new crime novel ‘What About the Bodies’ has a surprising tender side 2025-09-25 · 8m
‘Dark Renaissance’ historian on how Christopher Marlowe paved the way for Shakespeare 2025-09-24 · 9m
‘Beyond Fast’ chronicles one coach’s unlikely revolution in high school cross-country 2025-09-23 · 8m
In his new novel ‘The Secret of Secrets,’ Dan Brown takes on human consciousness 2025-09-22 · 6m
‘Long Way Down’ and ‘The Hate U Give’ are modern classics about gun violence 2025-09-19 · 15m
What Toni Morrison learned from revisiting five of her most-read novels 2025-09-18 · 10m
Sandra Cisneros’ ‘The House on Mango Street’ was born from a feeling of displacement 2025-09-17 · 8m
In her translation of ‘The Odyssey,’ Emily Wilson aimed for ‘a crystalline clarity’ 2025-09-16 · 10m
Jhumpa Lahiri says the phrase ‘Interpreter of Maladies’ came to her in grad school 2025-09-15 · 11m
‘2024’ and ‘From the Clinics to the Capitol’ dissect opposing political movements 2025-09-12 · 19m
In Meg Medina’s new young adult novel, a 13-year-old girl becomes a sea ghost 2025-09-11 · 8m
‘Misbehaving at the Crossroads’ is a lesson in the complexity of reconciliation 2025-09-10 · 9m
In Rabih Alameddine’s new novel, a mother and son share a tiny Beirut apartment 2025-09-09 · 10m
Tamara Yajia’s memoir recounts a chaotic upbringing between the U.S. and Argentina 2025-09-08 · 9m
‘Papilio’ and ‘Chooch Helped’ are children’s books brought to life by friendship 2025-09-05 · 18m
In ‘The Sunflower Boys,’ a 12-year-old boy comes of age during war in Ukraine 2025-09-04 · 9m
‘Friends with Words’ is a book about language, from word origins to regional dialects 2025-09-03 · 12m
Kate Riley’s novel ‘Ruth’ was inspired by her year in an insular religious community 2025-09-02 · 10m
In his memoir, poet Raymond Antrobus writes of ‘deaf gain’ instead of hearing loss 2025-09-01 · 9m
‘Your Favorite Scary Movie’ and ‘Ready for My Close-Up’ are histories of iconic films 2025-08-29 · 17m
Eighty years after Hiroshima, a new book narrates the history of the atomic bomb 2025-08-28 · 11m
In the novel ‘Loved One,’ an ambiguous friendship is further complicated by loss 2025-08-27 · 9m
‘Dinner with King Tut’ follows experimental archaeologists as they recreate the past 2025-08-26 · 10m
For her 25th book, Karin Slaughter wanted to capture life in small-town Georgia 2025-08-25 · 9m
‘Cook Once, Eat Twice’ and ‘Accidentally on Purpose’ are new books from cooking stars 2025-08-22 · 19m
‘Atlantic’ writer James Parker says his odes are exercises in gratitude and attention 2025-08-21 · 11m
In ‘The Hounding,’ rumors swirl around five sisters living in 18th-century England 2025-08-20 · 7m
Alexis Okeowo’s ‘Blessings and Disasters’ is an ode to Alabama’s complicated history 2025-08-19 · 9m
‘Dwelling’ fictionalizes the American housing crisis with elements of fairy tale 2025-08-18 · 9m
For the authors of ‘Reading Van Gogh,’ ‘Black in Blues,’ art opened a door to meaning 2025-08-15 · 22m
In ‘Human Nature,’ Kate Marvel bridges the gap between climate science and emotions 2025-08-14 · 9m
Jason Mott’s new novel ‘People Like Us’ is metafiction that was almost memoir 2025-08-13 · 9m
‘Sloppy’ author Rax King says she’s inspired by writers who did their best work sober 2025-08-12 · 9m
A new mystery novel by Liza Tully pairs a green assistant with a seasoned detective 2025-08-11 · 10m
2 new books were inspired by dark moments in Japanese and Japanese American history 2025-08-08 · 17m
‘The Feather Detective’ is a biography of Roxie Layboune, forensic ornithologist 2025-08-07 · 9m
In Lisa Smith’s ‘Jamaica Road,’ a young girl searches for belonging in 1980s London 2025-08-06 · 10m
‘Algospeak’ looks at algorithms' transformative impact on how we speak on and offline 2025-08-05 · 9m
Katie Yee's 'Maggie' approaches a tough diagnosis - and a marriage's end - with humor 2025-08-04 · 11m
New books by Irene Vega, Tim Weiner chronicle changes to federal agencies under Trump 2025-08-01 · 17m
'On Her Game' is Christine Brennan's portrait of basketball star Caitlin Clark 2025-07-31 · 9m
Short story collection 'Heart Lamp' is the winner of the International Booker Prize 2025-07-30 · 12m
In Sophie Elmhirst's 'A Marriage at Sea,' a couple tries to keep themselves afloat 2025-07-29 · 9m
Through politics, fiction and her latest novel, Stacey Abrams aims to inspire action 2025-07-28 · 8m
'No Sense in Wishing' and 'Hit Girls' consider the way culture shapes identity 2025-07-25 · 18m
After 20 years, Mary Jo Bang has completed her translation of Dante's 'Divine Comedy' 2025-07-24 · 9m
Mark Kurlansky's novel 'Cheesecake' was inspired by a recipe from ancient Rome 2025-07-23 · 6m
In her new memoir, Hala Alyan searches for home amid a family history of exile 2025-07-22 · 8m
Aisling Rawle's 'The Compound' follows characters on a semi-dystopian reality TV show 2025-07-21 · 8m
New biographies look at the careers of designers Claire McCardell and Virgil Abloh 2025-07-18 · 21m
Congress has voted to eliminate government funding for public media 2025-07-18 · 2m
'Trailblazer' is a memoir by Carol Moseley Braun, first Black woman elected to Senate 2025-07-17 · 8m
Liane Moriarty on her novel 'Here One Moment' and on writing 'women's fiction' 2025-07-16 · 12m
'The Last Sweet Bite' is a cookbook that documents the way conflict changes cuisine 2025-07-15 · 8m
In Ann Patchett's latest, a mother tells her daughters about a seminal summer 2025-07-14 · 9m
New books ask how we can protect threatened land in the Amazon rainforest and Hawaii 2025-07-11 · 17m
With novel 'Among Friends,' Hal Ebbott says he wanted to take friendship seriously 2025-07-10 · 11m
David Litt's new memoir is about finding common ground through surfing 2025-07-09 · 9m
In the new speculative novel 'Weepers,' mourning is outsourced to professionals 2025-07-08 · 8m
Ten years later, Ta-Nehisi Coates says 'Between the World and Me' is no longer his 2025-07-07 · 8m
Kevin Kwan explores race and identity in 'Sex and Vanity' and 'Lies and Weddings' 2025-07-04 · 19m
In Emma Straub's novel 'All Adults Here,' family is messy 2025-07-03 · 7m
In 'Lessons in Chemistry' a chemist is the star of... a cooking show? 2025-07-02 · 9m
'The Rachel Incident' looks back on early-20s friendships, love and mistakes 2025-07-01 · 9m
Emily Henry's 'Funny Story' centers a new character in rom-com tropes 2025-06-30 · 9m
New books by Damon Young and Dennard Dayle take different routes to humor 2025-06-27 · 18m
'The Pretender' centers on a real peasant who learns he is heir to England's throne 2025-06-26 · 9m
In 'The Science of Revenge,' an expert explains why humans are hardwired for payback 2025-06-25 · 8m
'Great Black Hope' is a character study of a young, Black, queer man in high society 2025-06-24 · 9m
'Fatherhood' traces a history of masculinity, from Aristotle to Sigmund Freud 2025-06-23 · 8m
New books by Carl Hiaasen and John Seabrook tell distinctly American stories 2025-06-20 · 21m
Evan Osnos' 'The Haves and Have-Yachts' is a book of essays about the new Gilded Age 2025-06-19 · 13m
Leisha Hailey and Kate Moennig reflect on 'The L Word' in memoir 'So Gay For You' 2025-06-18 · 9m
For a novel on the first women astronauts, Taylor Jenkins Reid studied old NASA PDFs 2025-06-17 · 9m
As prime minister of New Zealand, Jacinda Ardern juggled leadership and motherhood 2025-06-16 · 10m
In 'The Dry Season,' Melissa Febos chronicles a transformative year of celibacy 2025-06-13 · 16m
Susan Choi's 'Flashlight' is about an alternate-universe version of her own family 2025-06-12 · 7m
'Sea of Grass' chronicles the disappearance of the North American prairie 2025-06-11 · 10m
In 'The Catch,' estranged sisters confront a mystery surrounding their mother's death 2025-06-10 · 8m
Madeleine Thien's new novel 'The Book of Records' is a story that traverses centuries 2025-06-09 · 6m
'What Will People Think?' and 'Climbing in Heels' star women trying to make it big 2025-06-06 · 14m
'Theater Kid' is a memoir from the producer of 'Rent,' 'Avenue Q,' and 'Hamilton' 2025-06-05 · 9m
'Freedom Season' argues the events of 1963 transformed the civil rights movement 2025-06-04 · 12m
In new memoir, women's college basketball coach Dawn Staley says she's a 'sore loser' 2025-06-03 · 9m
In debut novel 'Food Person,' a food writer ghostwrites a celebrity cookbook 2025-06-02 · 7m
Two authors consider how being a daughter shaped their relationship to motherhood 2025-05-30 · 17m
In 'Anima Rising,' Gustav Klimt encounters a young woman under strange circumstances 2025-05-29 · 8m
'Lost Marvels No. 1: Tower of Shadows' restores a lost chapter of comic book history 2025-05-28 · 7m
Honor Jones' 'Sleep' explores how our childhoods influence who we are as parents 2025-05-27 · 7m
Karen Hao's new book is a skeptical look at Sam Altman and Elon Musk's AI empire 2025-05-26 · 12m
With new novel, Ocean Vuong says he wants to reframe America as a place of salvage 2025-05-23 · 14m
'Little Bosses Everywhere' looks into the Wild West of multilevel marketing 2025-05-22 · 8m
A new biography of Rafael Nadal focuses on the tennis star's domination on clay 2025-05-21 · 11m
'Original Sin' argues Biden aides enabled his reelection bid, despite mental decline 2025-05-20 · 12m
In 'Class Clown,' humorist Dave Barry embraces both the funny and hard parts of life 2025-05-19 · 9m
'The Golden Road' and 'The Lucky Ones' examine India's ancient and recent history 2025-05-16 · 18m
A new biography tells the twin stories of James Gandolfini and Tony Soprano 2025-05-15 · 9m
'The Lost and the Found' takes an intimate look at homelessness in San Francisco 2025-05-14 · 10m
In 'Julie Chan Is Dead,' former influencer Liann Zhang takes a swipe at the industry 2025-05-13 · 8m
Isabel Allende's latest historical novel draws from her time at a women's magazine 2025-05-12 · 10m
In 'Romantic Friction,' 'The Fact Checker' the publishing world is fodder for fiction 2025-05-09 · 19m
'Personhood' argues fetal rights are the next frontier of the anti-abortion movement 2025-05-08 · 11m
The new novel 'Fair Play' is a self-aware take on the golden age of detective fiction 2025-05-07 · 8m
Loryn Brantz's 'Poems of Parenting' gives parents permission to laugh out loud 2025-05-06 · 12m
In her new memoir, Tina Knowles, mother of Beyoncé and Solange, tells her own story 2025-05-05 · 8m
New cookbooks from Sarah Ahn and Roy Choi take different approaches to Korean cuisine 2025-05-02 · 19m
With 'Rabbit Moon,' Jennifer Haigh chooses Shanghai as the backdrop to family tragedy 2025-05-01 · 10m
In 'Putin's Revenge,' Lucian Kim traces the lead-up to Russia's invasion of Ukraine 2025-04-30 · 12m
Katie Kitamura's 'Audition' is a puzzle, but she says it's not meant to be solved 2025-04-29 · 9m
Emily Henry's latest novel 'Great Big Beautiful Life' explores love beyond romance 2025-04-28 · 9m
Zadie Smith looks back at her debut novel 'White Teeth' 25 years after its release 2025-04-25 · 15m
'Happy Land' was inspired by a real-life kingdom of formerly enslaved people 2025-04-24 · 8m
'Paper Doll' documents trans TikTok creator Dylan Mulvaney's journey through girlhood 2025-04-23 · 9m
An early biography paints Pope Francis as 'The Great Reformer' of the Catholic Church 2025-04-22 · 7m
Aided by new sources, Clay Risen's 'Red Scare' brings McCarthyism back to life 2025-04-21 · 8m
Two new children's books view the natural world as a site of personal growth 2025-04-18 · 16m
A new cookbook by Darjeeling Express chef Asma Khan was inspired by seasonal cooking 2025-04-17 · 9m
Rex Ogle's 'When We Ride' is a novel-in-verse about a best friendship under pressure 2025-04-16 · 9m
'Adventures in the Louvre' will teach you how to fall in love with the famous museum 2025-04-15 · 9m
An obituary writer makes a grave error in John Kenney's 'I See You've Called in Dead' 2025-04-14 · 9m
Two new novels explore a world where technology has even greater access to our minds 2025-04-11 · 19m
A new oral history of Lollapalooza recalls the alt-rock music festival's wildest days 2025-04-10 · 8m
Emma Pattee's 'Tilt' imagines the aftermath of a life-changing earthquake 2025-04-09 · 9m
In the wake of a sexual assault, astronaut Amanda Nguyen turned to activism 2025-04-08 · 9m
In 'Everything Is Tuberculosis,' John Green turns his attention to a deadly disease 2025-04-07 · 12m
Authors of two new novels draw inspiration from history in wildly different ways 2025-04-04 · 17m
To confront radical change, 'Slate' writer Scaachi Koul wrote a new book of essays 2025-04-03 · 7m
A new book from Emily Feng asks what it means to be Chinese in Xi Jinping's China 2025-04-02 · 9m
In 'Long Island,' one woman returns to Ireland after discovering her husband's affair 2025-04-01 · 9m
Christine Wenc's 'Funny Because It's True' calls 'The Onion' "the original fake news" 2025-03-31 · 8m
John Himmelman, Reginald Dwayne Betts take a populist approach to poetry in new books 2025-03-28 · 16m
In 'Beartooth,' brothers embark on an illicit journey into Yellowstone National Park 2025-03-27 · 10m
Chuck Schumer's 'Antisemitism in America' warns of a resurgence in antisemitic views 2025-03-26 · 11m
Allison Epstein's 'Fagin the Thief' gives a Charles Dickens character a second chance 2025-03-25 · 9m
A former Meta executive characterizes company leadership as "careless" in new memoir 2025-03-24 · 8m
In two noir novels, crime lurks beneath small town life in Norway and New England 2025-03-21 · 17m
A new biography tells the story of a South Asian Hollywood star who passed as white 2025-03-20 · 10m
'I'm That Girl' follows gymnast Jordan Chiles' road to the Olympics 2025-03-19 · 9m
The Hunger Games author Suzanne Collins was inspired by Greek myths and reality TV 2025-03-18 · 7m
A new novel from Karen Russell is a sprawling story set during the Dust Bowl 2025-03-17 · 8m
Books by critic Kenneth Turan and actor Rupert Everett show two sides of Hollywood 2025-03-14 · 16m
Jennifer Finney Boylan's latest memoir 'Cleavage' is a reflection on transgender life 2025-03-13 · 12m
In 'Death Takes Me,' men are the victims of violence usually inflicted on women 2025-03-12 · 8m
Alexander Vindman's 'The Folly of Realism' suggests a long-term approach to Ukraine 2025-03-11 · 9m
'Dream Count' is Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's first novel in more than a decade 2025-03-10 · 8m
Picture book biographies introduce children to Toni Morrison and Ruby Bridges 2025-03-07 · 16m
'Harlem Rhapsody' is a novel about an affair at the heart of the Harlem Renaissance 2025-03-06 · 9m
In 'Back After This,' a podcast host tries to find love 2025-03-05 · 11m
'You Didn't Hear This From Me' is Kelsey McKinney's gossip bible 2025-03-04 · 9m
In 'Stone Yard Devotional,' a woman abandons modern life for a religious community 2025-03-03 · 9m
Two James Baldwin experts break down his early fiction and political writing 2025-02-28 · 11m
The authors of 'Pseudoscience' explore and debunk your favorite conspiracy theories 2025-02-27 · 7m
Irish poet Pádraig Ó Tuama writes and reads poetry that speaks to the human condition 2025-02-26 · 9m
In 'Talk to Me,' the grandson of a former Haitian president uncovers family secrets 2025-02-25 · 7m
Mark Greaney takes on geopolitics in the latest installment of the Gray Man series 2025-02-24 · 8m
New books from Reid Hoffman and Bill Gates look at tech revolutions past and future 2025-02-21 · 17m
In 'Idle Grounds,' a pack of children searches the woods for their missing cousin 2025-02-20 · 9m
A new memoir from Ira Madison III is more than just 'Pure Innocent Fun' 2025-02-19 · 9m
'Life Hacks for a Little Alien' follows a lonely girl's pursuit of an ancient tome 2025-02-18 · 7m
A new book from Peter Beinart asks Jewish people to reimagine the Israeli state 2025-02-17 · 12m
Two novels from Charmaine Wilkerson explore cultural inheritance in Black families 2025-02-14 · 17m
Indie-rock artist Neko Case opens up about her childhood in a new memoir 2025-02-13 · 9m
'Bronshtein in the Bronx' is a fictional account of Leon Trotsky's New York exile 2025-02-12 · 8m
In Ali Smith's 'Gliff,' two children flee capture in an authoritarian near-future 2025-02-11 · 7m
In a new book, Chris Hayes argues that attention is our most endangered resource 2025-02-10 · 8m
'The Serviceberry' and 'Birding to Change the World' draw lessons from nature 2025-02-07 · 21m
'The Interpreter' is a story about children who act as translators for their parents 2025-02-06 · 12m
With 'Dare I Say It,' Naomi Watts aims to help menopausal women feel less alone 2025-02-05 · 9m
Andy Corren's memoir 'Dirtbag Queen' expands on a viral tribute to his mother 2025-02-04 · 9m
A new novel follows the love lives of three generations of Palestinian American women 2025-02-03 · 7m
'Final Girl Support Group' and 'Witchcraft for Wayward Girls' center women in horror 2025-01-31 · 19m
Rusty Sabich comes out of retirement in Scott Turow's thriller 'Presumed Guilty' 2025-01-30 · 8m
'Unassimilable' makes a radical case against assimilation for the Asian diaspora 2025-01-29 · 9m
'Parks 2' is a book of photos and essays focused on the National Parks 2025-01-28 · 5m
Han Kang's latest novel 'We Do Not Part' deals with hidden chapters of Korean history 2025-01-27 · 8m
New novels from Emma Knight and Anita Desai explore the dual identities of mothers 2025-01-24 · 16m
'How to Change' is a behavioral economist's guide to habit formation 2025-01-23 · 11m
'Amazing Grapes' was Pulitzer-winning illustrator Jules Feiffer's final book 2025-01-22 · 9m
Betül Tunç's new cookbook shares the recipes behind her viral dough videos 2025-01-21 · 10m
Amanda Gorman's 'Girls on the Rise' makes the case that girls are stronger together 2025-01-20 · 10m
In new memoir, Brooke Shields talks aging, beauty and an unwanted medical procedure 2025-01-17 · 13m
In 'Welcome to Pawnee,' Jim O'Heir reflects on his time on 'Parks and Recreation' 2025-01-16 · 9m
Kate Kennedy's 'Cello' is part memoir, part musical detective story 2025-01-15 · 11m
'The Rest Is Memory' is a novel inspired by photos taken at Auschwitz 2025-01-14 · 7m
Mark Lilla's new book explores the psychology and consequences of willful ignorance 2025-01-13 · 6m
'No Place to Bury the Dead', 'The Hunter' ask what lengths you'll go for others 2025-01-10 · 13m
Daylight is something to celebrate in 'The Shortest Day' 2025-01-09 · 7m
'Small Things Like These' draws from the true story of Ireland's Magdalene Laundries 2025-01-08 · 10m
A new book examines millennial nostalgia and the economic consequences of Y2K 2025-01-07 · 8m
'A Kwanzaa Keepsake and Cookbook' is an updated exploration of Kwanzaa's traditions 2025-01-06 · 11m
'King: A Life' and 'A Day in the Life of Abed Salama' are Pulitzer Prize winners 2025-01-03 · 16m
In 'All Fours,' Miranda July tackles love, sex and reinvention in middle age 2025-01-02 · 8m
Salman Rushdie's memoir 'Knife' recounts his attack and recovery 2025-01-01 · 17m
Kaveh Akbar's novel 'Martyr!' is a journey of identity, addiction and poetry 2024-12-31 · 8m
Percival Everett centers a new voice in 'James,' a retelling of 'Huckleberry Finn' 2024-12-30 · 16m
BONUS: A biography and a memoir reexamine Jimmy Carter's extraordinary life 2024-12-30 · 14m
'Gather Me' and 'Subculture Vulture' are memoirs told through books and subcultures 2024-12-27 · 16m
'The Hanukkah Magic of Nate Gadol' is a mythical take on the Jewish holiday 2024-12-26 · 5m
'General Sherman's Christmas' captures the war-time holiday in Savannah 150 years ago 2024-12-25 · 7m
New cookbook 'Jiggle!' aims to bring gelatin back in style 2024-12-24 · 11m
'Dylan Goes Electric!' is the book behind Timothée Chalamet's new Bob Dylan biopic 2024-12-23 · 10m
Two books, two very different takes on Christmas stories 2024-12-20 · 17m
'When Southern Women Cook' is a diverse portrait of the American South's food culture 2024-12-19 · 12m
Alizah Holstein writes about the complex echelons of academia in 'My Roman History' 2024-12-18 · 12m
In 'Kingdom of No Tomorrow,' a young woman joins the Black Panther Party 2024-12-17 · 6m
Colson Whitehead's novel 'The Nickel Boys' comes to the big screen 2024-12-16 · 7m
Two books explore phases of female life, girlhood and womanhood 2024-12-13 · 19m
In Zahid Rafiq's debut short story collection, the future of Kashmir is uncertain 2024-12-12 · 8m
Remembering Nikki Giovanni, poet and icon of the Black Arts Movement 2024-12-11 · 12m
Author of Wampanoag history discussed her children's book and erasure 2024-12-10 · 10m
There is such a thing as too much quality time in Weike Wang's 'Rental House' 2024-12-09 · 7m
2 new nonfiction books explore the impact of cultural forces in the world of music 2024-12-06 · 16m
Haruki Murakami's longtime editor spills the tea on working with the master 2024-12-05 · 14m
In new memoir, Angela Merkel details her time as Germany's first woman chancellor 2024-12-04 · 12m
A game design company has mysterious forces at play in the new YA thriller 'Darkly' 2024-12-03 · 8m
In comedian Youngmi Mayer's new memoir, laughter is a lifeline 2024-12-02 · 8m
'Pig Years' and 'What the Chicken Knows' consider the interior worlds of farm animals 2024-11-29 · 19m
A new cookbook from food journalist Mark Bittman invites kids into the kitchen 2024-11-28 · 8m
In 'Growing Up Urkel,' actor Jaleel White reflects on a career-defining role 2024-11-27 · 9m
NPR staffers pick their favorite reads of the year 2024-11-26 · 4m
Bonnie Kistler's new thriller explores ageism from the lens of a murder 2024-11-25 · 7m
Two nonfiction books take critical views of bankruptcy and microlending systems 2024-11-22 · 23m
'Say Nothing' tells the story of 'The Troubles' through one woman's murder 2024-11-21 · 9m
In 'Citizen,' former President Clinton reflects on his post-White House years 2024-11-20 · 8m
In a new version of 'The Cake Bible,' Rose Levy Beranbaum updates a culinary classic 2024-11-19 · 10m
In the new novel 'Pony Confidential,' a crime-solving pony seeks revenge 2024-11-18 · 9m
Two new books on Johnny Carson and Shirley MacLaine offer intimate views of celebrity 2024-11-15 · 20m
Brit Barron's new book is a guide on maintaining relationships in a polarized world 2024-11-14 · 11m
With 'Mystical Lotería,' Yvette Montoya reimagines a traditional Latino party game 2024-11-13 · 8m
A parenting book by author Kelley Coleman focuses on the care of disabled children 2024-11-12 · 10m
A shocking discovery follows an artist's death in Paula Hawkins' 'The Blue Hour' 2024-11-11 · 11m
'Tías and Primas' and 'Linguaphile' are new nonfiction books on family and language 2024-11-08 · 17m
'Big Jim and the White Boy,' a new graphic novel, reinterprets a Mark Twain classic 2024-11-07 · 8m
Stanley Tucci records 12 months of eating in his food diary 'What I Ate in One Year' 2024-11-06 · 8m
In Winsome Bingham's 'The Walk,' a community bands together to head to the polls 2024-11-05 · 8m
Bob Woodward's new book 'War' invites readers into a world of back-channel diplomacy 2024-11-04 · 12m
'Patriot' is a posthumous memoir by the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny 2024-11-01 · 15m
'American Scary' documents a cultural obsession with horror in the United States 2024-10-31 · 11m
In 'Ottolenghi Comfort,' Yotam Ottolenghi takes an expansive view of comfort food 2024-10-30 · 10m
Al Pacino's memoir 'Sonny Boy' is a story of adventure, starting in the South Bronx 2024-10-29 · 8m
Palestinian poet Mosab Abu Toha bears witness to war in 'Forest of Noise' 2024-10-28 · 7m
Rebecca Yarros on literary tropes, writing through chronic illness and 'Fourth Wing' 2024-10-26 · 19m
In new children's books from Trevor Noah and Travis Jonker, adventure is not far off 2024-10-25 · 19m
A new biography portrays Queen Elizabeth II as the British public's emotional anchor 2024-10-24 · 8m
'How Women Made Music' reexamines the history of music with women at its center 2024-10-23 · 6m
With a new cookbook, TikTok creator Owen Han aims to perfect the art of the sandwich 2024-10-22 · 8m
'The Indian Card' explores the question of Native identity in the United States 2024-10-21 · 9m
Food meets family in new books from Ina Garten and Stephen Colbert 2024-10-18 · 18m
'Twenty-Four Seconds from Now' is a love story for Black boys–and everyone else, too 2024-10-17 · 8m
In 'In Praise of Mystery,' U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón looks to the stars 2024-10-16 · 8m
Malcolm Gladwell revisits old ideas in a new book, 'Revenge of the Tipping Point' 2024-10-15 · 7m
Han Kang, winner of the 2024 Nobel Prize in literature, on her novel 'The Vegetarian' 2024-10-14 · 7m
American Library Association president Cindy Hohl on why book bans are hard to stop 2024-10-11 · 19m
In Simone St. James' 'Murder Road,' a lakeside honeymoon turns into a murder mystery 2024-10-10 · 10m
'Building Material' is the memoir of a Park Avenue doorman 2024-10-09 · 7m
Jules Feiffer, 'The Phantom Tollbooth' illustrator, is out with a new graphic novel 2024-10-08 · 9m
'How to Build a Fashion Icon' is stylist Law Roach's guide to image architecture 2024-10-07 · 9m
'Hope for Cynics' and 'On Freedom' ask big-picture questions about how we live 2024-10-04 · 21m
In 'We Solve Murders,' Richard Osman introduces a new detective trio 2024-10-03 · 8m
Lyndsay Rush's new book of poems, 'A Bit Much,' was written for poetry skeptics 2024-10-02 · 9m
Ta-Nehisi Coates returns to political writing in his new book 'The Message' 2024-10-01 · 13m
Richard Powers' new novel 'Playground' is filled with awe for the ocean 2024-09-30 · 9m
Newbery Medalist Meg Medina and NBA star Jayson Tatum are out with children's books 2024-09-27 · 18m
'What If We Get It Right?' envisions new possibilities for our climate future 2024-09-26 · 9m
In the new book 'Want,' Gillian Anderson collects other women's sexual fantasies 2024-09-25 · 9m
'City in Ruins' is the finale of the Danny Ryan trilogy–and of Don Winslow's career 2024-09-24 · 9m
In 'Who's That Girl?' Eve reflects on her time in a male-dominated hip-hop industry 2024-09-23 · 8m
James McBride on music, writing and 'The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store' 2024-09-20 · 21m
'Represent' charts the United States' long struggle for the right to vote 2024-09-19 · 8m
In 'Entitlement,' a young woman helps an elderly billionaire give away his fortune 2024-09-18 · 9m
Venus Williams' new book 'Strive' is a personal guide to physical and mental health 2024-09-17 · 6m
Rachel Kushner's new novel 'Creation Lake' is inspired by real-life espionage 2024-09-16 · 9m
'At War with Ourselves' and 'Broken Open' are memoirs chronicling internal conflict 2024-09-13 · 17m
'The Museum of Failures' follows a father-to-be as he stumbles upon family secrets 2024-09-12 · 11m
In 'The Stories We Cannot Tell,' difficult pregnancies unite two very different women 2024-09-11 · 7m
In 'We're Alone,' Edwidge Danticat's essays extend an invitation to be together 2024-09-10 · 9m
'A Pair of Wings' draws inspiration from Bessie Coleman, the first Black woman to fly 2024-09-09 · 8m
'Anything's Pastable' and 'My Life in Recipes' explore viral pasta and family history 2024-09-06 · 20m
'Eruption' is a collaboration between Michael Crichton and James Patterson 2024-09-05 · 9m
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson talks Supreme Court ethics, family in 'Lovely One' 2024-09-04 · 14m
'The Instrumentalist' is a story about music, imagination and Anna Maria della Pietà 2024-09-03 · 8m
'Ruin their Crops on the Ground' tracks the history and politics of food in the U.S. 2024-09-02 · 8m
'The 15-Minute City' and 'Rethinking Rescue' reimagine existing systems 2024-08-30 · 18m
'How to Leave the House' follows a quest for a missing package 2024-08-29 · 9m
In 'On the Edge,' Nate Silver analyzes professional risk-takers 2024-08-28 · 11m
'Hurdles in the Dark' is a memoir about a kidnapping, juvenile detention and racing 2024-08-27 · 11m
Graphic novel 'Einstein in Kafkaland' ponders how two great minds met in Prague 2024-08-26 · 8m
'Us, After' and 'A Haunted Girl' tackle mental health 2024-08-23 · 22m
Gabino Iglesias' 'House of Bone and Rain' is a tale of vengeance in Puerto Rico 2024-08-22 · 8m
'Drawn Testimony' is a courtroom sketch artist's memoir spanning 40 years 2024-08-21 · 8m
Rufaro Faith Mazarura's 'Let the Games Begin' is a rom-com set in the Olympic village 2024-08-20 · 13m
'We Were Illegal' examines Texas history through multiple generations of one family 2024-08-19 · 12m
Two books revisit the cultural impacts of Tina Turner, Duke Ellington and more 2024-08-16 · 18m
Sheetal Sheth pens a children's book about Raksha Bandhan in 'Raashi's Rakhis' 2024-08-15 · 11m
In 'Bringing Ben Home,' Barbara Bradley Hagerty examines a wrongful conviction 2024-08-14 · 9m
In 'Five-Star Stranger,' a man gets hired on an app to pretend to be a girl's father 2024-08-13 · 8m
In 'Midnight in Moscow,' a U.S. ambassador recounts his time in Russia 2024-08-12 · 9m
Nancy Pelosi opens up about how she wields 'The Art of Power' 2024-08-09 · 18m
M.T. Anderson's 'Nicked' follows a heist to steal the bones of Saint Nicholas 2024-08-08 · 9m
Juli Min's novel 'Shanghailanders' unfolds in reverse 2024-08-07 · 9m
Cory Richards' memoir covers mountains, photography and mental health 2024-08-06 · 8m
Sarah Perry's 'Enlightenment' ponders faith, astronomy and friendship 2024-08-05 · 8m
Novels by Claire Lombardo and Catherine Newman explore different stages of motherhood 2024-08-02 · 17m
'The Boiling Moat' plants a military strategy to prevent China's capture of Taiwan 2024-08-01 · 7m
Jon M. Chu's memoir 'Viewfinder' traces his journey to making movies 2024-07-31 · 9m
In 'Liars,' Sarah Manguso explores a marriage falling apart 2024-07-30 · 8m
Stephen Graham Jones explores a new side of horror in 'I Was a Teenage Slasher' 2024-07-29 · 9m
Riley Sager and Johanna Copeland set thrillers in suburbia 2024-07-26 · 15m
Khushbu Shah's cookbook 'Amrikan' honors the Indian American diaspora 2024-07-25 · 11m
A look back at Vice President Kamala Harris' memoir, 'The Truths We Hold' 2024-07-24 · 9m
Joyce Maynard follows 'Count the Ways' with 'How the Light Gets In' 2024-07-23 · 9m
Griffin Dunne's memoir chronicles fame, art and tragedy in his Hollywood upbringing 2024-07-22 · 10m
Two summer mysteries unravel in 'The Cliffs' and 'The God of the Woods' 2024-07-19 · 18m
'We Were Once a Family' examines how the foster care system failed the Hart siblings 2024-07-18 · 11m
Revisiting J.D. Vance's memoir, 'Hillbilly Elegy' 2024-07-17 · 8m
'Ultraviolet' follows a young boy going through puberty and first love 2024-07-16 · 11m
In 'Beautiful Days,' Zach Williams ponders parenthood, reality and the uncanny 2024-07-15 · 9m
Two books dive into the musical histories of The Police and Joni Mitchell 2024-07-12 · 20m
In 'Other Rivers,' Peter Hessler chronicles his return to Chinese classrooms 2024-07-11 · 11m
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer unveils her vision for American democracy in 'True Gretch' 2024-07-10 · 11m
'Devil Is Fine' explores race, colonialism and grief through magical realism 2024-07-09 · 9m
'At the Edge of Empire' traces China's history through Edward Wong's family 2024-07-08 · 9m
Kevin Kwan explores race and identity in 'Sex and Vanity' and 'Lies and Weddings' 2024-07-05 · 19m
A new book examines Alexander Hamilton's plan for public debt 2024-07-04 · 8m
In 'Do I Know You?,' a science reporter tackles her own face blindness 2024-07-03 · 10m
Yangsze Choo's 'The Fox Wife' explores gender, murder and folklore in the 1900s 2024-07-02 · 9m
Kara Swisher's memoir 'Burn Book' reflects on a career covering Silicon Valley 2024-07-01 · 8m
Morgan Talty examines Native identity in 'Night of the Living Rez' and 'Fire Exit' 2024-06-28 · 21m
Carys Davies tackles communication, isolation and the Scottish Clearances in 'Clear' 2024-06-27 · 8m
In 'The Extinction of Irena Rey,' translators search for a missing author 2024-06-26 · 10m
'Memory Piece' follows female friendships over several decades 2024-06-25 · 10m
'Hard by a Great Forest' is a novel about returning home decades after fleeing war 2024-06-24 · 8m
'Never Enough' and 'Roctogenarians' examine the culture of success 2024-06-21 · 21m
'Tehrangeles' follows a family of aspiring Iranian influencers in LA 2024-06-20 · 9m
Glynnis MacNicol's memoir brings readers to a summer of pleasure in Paris 2024-06-19 · 9m
In 'One of Our Kind,' a Black family moves to a planned utopia 2024-06-18 · 9m
Questlove maps a cultural revolution in 'Hip-Hop is History' 2024-06-17 · 7m
'Dear Sister,' 'A Fatal Inheritance' examine difficult family histories 2024-06-14 · 22m
Chelsea Devantez's memoir finds the humor in dark situations 2024-06-13 · 12m
Stephen King finishes a story 45 years in the making in 'You Like It Darker' 2024-06-12 · 9m
The autobiography of John Swanson Jacobs offers a new look at slavery and migration 2024-06-11 · 6m
'The Mango Tree' is a memoir about growing up mixed-race Filipina in south Florida 2024-06-10 · 9m
Ada Limón talks forgiveness, ghosts and fertility on 'Wild Card' 2024-06-07 · 29m
'Malas' is a novel about womanhood, curses and family history in a Texas border town 2024-06-06 · 12m
R.O. Kwon's novel 'Exhibit' grapples with sexual desire and Asian identity 2024-06-05 · 9m
Kathleen Hanna remembers her path to becoming the OG 'Rebel Girl' 2024-06-04 · 12m
Illia Ponomarenko's memoir opens up about covering the Russian invasion of Ukraine 2024-06-03 · 8m
Two books trace the social and historical impacts of food 2024-05-31 · 20m
Claire Messud's new novel is a sweeping tale of history, family and social change 2024-05-30 · 9m
Author Kazuo Ishiguro and singer Stacey Kent collaborate on new songbook 2024-05-29 · 9m
In 'All Fours,' Miranda July tackles love, sex and reinvention in middle age 2024-05-28 · 8m
Doris Kearns Goodwin's new book is part memoir, part history of the 1960s 2024-05-27 · 8m
Whoopi Goldberg and Tom Selleck memoirs look back at their beginnings 2024-05-24 · 19m
'The SalviSoul Cookbook' celebrates Salvadoran food and the matriarchs who cook it 2024-05-23 · 8m
'The Paris Novel' revels in a good meal, a beautiful dress and a romantic city 2024-05-22 · 10m
In 'The White Bonus,' Tracie McMillan analyzes the monetary cost of racism 2024-05-21 · 8m
'The Alternatives' is a novel about grief, sisterhood and working women 2024-05-20 · 7m
Brittney Griner's memoir recounts her detention in Russia and finally 'Coming Home' 2024-05-17 · 13m
'Lessons for Survival' thinks about parenting through social and environmental crises 2024-05-16 · 11m
Colm Tóibín's long-anticipated sequel to 'Brooklyn' is 'Long Island' 2024-05-15 · 9m
Chanel Miller's new children's book follows lost socks in New York City 2024-05-14 · 15m
Rachel Khong's new novel explores who gets to be 'Real Americans' 2024-05-13 · 9m
For Mother's Day, two books that tackle motherhood 2024-05-10 · 19m
In 'Soil,' Camille Dungy weaves together gardening, race and motherhood 2024-05-09 · 9m
Two mothers clash over integration in 'What's Mine & Yours' 2024-05-08 · 9m
Poet Ocean Vuong shares his grief in 'Time Is A Mother' 2024-05-07 · 8m
'The Three Mothers' who paved the way for three extraordinary men 2024-05-06 · 13m
Two books analyze the highs and lows of baseball 2024-05-03 · 16m
Amy Tan opens up about her birding obsession in 'The Backyard Bird Chronicles' 2024-05-02 · 8m
Emily Henry's 'Funny Story' centers a new character in rom-com tropes 2024-05-01 · 9m
'Mid-Air' is a middle grade book about fitting in, friendship and grief 2024-04-30 · 8m
'New Cold Wars' examines the relationship between the U.S., Russia and China 2024-04-29 · 9m
Salman Rushdie's memoir 'Knife' recounts his attack and recovery 2024-04-26 · 17m
'Edith Holler' follows a young girl cursed – and trapped – in her father's theater 2024-04-25 · 9m
Scout Bassett recalls her journey to becoming a Paralympian in 'Lucky Girl' 2024-04-24 · 8m
Carys Davies tackles communication, isolation and the Scottish Clearances in 'Clear' 2024-04-23 · 8m
For Earth Day, Susan Casey dives into 'The Underworld' of the deep ocean 2024-04-22 · 8m
Two collections of horror stories modernize the genre 2024-04-19 · 17m
'The Anxious Generation' analyzes the harmful effects of growing up online 2024-04-18 · 7m
'Sociopath' is a memoir about how to live with – and treat – the social disorder 2024-04-17 · 8m
'Memory Piece' follows female friendships over several decades 2024-04-16 · 10m
In 'We Loved It All,' Lydia Millet dives into nonfiction 2024-04-15 · 8m
Two books offer lessons on love and acceptance for young readers 2024-04-12 · 16m
'All The World Beside' explores a queer relationship in a 1700s Puritan community 2024-04-11 · 9m
'Wild Kingdom' co-host Rae Wynn-Grant found nature on TV 2024-04-10 · 8m
Amor Towles revisits an old protagonist in 'Table for Two' 2024-04-09 · 10m
Hanif Abdurraqib's new book ponders LeBron James, growing up and going home 2024-04-08 · 15m
Two picture books use vivid colors to convey messages of joy and unity 2024-04-05 · 18m
'Grief Is for People' is Sloane Crosley's memoir about losing a close friend 2024-04-04 · 10m
'Wuhan' analyzes China's management and response to the COVID-19 pandemic 2024-04-03 · 10m
'Whalefall' by Daniel Kraus is a thriller about diving, loss and new beginnings 2024-04-02 · 11m
'Climate Capitalism' projects an optimistic future for environmental policy 2024-04-01 · 10m
Don Paterson and Michael Ondaatje's new books meditate on poetry, time and memory 2024-03-29 · 16m
'Hard by a Great Forest' is a novel about returning home decades after fleeing war 2024-03-28 · 8m
Charles Spencer's memoir 'A Very Private School' opens up about boarding school abuse 2024-03-27 · 11m
'Say Hello to My Little Friend' explores manhood, 'Scarface' and Miami stereotypes 2024-03-26 · 10m
In 'The Exvangelicals,' Sarah McCammon analyzes loving and leaving the church 2024-03-25 · 10m
Percival Everett centers a new voice in 'James,' a retelling of 'Huckleberry Finn' 2024-03-22 · 16m
'Feeding Ghosts' is a graphic memoir grappling with generational trauma 2024-03-21 · 11m
'Headshot' follows 8 teenage girls into the boxing ring 2024-03-20 · 9m
Christine Blasey Ford tells her own story in 'One Way Back' 2024-03-19 · 8m
'2054' is a political thriller about civil war, misinformation and AI 2024-03-18 · 9m
In 'Collision of Power' and 'Outtakes,' journalists look back on their careers 2024-03-15 · 19m
In 'The Extinction of Irena Rey,' translators search for a missing author 2024-03-14 · 10m
'The Last Ships from Hamburg' recalls the plight of Jewish refugees before WWI 2024-03-13 · 10m
Maurice Vellekoop's graphic memoir recounts his coming out to his religious family 2024-03-12 · 10m
In 'Anita de Monte Laughs Last,' Xochitl Gonzalez explores marriage, art and success 2024-03-11 · 9m
Tommy Orange follows 'There, There' with 'Wandering Stars' 2024-03-08 · 16m
Kara Swisher's memoir 'Burn Book' reflects on a career covering Silicon Valley 2024-03-07 · 8m
'The Rise and Fall of the EAST' chronicles China's economic history 2024-03-06 · 11m
Lucy Sante's memoir reflects on her experience coming out as transgender in her 60s 2024-03-05 · 8m
'The Achilles Trap' analyzes the relationship between the U.S. and Saddam Hussein 2024-03-04 · 9m
Memoirs by Helen Rebanks and Crystal Wilkinson weave recipes with women's stories 2024-03-01 · 20m
'Julia' revisits George Orwell's '1984,' from a new point of view 2024-02-29 · 9m
Hala Gorani's memoir 'But You Don't Look Arab' is a journey of belonging 2024-02-28 · 8m
'Ours' follows a woman in the 1830s who has the power to free enslaved people 2024-02-27 · 10m
'Private Equity' analyzes the ethical and personal costs of a career in finance 2024-02-26 · 10m
'Fierce Ambition' and 'The Lede' look inside the world of journalism 2024-02-23 · 17m
'Thank You Please Come Again' pays homage to Southern gas station food shops 2024-02-22 · 10m
In a new graphic novel, romance flourishes during the Lunar New Year 2024-02-21 · 11m
'Fight Right' analyzes how to communicate and connect through relationship conflicts 2024-02-20 · 11m
Yangsze Choo's 'The Fox Wife' explores gender, murder and folklore in the 1900s 2024-02-19 · 8m
Novels by C.L. Miller and Tracy Sierra find suspense in spooky, old houses 2024-02-16 · 18m
Kunal Purohit's book examines Hindutva pop, social media and hate speech 2024-02-15 · 14m
GennaRose Nethercott's short stories expose the monstrosity of human longing 2024-02-14 · 9m
'Toxic' looks back on Janet Jackson, Britney Spears and tabloid culture in the 2000s 2024-02-13 · 9m
'Welcome the Wretched' argues for the separation of immigration and criminalization 2024-02-12 · 12m
'The Forgotten First' and 'Parcells: A Football Life' chronicle NFL history 2024-02-09 · 15m
Sarah Cooper's memoir 'Foolish' is about her immigrant family, TikTok fame and comedy 2024-02-08 · 8m
'Not the End of the World' takes a solutions-based approach to climate change 2024-02-07 · 10m
Ai Weiwei's graphic memoir 'Zodiac' recounts a life of art and activism 2024-02-06 · 6m
'Find Me the Votes' investigates Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election 2024-02-05 · 9m
'The Fury' and 'Radiant Heat' set whodunnits against extreme weather 2024-02-02 · 18m
'Late Bloomers' is a novel about arranged marriage, divorce and dating later in life 2024-02-01 · 9m
Kaveh Akbar's novel 'Martyr!' is a journey of identity, addiction and poetry 2024-01-31 · 8m
In 'The Bullet Swallower,' the wild, wild West meets magical realism 2024-01-30 · 7m
'Only Say Good Things' chronicles Crystal Hefner's life at the Playboy mansion 2024-01-29 · 7m
'Black Sheep' and 'This Wretched Valley' use horror to question morality 2024-01-26 · 15m
Michele Norris' 'Our Hidden Conversations' examines race and identity in the U.S. 2024-01-25 · 8m
'Soundtrack of Silence' is a touching memoir about music and hearing loss 2024-01-24 · 9m
Efrén C. Olivares' memoir recounts family separations at the border 2024-01-23 · 12m
Claire Keegan's new book of stories explores tension, drama and gender dynamics 2024-01-22 · 8m
Adam Kinzinger, Mitt Romney and the evolution of the Republican party 2024-01-19 · 21m
'The Frozen River' tells the fictionalized story of a real 18th century midwife 2024-01-18 · 9m
'The Golden Screen' chronicles the films that shaped the Asian American diaspora 2024-01-17 · 9m
'Orbital' captures one day in the life of six astronauts 2024-01-16 · 9m
Álvaro Enrigue's new novel reimagines Hernán Cortés' and Moctezuma's empires 2024-01-15 · 8m
Two historical fiction novels focus on women's lives during wars in Southeast Asia 2024-01-12 · 18m
Roxane Gay fleshes out her strong 'Opinions' 2024-01-11 · 9m
Celine Saintclare's debut novel explores the life of a 'Sugar,Baby' in London 2024-01-10 · 11m
Olympic runner Caster Semenya's memoir tackles gender stereotypes in sports 2024-01-09 · 12m
Booker Prize winner 'Prophet Song' is a dystopian tale of Irish authoritarianism 2024-01-08 · 8m
Novels by Barbara Kingsolver and Daniel Mason excavate history for new meanings 2024-01-05 · 18m
'The House of Doors' is a novel about romance, secrecy and colonialism in Malaysia 2024-01-04 · 9m
In 'A Haunting in Hialeah Gardens,' debt takes on many meanings 2024-01-03 · 7m
Anne Enright's 'The Wren, The Wren' is a family story about poetry and betrayal 2024-01-02 · 8m
In 'The Fraud,' Zadie Smith takes on historical fiction and the Tichborne case 2024-01-01 · 9m
In 'The World Central Kitchen Cookbook,' José Andrés collects recipes with impact 2023-12-30 · 8m
Books by Raghavan Iyer and CrossCultureKev celebrate curry and chai recipes 2023-12-29 · 19m
In 'Big Heart Little Stove,' chef Erin French focuses on recipes and hospitality 2023-12-28 · 11m
Mark Kurlansky's new book 'The Core of an Onion' dives deep into culinary history 2023-12-27 · 10m
Marcela Valladolid's cookbook 'Familia' celebrates community and her Mexican roots 2023-12-26 · 11m
In 'The Everlasting Meal Cookbook', chef Tamar Adler gives new life to old leftovers 2023-12-25 · 9m
Nancy Silverton's cookbook 'The Cookie That Changed My Life' is an ode to perfection 2023-12-23 · 10m
From 'Ringmaster' to 'Prom Mom,' NPR staff discuss their favorite reads of 2023 2023-12-22 · 14m
In 'Class', Stephanie Land fulfills her dream of going to college to become a writer 2023-12-21 · 9m
'Black AF History' examines American history from the perspective of Black people 2023-12-20 · 12m
In 'Pete and Alice in Maine,' a marriage is tested during pandemic 2023-12-19 · 9m
'This Is Salvaged' explores the mishaps of intimacy and communication 2023-12-18 · 10m
'The Rachel Incident' looks back on early-20s friendships, love and mistakes 2023-12-16 · 9m
Erica Jong and daughter Molly Jong-Fast reflect on 'Fear of Flying' 2023-12-15 · 15m
Rose Previte, of Michelin star restaurant Maydān, releases her debut cookbook 2023-12-14 · 12m
Raquel Willis reflects on her journey in Black trans rights activism in new memoir 2023-12-13 · 9m
Jordan Peele curates a new Black horror story collection 'Out There Screaming' 2023-12-12 · 7m
Author David Wallace-Wells outlines the biggest climate change misunderstandings 2023-12-11 · 9m
'Idlewild' follows a queer, teen friendship in early 2000s New York 2023-12-09 · 11m
Novels by Sigrid Nunez and Michael Cunningham tackle the pandemic 2023-12-08 · 16m
Patricia Evangelista's memoir revisits the aftermath of the Philippines' war on drugs 2023-12-07 · 10m
Norman Lear's memoir recalls a life and career that shaped American television 2023-12-06 · 8m
In 'The New Naturals,' Gabriel Bump explores grief after the loss of a daughter 2023-12-06 · 8m
In 'Oath and Honor,' Liz Cheney analyzes Trump's effect on the Republican party 2023-12-05 · 13m
Nathan Thrall's book revisits a tragic bus accident in Jerusalem 2023-12-04 · 8m
'The Queen of Dirt Island' captures the bond between women in an Irish family 2023-12-02 · 10m
Two National Book Awards finalists take on climate extremes 2023-12-01 · 20m
How Indian migrant workers escaped human trafficking in Mississippi 2023-11-30 · 12m
Patricia Park's new YA novel captures the complexities of race and adolescence 2023-11-29 · 10m
Stephen Buoro's comic novel follows a young Nigerian man's obsession with whiteness 2023-11-28 · 9m
'Burn It Down' exposes discrimination and toxicity behind the scenes in Hollywood 2023-11-27 · 10m
'Loot' traces the love, war and art that shaped India's colonial history 2023-11-25 · 10m
Two graphic memoirs explore growing up as a minority in the U.S. 2023-11-24 · 17m
In 'Blackouts,' Justin Torres shines a light on silenced LGBTQ history 2023-11-23 · 9m
Jonathan Eig's biography of MLK explores the activist's life and faith 2023-11-22 · 8m
In 'The Covenant of Water,' Abraham Verghese traces an Indian family's drowning curse 2023-11-21 · 9m
Discover your next great read with NPR's Books We Love 2023-11-21 · 4m
Jamie Loftus' 'Raw Dog' investigates the social and culinary history of the hot dog 2023-11-20 · 8m
Henry Winkler and Arnold Schwarzenegger's memoirs open up about the fear of failing 2023-11-17 · 15m
Max Brooks teaches kids life lessons through the world of 'Minecraft' 2023-11-16 · 13m
Curtis Chin's memoir pays homage to his family's Chinese restaurant 2023-11-15 · 9m
'The Liberators' details the lives of Korean-Americans grappling with the war 2023-11-14 · 9m
Barbra Streisand's memoir looks back on a groundbreaking career 2023-11-13 · 7m
In 'Thicker Than Water,' Kerry Washington processes a family secret 2023-11-10 · 17m
What it's like to write the biographies of Elon Musk and Sam Bankman-Fried 2023-11-09 · 9m
In 'Let Us Descend,' Jesmyn Ward harnesses the spirituality of an enslaved woman 2023-11-08 · 10m
In 'A Haunting in Hialeah Gardens,' debt takes on many meanings 2023-11-07 · 8m
In 'Differ We Must,' NPR's Steve Inskeep examines Abraham Lincoln's disagreements 2023-11-06 · 11m
'The Coming Wave' and 'Artificial' offer different perspectives on AI 2023-11-03 · 16m
In 'The List,' an allegation of sexual misconduct wreaks havoc on a relationship 2023-11-02 · 7m
'The House of Doors' is a novel about romance, secrecy and colonialism in Malaysia 2023-11-01 · 9m
In 'Sparks,' Ian Johnson highlights China's 'grassroots historians' 2023-10-31 · 11m
Jhumpa Lahiri questions Italian identity in 'Roman Stories' 2023-10-30 · 8m
Books about Olympic rowers and J. Robert Oppenheimer re-examine American history 2023-10-27 · 24m
After three decades, John Grisham follows 'The Firm' with 'The Exchange' 2023-10-26 · 14m
'The Color Purple' is about the bonding of women 2023-10-25 · 8m
Isabel Wilkerson argues that 'Caste,' not racism caused The Great Migration 2023-10-24 · 17m
'Killers of the Flower Moon' traces the murders of Osage families 2023-10-23 · 8m
Two poetry collections find beauty in unexpected places 2023-10-20 · 20m
'My People' is a collection of stories – spanning decades – about Black America 2023-10-19 · 9m
In 'Cursed Bunny,' horror takes unexpected forms 2023-10-18 · 9m
'Fatty Fatty Boom Boom' details a lifelong relationship with food and body image 2023-10-17 · 10m
'Demon Copperhead' tackles opioids, poverty and resilience in Appalachia 2023-10-16 · 10m
Novels by Barbara Kingsolver and Daniel Mason excavate history for new meanings 2023-10-13 · 19m
'Lies About Black People' analyzes and debunks harmful stereotypes 2023-10-12 · 12m
'Land of Milk and Honey' paints a dystopian future for fine dining 2023-10-11 · 9m
'The Big Myth' breaks down pro-market, anti-government propaganda in the U.S. 2023-10-10 · 12m
Nathan Hill's 'Wellness' examines marriage, parenthood and polyamory 2023-10-09 · 11m
Susan Kuklin and Maia Kobabe's books explore gender identity throughout adolescence 2023-10-06 · 16m
Art Spiegelman reissues 'Breakdowns' with new perspective on book bans 2023-10-05 · 9m
'All Boys Aren't Blue' honors coming of age as a queer Black boy 2023-10-04 · 8m
In 'New Kid,' a Black seventh grader navigates a new school 2023-10-03 · 8m
Bans on books like 'Out of Darkness' target authors of color 2023-10-02 · 8m
Novels by Hila Blum and William Landay unravel family mysteries 2023-09-29 · 19m
'Others Were Emeralds' is a coming-of-age story confronting racism in Australia 2023-09-28 · 10m
Sandeep Jauhar's memoir explains how Alzheimer's works – and how it affected his dad 2023-09-27 · 12m
Anne Enright's 'The Wren, The Wren' is a family story about poetry and betrayal 2023-09-26 · 8m
'Foreign Bodies' traces the history of pandemics and vaccine hesitancy 2023-09-25 · 10m
Two books examine the lives of Afghans in the aftermath of American withdrawal 2023-09-22 · 23m
Why Matthew McConaughey wrote a children's book about the "paradox of living" 2023-09-21 · 7m
'Roaming' is a graphic novel about friendship and travel 2023-09-20 · 10m
In 'Jews in the Garden,' a Holocaust survivor tries to uncover uncomfortable truths 2023-09-19 · 5m
Héctor Tobar examines Latino identity in 'Our Migrant Souls' 2023-09-18 · 11m
Lauren Groff talks captivity narratives, climate change and 'The Vaster Wilds' 2023-09-15 · 22m
Alice Carrière's memoir tackles the dissonance between memory and mental health 2023-09-14 · 9m
In 'Fly,' Mitchell S. Jackson looks back over the history of fashion in the NBA 2023-09-13 · 10m
In 'The Fraud,' Zadie Smith takes on historical fiction and the Tichborne case 2023-09-12 · 9m
Abdulrazak Gurnah's 'Afterlives' highlights nuances of colonization in East Africa 2023-09-11 · 9m
Two books examine masculinity and mental health in immigrant families 2023-09-08 · 19m
'The Men Can't Be Saved' analyzes masculinity in the world of advertising 2023-09-07 · 9m
In 'The Breakaway,' Jennifer Weiner touches on love, mothers and body-shaming 2023-09-06 · 9m
In 'Happiness Falls,' a father gone missing brings family tensions to the surface 2023-09-05 · 9m
'This is Wildfire' offers an in-depth guide for managing today's more-frequent fires 2023-09-04 · 9m
Two thrillers raise questions about writing from a particular race and identity 2023-09-01 · 17m
'Queer Career' chronicles the history of LGBTQ workers in the U.S. 2023-08-31 · 11m
'Of White Ashes' follows a Japanese-American love story after the WWII internment 2023-08-30 · 7m
In 'Losing Our Religion,' Russell Moore tackles a crisis in evangelical Christianity 2023-08-29 · 10m
'Mobility' examines wealth and climate change through the eyes of a teenage girl 2023-08-28 · 8m
Short story collections by Steven Millhauser and Jamel Brinkley focus on the uncanny 2023-08-25 · 18m
Pidgeon Pagonis' memoir 'Nobody Needs to Know' reclaims intersex identity 2023-08-24 · 8m
In 'The Apology,' a South Korean grandmother makes amends from the afterlife 2023-08-23 · 9m
James McBride's new murder mystery digs into Black and Jewish communities in the '30s 2023-08-22 · 8m
'War and Punishment' chronicles the history of Russian oppression of Ukraine 2023-08-21 · 8m
Two books reflect on the highs and lows of adolescence 2023-08-18 · 14m
Terrance Hayes' poems span history, fables and quarantine in 'So to Speak' 2023-08-17 · 8m
'Good Fortune' reimagines 'Pride and Prejudice' in early 2000s Chinatown 2023-08-16 · 9m
'Filthy Rich Politicians' scrutinizes the wealth of elected officials 2023-08-15 · 8m
Ann Patchett's new novel brings a mother and daughters together during 2020 lockdown 2023-08-14 · 9m
Two novels depict young men understanding themselves and the danger around them 2023-08-11 · 17m
In 'Soul Boom,' Rainn Wilson calls for a spiritual revolution 2023-08-10 · 7m
In 'Miles Morales Suspended,' Spider-Man grapples with racism and saving the world 2023-08-09 · 8m
'Soil' weaves together a poet's experience of gardening, race and community 2023-08-08 · 9m
Bangles cofounder Susanna Hoffs' first novel follows a one-hit wonder, 10 years later 2023-08-07 · 9m
Two books dive into the history of minimalist music and the origins of the saxophone 2023-08-04 · 19m
Madhur Jaffrey celebrates 50 years of 'An Invitation to Indian Cooking' 2023-08-03 · 8m
Poet Hanif Abdurraqib reflects on the ways grief has shaped his spirituality 2023-08-02 · 15m
'Monsters' examines fandom and how we consume art by morally compromised people 2023-08-01 · 10m
'The Collector' follows a fictional spy's quest to track down a real stolen painting 2023-07-31 · 8m
Two children's books show the comfort kids can find in darkness 2023-07-28 · 9m
In her memoir, designer Aurora James examines representation and equality in fashion 2023-07-27 · 8m
'Nobody's Fool' explains the science behind falling for scams – and how not to 2023-07-26 · 8m
'The Best Possible Experiences' captures immigrant experience through short stories 2023-07-25 · 10m
'The Rachel Incident' looks back on early-20s friendships, love and mistakes 2023-07-24 · 9m
Dennis Lehane and Jake Tapper pen new novels set in the 1970s 2023-07-21 · 19m
'The Apartment' follows the residents of a Miami Beach building over decades 2023-07-20 · 9m
'When Crack Was King' chronicles the misunderstood history of the crack epidemic 2023-07-19 · 9m
'Ripe' tackles the dark side of Silicon Valley 2023-07-18 · 9m
'Temple Folk' conveys the experiences of Black Muslims through short stories 2023-07-17 · 9m
A Douglas Stuart double feature! 'Shuggie Bain' and 'Young Mungo' 2023-07-14 · 17m
In 'Lessons In Chemistry' a chemist is the star of...a cooking show? 2023-07-13 · 9m
How to manage a disaster in 'The Devil Never Sleeps' 2023-07-12 · 8m
Novel 'Four Treasures of the Sky' focuses on the horrors of the Chinese Exclusion Act 2023-07-11 · 9m
Poet Ocean Vuong shares his grief in 'Time Is A Mother' 2023-07-10 · 8m
Books by Vashti Harrison and Dolly Parton teach kids about self-love and courage 2023-07-07 · 18m
'Brotherless Night' examines the Sri Lankan Civil War through the eyes of one family 2023-07-06 · 11m
'Wonder Drug' traces the dark history of thalidomide and the birth defects it caused 2023-07-05 · 7m
Adrienne Brodeur's novel 'Little Monsters' uncovers family secrets in Cape Cod 2023-07-04 · 9m
Fae Myenne Ng's memoir examines the Chinese Exclusion Act's impact on families 2023-07-03 · 11m
Two novels explore the complexities of parent-child relationships 2023-06-30 · 18m
'Jeopardy!' host Ken Jennings pens a travel guide to the afterlife 2023-06-29 · 9m
Kenny Smith's memoir 'Talk of Champions' looks back at a career shaped by the NBA 2023-06-28 · 10m
J. Ryan Stradal's new novel pays homage to the supper clubs of the upper Midwest 2023-06-27 · 12m
Frances Haugen's memoir looks back on why she blew the whistle on Facebook 2023-06-26 · 12m
'The Postcard' and 'Good Night, Irene' detail how WWII impacted two families 2023-06-23 · 19m
In her memoir 'Wannabe,' Aisha Harris examines how '90s pop culture shaped her 2023-06-22 · 8m
Greg Marshall's memoir 'Leg' recounts growing up with cerebral palsy 2023-06-21 · 9m
'Loot' traces the love, war and art that shaped India's colonial history 2023-06-20 · 9m
Paul McCartney's new book of photographs looks back at Beatlemania in 1964 2023-06-19 · 8m
Two books examine the evolution of the English language 2023-06-16 · 17m
'The Talk' is a graphic memoir about the experiences of Black children and parents 2023-06-15 · 8m
Inspired by P-22, 'Open Throat' follows a queer mountain lion's lonely survival in LA 2023-06-14 · 7m
'Between Two Moons' is a coming-of-age story set during Ramadan 2023-06-13 · 9m
'Built from the Fire' traces the impact of the Tulsa Race Massacre 2023-06-12 · 8m
Stacey Abrams and James Comey pen novels about crime and government 2023-06-09 · 17m
'Borderless' is a YA novel about a teenage migrant separated from her mother 2023-06-08 · 10m
'Flawless' provides a deeply reported look into Korean beauty standards 2023-06-07 · 4m
In 'Dances,' a Black ballerina navigates immense pressure and expectations 2023-06-06 · 9m
Rachel Louise Snyder's memoir traces a life shaped by patriarchy and religion 2023-06-05 · 10m
Two poets pen memoirs about the relationships that shaped their writing 2023-06-02 · 18m
In 'The Kingmaker,' romantic sparks fly at a pipeline protest 2023-06-01 · 10m
'Undaunted' provides a thorough history of the women who blazed trails in journalism 2023-05-31 · 9m
In 'The Guest,' a sex worker wreaks havoc on the glitzy social scene at the Hamptons 2023-05-30 · 9m
'Break the Wheel' examines police violence and accountability 2023-05-29 · 8m
Jerry Seinfeld and Tom Hanks reflect on personal and professional longevity 2023-05-26 · 21m
Cassandra Jackson's memoir looks back on a how tragic accident shaped her family 2023-05-25 · 9m
In a new anthology, Justice Roe Williams rethinks fitness to be more inclusive 2023-05-24 · 9m
R.F. Kuang's 'Yellowface' tackles cultural appropriation in publishing 2023-05-23 · 9m
A new biography of Martin Luther King, Jr. explores the activist's life and faith 2023-05-22 · 8m
Two books look back on family histories and secrets 2023-05-19 · 17m
Lucinda Williams' memoir looks back on a career defying expectations 2023-05-18 · 9m
'Late Bloomers' is a novel about arranged marriage, divorce and dating later in life 2023-05-17 · 8m
Matika Wilbur honors and celebrates Native American Tribal Nations in 'Project 562' 2023-05-16 · 9m
In 'The Covenant of Water,' Abraham Verghese traces an Indian family's drowning curse 2023-05-15 · 9m
Two novels depict young men understanding themselves and the danger around them 2023-05-12 · 17m
In 'Soul Boom,' Rainn Wilson calls for a spiritual revolution 2023-05-11 · 7m
In 'Miles Morales Suspended,' Spider-Man grapples with racism and saving the world 2023-05-10 · 8m
'Soil' weaves together a poet's experience of gardening, race and community 2023-05-09 · 9m
Bangles cofounder Susanna Hoffs' first novel follows a one-hit wonder, 10 years later 2023-05-08 · 9m
'My Powerful Hair' and 'Contenders' tell stories of Indigenous heritage 2023-05-05 · 21m
Rep. Katie Porter writes about being a working mom in Congress in 'I Swear' 2023-05-04 · 9m
How author Dionne Ford found healing in the story of her enslaved ancestors 2023-05-03 · 9m
Musician Questlove and crime writer S.A. Cosby on their new children's book 2023-05-02 · 9m
Mary Louise Kelly on her memoir 'It. Goes. So. Fast. The Year of No Do-Overs' 2023-05-01 · 10m
Two novels offer new perspectives on the women of Greek mythology 2023-04-28 · 17m
'Redaction' examines criminal justice via portraits, poems written from legal papers 2023-04-27 · 9m
'The Queen of Dirt Island' captures the bond between women in an Irish family 2023-04-26 · 9m
How Indian migrant workers escaped human trafficking in Mississippi 2023-04-25 · 12m
NPR's Ari Shapiro looks back on reporting, singing and touring in new memoir 2023-04-24 · 8m
Two nonfiction books examine grief and its impact on memory 2023-04-21 · 16m
'Decent People' is a murder mystery grappling with race in the segregated South 2023-04-20 · 7m
Author Azar Nafisi says books can help you really live 2023-04-19 · 8m
In 'Romantic Comedy,' Curtis Sittenfeld flips the gendered tropes 2023-04-18 · 9m
'The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi' calls a mother and former pirate back to the sea 2023-04-17 · 6m
Two novels find siblings confronting the evils around them 2023-04-14 · 18m
In 'Empireland,' Sathnam Sanghera takes a closer look at the UK's imperialist history 2023-04-13 · 8m
Colleen Oakley's new roadtrip novel takes inspiration from 'Thelma and Louise' 2023-04-12 · 9m
In 'A Living Remedy,' Nicole Chung reflects on anger, grief and failed systems 2023-04-11 · 8m
Lizzie Stark traces the history and cultural impact of the 'Egg' 2023-04-10 · 10m
Two books trace enslaved people's journey to freedom in the 19th century 2023-04-07 · 16m
In 'The Survivalists,' doomsday prepping becomes a way to regain control 2023-04-06 · 9m
'Demon Copperhead' tackles opioids, poverty and resilience in Appalachia 2023-04-05 · 10m
In 'Bad Cree,' a horror mystery unfolds in the aftermath of loss and colonialism 2023-04-04 · 9m
'Meredith, Alone' explores mental health, isolation and friendship 2023-04-03 · 7m
'Hello Beautiful' and 'Pineapple Street' examine the closeness between sisters 2023-03-31 · 16m
Patricia Park's new YA novel captures the complexities of race and adolescence 2023-03-30 · 11m
'I Am Debra Lee: A Memoir' recounts triumphs and challenges as the former CEO of BET 2023-03-29 · 11m
Fandom acts as an antidote for loneliness in 'Y/N' 2023-03-28 · 9m
'Poverty, By America' argues America profits by keeping people poor 2023-03-27 · 9m
Two books warn about the privacy implications of AI and neurotechnology 2023-03-24 · 18m
'That's hot': Paris Hilton is ready to tell her own story 2023-03-23 · 9m
Dina Nayeri wants you to question 'Who Gets Believed' 2023-03-22 · 9m
In 'Dust Child,' the impacts of the Vietnam War are felt decades later 2023-03-21 · 9m
A new biography of first lady Edith Wilson examines her political influence 2023-03-20 · 8m
From the Astros to Colin Kaepernick, two books revisit monumental sports stories 2023-03-17 · 17m
'Your Driver is Waiting' takes a modern spin on 'Taxi Driver' 2023-03-16 · 9m
Sparked by the pandemic, Katherine May searches for 'Enchantment' in nature 2023-03-15 · 8m
In 'What Happened to Ruthy Ramirez,' a family struggles with a child's disappearance 2023-03-14 · 7m
Margaret Atwood ponders aging, fantasy and George Orwell in 'Old Babes in the Wood' 2023-03-13 · 8m
Two memoirs tell life-altering stories through illustrations 2023-03-10 · 18m
'A Stone Is Most Precious Where It Belongs' is a memoir of the Uyghur experience 2023-03-09 · 8m
'All the Beauty in the World' is a museum guard's view on healing through art 2023-03-08 · 8m
Beth Moore says misogyny pushed her to leave the Southern Baptist Convention 2023-03-07 · 11m
In 'Dyscalculia,' Camonghne Felix reckons with heartbreak as a form of trauma 2023-03-06 · 9m
Sen. Bernie Sanders and Malcolm Harris take a closer look at wealth and capitalism 2023-03-03 · 17m
In 'My Selma,' Willie Mae Brown recalls growing up during the Civil Rights Movement 2023-03-02 · 12m
In 'The Darker the Night,' a murder in Glasgow unravels a political investigation 2023-03-01 · 8m
Jean D'Amérique's novel 'A Sun to Be Sewn' grapples with violence in Haiti 2023-02-28 · 9m
Bozoma Saint John opens up about trauma, grief and healing in 'The Urgent Life' 2023-02-27 · 8m
Two children's books examine the meaning of home 2023-02-24 · 16m
From cowboy boots to polyamory, 'Wanting' explores what it means for women to desire 2023-02-23 · 9m
'Up With The Sun' traces actor Dick Kallman's short-lived career – up to his murder 2023-02-22 · 8m
'Call and Response' is an ode to the women and girls of Botswana 2023-02-21 · 9m
Greta Thunberg hopes 'The Climate Book' is a launching pad for environmental activism 2023-02-20 · 9m
'How Far The Light Reaches' dives into the deep sea for lessons on community and care 2023-02-17 · 25m
'The End of Drum-Time' captures a complicated love story in an Arctic community 2023-02-16 · 9m
'The House of Eve' explores Black motherhood and associated stigma in the 1950s 2023-02-15 · 9m
'The Ransomware Hunting Team' tracks the rise of cybercrime and the fight to solve it 2023-02-14 · 12m
'What Napoleon Could Not Do' occupies the space between African and American identity 2023-02-13 · 9m
Two YA novels create well-rounded portraits of Black characters coming of age 2023-02-10 · 17m
In 'The World And All That It Holds,' two soldiers fall in love during World War I 2023-02-09 · 8m
In 'And Finally,' a neurosurgeon comes to terms with his own cancer diagnosis 2023-02-08 · 7m
NBA dreams come true in 'The Sense of Wonder.' But at what cost? 2023-02-07 · 8m
Through short stories, 'The Faraway World' encompasses the Latin American diaspora 2023-02-06 · 8m
Two novels take a closer look at class and gender in Indian society 2023-02-03 · 17m
In 'Beaverland,' Leila Philip credits the beaver with building America 2023-02-02 · 8m
'Shubeik Lubeik' imagines a world where you can buy and sell wishes 2023-02-01 · 9m
In 'The Survivalists,' doomsday prepping becomes a way to regain control 2023-01-31 · 9m
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