Book Lust's Nancy Pearl interviews Zayd Ayers Dohrn about his new memoir, "Dangerous, Dirty, Violent and Young." The title comes from a lyric in Jefferson Airplane’s 1969 song “We Can Be Together”.

When bioethicist and professor Ashley Shew became a self-described "hard-of-hearing chemobrained amputee with Crohn's disease and tinnitus," there was no returning to "normal." Suddenly well-meaning p...

Household names like Emily St. John Mandel, Marlon James, and Ann Patchett have soared with blockbuster novels.

An inside look at the publication process for the bestselling author’s latest novel.

Emmy-nominated actor Jenny Slate joins TODAY to chat about her role in the new animated movie “Forgotten Island,” where she plays a mythological creature who may not be as friendly as she appears. Sla...

In “Crossing the Red Line,” Akbar Shahid Ahmed goes behind the scenes in the Biden White House in the wake of the Oct. 7 attacks.

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Noah Hawley’s new book, ‘Practical Genius: A Creative’s Guide to Business and Life,’ offers advice on balancing creativity with success in work and life and will be published on April 13, 2027.

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The class-based violence of the past was part of a broader struggle. Today, the violence is the end in itself.

Some prominent Americans argue that extreme inequality is not only inevitable in the US but also good for the country, says author Kim Phillips-Fein.

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Companies like Google and Microsoft have used their money, their might and their massive reach to influence nearly every step of the education supply chain.

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Thousands of budding US novelists enlist in courses each year, hoping to gain credentials that often influence who gets published

Understanding natural selection can improve medical treatments, social policies and crop yields.

The acclaimed novelist Téa Obreht's sweeping 'Sunrise,' James M. Scott's propulsive World War II history 'Empire of Ashes' and Jill Lepore's 'The Rise and Fall of the Artificial State,' are among this...

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Evolutionary forces continue to shape the world in ways human designers can emulate. Can artificial intelligence allow us to do nature one better?

A slew of new reporting details big problems at the DNC, from deepening financial woes to leaks, paranoia, and an allegation that Chairman Ken Martin threw his phone at a staffer.

A slew of new reporting details big problems at the DNC, from deepening financial woes to leaks, paranoia, and an allegation that Chairman Ken Martin threw his phone at a staffer.

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In a new book, the historian Kim Phillips-Fein chronicles a “shadow tradition” of anti-egalitarians who fought against America’s founding ideals.

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Political strategist Ben Wikler joins Morning Joe to discuss his new book, ‘This is the Plan: How to End America’s Meltdown and Save Democracy.’ Wikler, the former Chair of the Democratic Party of Wis...

In his book 'The Midnight Special', author Colin Asher traces how prisons and the criminal justice system shaped American music, from Lead Belly and Johnny Cash to Tupac.

From adventure to intrigue, here are great books for the season. Check out Men's Journal's six best books for summer 2026.

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Busy Philipps and Amber Tamblyn answered questions about animal mating rituals at a June 11 event for Perrin Roosevelt Ireland’s new book 'Poking the Squid,' out now. The book utilizes comics to discu...

A biography of Hannibal Lecter. A meditation on trees. A memoir by a child prodigy violinist. A treatise on the way we poop. These are just a few of the nonfiction books our NPR colleagues are enjoyin...

A biography of Hannibal Lecter. A meditation on trees. A memoir by a child prodigy violinist. A treatise on the way we poop. These are just a few of the nonfiction books our NPR colleagues are enjoyin...