Book Review: ‘Poet, Mystic, Widow, Wife,’ by Hetta Howes
In “Poet, Mystic, Widow, Wife” the historian Hetta Howes seeks to relate to figures of the past.
Book Review: ‘The Rest Is Memory,’ by Lily Tuck
In “The Rest Is Memory,” Lily Tuck imagines the life of a Polish teenager during the Holocaust.
Sarah Jessica Parker to be a Judge for the Booker Prize in 2025
The actress and publisher will help decide the 2025 winner of the prestigious British book award. It is “the thrill of a life,” she said.
Nikki Giovanni, Poet Who Wrote of Black Joy, Dies at 81
As a writer, she tackled race, gender, sex, politics and love. She was also a public intellectual who appeared on television and toured the country.
Nikki Giovanni, Poet Who Wrote of Black Joy, Dies at 81
As a writer, she tackled race, gender, sex, politics and love. She was also a public intellectual who appeared on television and toured the country.
Cooks We Love: 11 cookbooks from 2024 recommended by NPR critics and staff
NPR has an appetite for great recipes — every year, plenty of cookbooks get thrown in the mix as we assemble our annual Books We Love guide. Here's a sampling of our food favorites from 2024.
Book Review: ‘What in the World?!,’ by Leanne Morgan
Leanne Morgan went from helping her husband sell mobile homes to sudden success in her 50s.
Chiung Yao, Influential Taiwanese Romance Novelist, Dies at 86
One of the most successful writers in the Chinese-speaking world, she filled her plots with twists and turns, but love always transcended all.
Book Review: ‘A Century of Tomorrows,’ by Glenn Adamson
In “A Century of Tomorrows,” Glenn Adamson offers a hurtling history of the art, science and big business of looking ahead.
What Alice Munro Knew
The Nobel-winning author’s husband was a pedophile who targeted her daughter and other children. Why did she stay silent?
The Best Poetry Books of 2024
Here are the year’s most notable collections of verse as chosen by our poetry columnist.
Best Thriller Books About Bad Marriages
Lucy Foley, the author of “The Guest List,” recommends books about the most intimate of dramas, including twisty mysteries and all-time favorites like “Rebecca” and “Gone Girl.”
Short, Sweet Reads for Fans of the American Absurd
A Don DeLillo novel; a Joy Williams short story.
Book Review: ‘Kingdom of No Tomorrow,’ by Fabienne Josaphat
Fabienne Josaphat’s novel “Kingdom of No Tomorrow” sets a love triangle amid late-1960s Oakland and Chicago.
What Walter Mosley’s Fictional Hero Teaches Us About Race and Real Estate
Walter Mosley talks about how his fictional hero frees himself from wage labor through America’s favorite side hustle: landlording.
The Best Horror Books of 2024
We’re in a golden age of horror. Here are 10 books that stood out in a year filled with fantastic releases.
The Best Horror Books of 2024
We’re in a golden age of horror. Here are 10 books that stood out in a year filled with fantastic releases.
Shuntaro Tanikawa, Poet and Translator of ‘Peanuts,’ Dies at 92
A perennial front-runner for the Nobel Prize in Literature, he was a revered figure in Japan, not just in literary circles but also among casual readers.
Falling in Love With Nora Ephron
Ilana Kaplan’s new coffee table book pays tribute to the godmother of the modern rom-com.
The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Books of 2024
The year’s best speculative fiction includes a fantasy novel by Kelly Link, alien epics and promising starts to series.
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