On the second Saturday in February, the Pflugerville Public Library hosts one of its signature events, an afternoon of fun ...

Other books we recommend this week include Dorian Lynskey’s study of the role the apocalypse plays in the cultural imagination, Caleb Femi’s rave-influenced poetry collection and new novels by Adam ...

Bill Gates’s first memoir; new novels by Ali Smith, Anne Tyler and TJ Klune; a Booker Prize nominee and more.

It’s among the more playful matters on his mind in “Shattered,” a memoir of the injury that took away his ability to turn ...

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with author Charmaine Wilkerson about her new book, Good Dirt. Justine Kenin is an editor on All Things Considered. She joined NPR in 1999 as an intern. Nothing makes her ...

In his latest book, “To Save the Man,” John Sayles explores the cruelty of Native American boarding schools.

Many residents in Altadena, Calif., evacuated not knowing it would be the last time they would see their homes standing.

New novels by Kritika Rao, Shannon Lee, Samantha Allen and others explore crises of faith and identity without skimping on ...

This week, a beloved and strange journey continued, a guy who once seemed to be on the ropes continued riding high, and we ...

These fiction and nonfiction titles were all recommended by NPR staff and critics for the latest installment of Books We Love ...

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