NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with the comic creator team of the breakout new Batman: Absolute Batman. Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta share how this alternate reality Batman rewrites the character.

NPR's Debbie Elliot speaks with country music star Margo Price, about her new record Days of Unrest.

Sound artist Bill Fontana creates works that often show the hidden music of everyday environments. His new work amplifies still bells at the Grace Cathedral in San Francisco.

Cameron Lavi-Jones of the Seattle-based band King Youngblood used his band's entry into this year's Tiny Desk Contest to highlight two generations of Black musicians.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Marta Pérez-Carbonell about her debut novel, "I Made You Up Inside My Head."

Class 203 is turning old shirts, baby blankets, a stripy skirt and pink polka-dot curtains into a "Story Rug" for their teacher in a new book written by Sophie Blackall and illustrated by Phoebe Wahl.

The Illharmonic Orchestra blends hip-hop and classical music during live performances. Its leaders tell NPR's Juana Summers how they build community with their shows, which feature all-Black musicians.

A new, eight-part documentary podcast tells the story of Fania Records, the scrappy record company that brought salsa to the world.

Take an audiobook with you on a road trip, to the beach, on a summer stroll, or anywhere else.

The latest wave of grants announced by the National Endowment for the Humanities — worth more than $40 million — illustrates the Trump administration's focus on topics as the United States’ founding.