The Booker Prize shortlist of six works of fiction is announced
Among the six authors who made the Booker Prize shortlist are Elizabeth Strout, NoViolet Bulawayo and Percival Everett. The winner will be announced in October.
Books
At 10th anniversary of Benghazi attack, former diplomat offers context in new book
Ethan Chorin, who served in Libya, presents details that most Americans don't know about the embassy attack — and explores the role domestic politics played in the aftermath.
An economist studied popular finance tips. Some might be leading you astray
A Yale professor of finance read through 50 popular finance books to see how they square with traditional economic theory.
Ruby Bridges on turning her experience of desegregating a school into a kids' book
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with the activist Ruby Bridges about her new book I Am Ruby Bridges, which tells her story through her six-year-old eyes.
'House of the Dragon' episode 3: The king - and the show - go hunting for validation
In the third episode of HBO's Game of Thrones prequel, Rhaenyra is bored, has to fend off a Lord, then nearly gets gored; meanwhile, a minor threat gets put to the sword.
Books We Love: Thrillers to get your blood pumping
Need a good mystery to get your blood pumping? We hear NPR staff picks from our Books We Love list: "The Verifiers," "The Paris Apartment," and "The Latinist."
When Melissa Clark cooks, it's 'Dinner in One'
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe visits the food writer's home to talk and cook. Clark has a new book of recipes promising minimal fuss (and dirty dishes).
'They call her Fregona' reflects on life on the U.S.-Mexico border
NPR's Scott Simon talks with David Bowles about his new novel-in-verse for young people, "They Call Her Fregona." It's the story of eighth-graders who live along the Texas-Mexico border.
Survivor Tova Friedman's new memoir reflects on life as 'The Daughter of Auschwitz'
NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Holocaust survivor Tova Friedman about her memoir, "The Daughter of Auschwitz."
Goodnight Moon has comforted kids at bedtime for 75 years
Since its publication on September 3, 1947, the book has lulled children around the world to sleep with its dreamy ritual of bidding "goodnight" to everything in the "great green room."