Books

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Sen. Cory Booker, a Democrat of New Jersey, about Stand — his new book on American civic ideals — and his political future.

The film will focus on chapters in J.R.R. Tolkien's The Fellowship of the Ring that were left out of the first movie in the trilogy.

"There is an America that is more free — where there's more equality, where there is more justice, where there is less bigotry — and I think it's waiting for us," says lawyer Bryan Stevenson.

The cookbook reveals the secret recipes for a dozen of her scones, as well as recipes for cakes, breads, cookies, muffins and more.

Artists, filmmakers and singers once championed Chavez as a hero. Now, they must rethink how to tell his story. "It's just been gut-wrenching," one muralist says.

Lucille Miller was convicted of killing her husband in 1965. Now her daughter Debra reflects on her own traumatic childhood and its lingering effects in The Most Wonderful Terrible Person.

The book details stories of American heroines who helped change the course of U.S. history.

The groups, which include the American Institute of Architects, are asking for compliance with historic preservation laws and to secure approval from Congress.

In his Prime Video series, Ahmed plays a struggling actor auditioning to be the next James Bond. Ahmed says Bond is a "symbol of aspiration, this unattainable kind of self" his character is pursuing.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to children's book critic Melissa LaSalle about audiobook recommendations for kids.