Books
Watch The Throne(s)
The eighth and final season of Game of Thrones starts on April 14.
Biographer Robert Caro On Fame, Power And 'Working' To Uncover The Truth
The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist was never interested in only telling the stories of famous men. Instead, he says, "I wanted to use their lives to show how political power worked."
On Tax Day: The IRS Is Short Of Money
The Internal Revenue Service's budget has been cut sharply over the last decade. That means fewer audits and a growing likelihood that other taxpayers are not paying what they owe.
'Women's Work' Delves Into Gender Roles At Home, And Relationships With Domestic Help
Former L.A. Times foreign correspondent Megan Stack talks with NPR about her new book, her relationships with her nannies, and the need to further involve men in conversations about work in the home.
'Game Of Thrones' Season 8, Episode 1: 'Nothing Lasts'
The first episode of the final season was dense with reunions, recriminations and revelations as just about the entire cast made it to Winterfell.
For April, 3 Novels Of Love At Any Age, In Any Era
This month's romance roundup includes the latest in Lucy Parker's London Celebrities series, an older woman chucking convention in Victorian England, and a reworking of The Taming of the Shrew.
'Debatable' List Of '100 Most Jewish' Foods Leaves Plenty Of Room For Kibbitzing
As families around the country fill their freezers with matzo balls and gefilte fish in preparation for the coming Passover Seder, a new book asks: What does it mean for a food to be Jewish?
Noah's Wife Gets A Name In 'Naamah'
Sarah Blake's new book retells the biblical flood from the point of view of Noah's wife — who never has a name in the Bible, but who nevertheless helped humanity (and all those animals) survive.
After Decades Of Comics, 'Cathy' Cartoonist Found Writing 'So Liberating'
Cathy Guisewite drew her comic strip for more than 30 years. Her new book is called Fifty Things that Aren't My Fault. Writing essays "was like coming home and taking off the Spanx," she says.