'Game of Thrones' Season 7 Premiere: 'Shall We Begin?'
'Dragonstone' saw the disparate plot threads of HBO's hit series pulling together as Daenerys Targaryan returned to Westeros to claim the Iron Throne.
Books
Graceful 'Hollow' Is Solid All The Way Through
The title of Owen Egerton's new novel refers — mostly — to the old fable that the earth is hollow. But there's nothing hollow about this suspenseful tale of a religion professor's fall and rise.
'Dirt Is Good': Why Kids Need Exposure To Germs
Should I use antibacterial soaps? How often should I bathe my child? Those are just some of the questions Jack Gilbert, a microbiome scientist, answers in his new book.
New Novel Explores 'What We Lose' When We Lose A Parent
When Zinzi Clemmons was taking care of her dying mother, she only had time to write brief vignettes — and those fragments became the core of her new novel about identity and loss, What We Lose.
For July, 3 Romance Heroines Who Want It All
So many romances explore what we'd do for love — but as summer heats up we're bringing you three heroines who'd do a lot for love, and even more to keep their business ventures going.
The Unconventional Poetry Of Tyehimba Jess
Tyehimba Jess, the African-American poet from Detroit, won this year's Pulitzer in poetry for a collection that shines a different light on minstrel shows.
The Total Eclipse Of 1878
NPR's Scott Simon interviews science writer David Baron about his new book American Eclipse, the story of the total solar eclipse of 1878.
In 'Meddling Kids,' The Scooby Gang Grows Up — Hard
Edgar Cantero's head-kick of a novel about damaged adults who used to be spunky kid detectives mixes bright, pulpy cartoon nostalgia with some seriously dark trauma-survivor subtext.
Lawrence Osborne Doesn't Care If You Like His Characters In 'Beautiful Animals'
"Likable characters are usually completely forgettable ... " he says. "We love villains ... because they show us these disturbing complexities." His sun-drenched summer novel is set on a Greek island.
'Schumer' Writer Jessi Klein On Barbies, Ageism And Pumping At The Emmys
Klein won an Emmy in 2015 for her work on Inside Amy Schumer. Her book, You'll Grow Out of It, is a collection of humorous personal essays. Originally broadcast July 12, 2016.