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Stanley Tucci records 12 months of eating in his food diary 'What I Ate in One Year'

In Winsome Bingham's 'The Walk,' a community bands together to head to the polls

Bob Woodward's new book 'War' invites readers into a world of back-channel diplomacy

'Patriot' is a posthumous memoir by the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny

In this episode of the NPR podcast, Yulia Navalnaya shares her insights into her late husband Alexei Navalny and his memoir, "Patriot." The book chronicles Navalny's life, his fierce opposition to Vladimir Putin, his time in prison, and his tragic death. Navalnaya reflects on her husband's steadfast devotion to his mis...

'American Scary' documents a cultural obsession with horror in the United States

In 'Ottolenghi Comfort,' Yotam Ottolenghi takes an expansive view of comfort food

Al Pacino's memoir 'Sonny Boy' is a story of adventure, starting in the South Bronx

Palestinian poet Mosab Abu Toha bears witness to war in 'Forest of Noise'

Rebecca Yarros on literary tropes, writing through chronic illness and 'Fourth Wing'

In new children's books from Trevor Noah and Travis Jonker, adventure is not far off

A new biography portrays Queen Elizabeth II as the British public's emotional anchor

'How Women Made Music' reexamines the history of music with women at its center

With a new cookbook, TikTok creator Owen Han aims to perfect the art of the sandwich

'The Indian Card' explores the question of Native identity in the United States

Food meets family in new books from Ina Garten and Stephen Colbert

'Twenty-Four Seconds from Now' is a love story for Black boys–and everyone else, too

In 'In Praise of Mystery,' U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón looks to the stars

Malcolm Gladwell revisits old ideas in a new book, 'Revenge of the Tipping Point'

Han Kang, winner of the 2024 Nobel Prize in literature, on her novel 'The Vegetarian'

American Library Association president Cindy Hohl on why book bans are hard to stop