From picture books to graphic novels, fantasy to family fun, these must-read books have the power to hook kids of any gender. Some are cultural touchstones that belong in every kid's library. Others ...

Robin Wall Kimmerer, a botanist, professor, and author of this year’s Williams Reads book Braiding Sweetgrass, delivered the ...

The White Album” by Joan Didion “We tell ourselves stories in order to live.” I have been praying at the altar of Joan Didion ...

The Earth itself is in distress, asking for our attention." Botanist leads movement to address critical issues through multifaceted approach: 'Science is a powerful tool ... it's not the only one' ...

Historians today tell us that the ancient Celts arrived at the shores of Britain around 1,000 BC and lived there during the Iron Age, the Roman Age and the post Roman era. Living on an island with ...

A memorial to a well-known Yorkshire journalist and botanist who ‘saw the world in a wildflower’ has been unveiled on ...

But life is predictably unpredictable, and so is David’s (appreciated) ability to forgive, because the two of us finally connected over Zoom last week and talked about Goosebumps: The Vanishing. We ...

Saldaña's co-star Gascón is under fire this week for past resurfaced tweets that revealed bigotry and racism. Zoe Saldaña has responded to the ongoing fallout of “Emilia Pérez” co-star Kar ...

A Hamptons vacation and a prank gone wrong anchor Burke’s new book, “The Note.” It started with real life. This slim novella about one Irishman’s crisis of conscience during the Christmas ...

It has been tempting to view the C.I.A. as omniscient. Yet Coll’s chastening new book about the events leading up to the Iraq War, in 2003, shows just how often the agency was flying blind.

November 25, 2024 • Books We Love returns with 350+ new titles handpicked by NPR staff and trusted critics. Find 12 years of recommendations all in one place — that's nearly 4,000 great reads.