Are you feeling really anxious lately? Author and sociologist Martha Beck explains how creativity and curiosity can silence ...

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 ...

What do Martha Stewart’s mirror selfies, Madonna’s fashion week looks and Oprah’s “Favorite Things” list have in common (other than guaranteed virality)? All three have featured ...

In May 2002, a loving couple — Joshua Ford and Martha “Geney” Crutchley — traveled to Ocean City, Maryland, to unwind. Little did they know that a chance meeting with another couple there would turn ...

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.

From a tiny French fisherman’s cabin to a hexagonal home in Hawaii. These buildings and places capture the city’s playful approach to concrete-and-asphalt Modernism. By Michael Snyder ...