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Photographer Brian Kelley has been collecting National Park ephemera for years. He wanted to find a

In this interview with NPR's Scott Simon, Han Kang says the idea for her latest novel came to her in

Two new novels tackle themes of motherhood and family secrets. First, in Emma Knight's The Life Cycl

The beginning of a new year often represents a clean slate for people hoping to make a change. But b

Jules Feiffer, illustrator of The Phantom Tollbooth, died last week at age 95. The Pulitzer Prize-wi

Betül Tunç is the Turkish baker behind the popular Instagram account, @turkuazkitchen. With more tha

Amanda Gorman became the youngest inaugural poet in U.S. history when she performed at President Joe

Brooke Shields started in Hollywood at just 11-years-old, starring in films like Pretty Baby and The

Parks and Recreation changed the trajectory of actor Jim O'Heir's career. He landed a small part as

A new book from writer, BBC broadcaster and cellist Kate Kennedy tackles the stories of four cellist

About 10 years ago, author Lily Tuck was reading obituaries in The New York Times when she came acro

Author Mark Lilla is professor of humanities at Columbia University specializing in intellectual his

Two novels explore the way that violence and loss can ripple across a village, town – or even entire

We've moved past the shortest day of the year – Dec. 21 – and, now, the days are getting longer. For

Small Things Like These is a novella by Claire Keegan that centers around Bill Furlong, an Irish coa

Twenty-five years into the new millennium, Y2K aesthetics and millennial nostalgia are still alive a

A Kwanzaa Keepsake and Cookbook was first published in 1995, a few decades after the seven-day festi

Today, we revisit conversations with two 2024 Pulitzer Prize-winning authors. First, King: A Life, t

Former president Jimmy Carter has died. He was 100 years old. In today's episode, two books examine

Memoirs from authors Glory Edim and Moshe Kasher narrate their lives through cultural objects: books