When life gets really hectic, sitting quietly with a book can feel like an impossible luxury. And when does a smartphone-mediated world feel less than hectic? Any shred of free time is too easy to ...

Two fiction books about good friends coming from different circumstances. Two biographies of people whose influence on American culture is, arguably, still underrated. One Liza Minnelli memoir. These ...

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From gripping thrillers, witty satires and poignant epics to captivating histories and juicy memoirs, 2025 was full of great books. Read on for 30 of our favorites. The latest from the Pulitzer ...

With the nation's big 2-5-0 coming up next year, NPR staff and critics recommended a lot of U.S.-focused titles for Books We Love, our annual year-end reading guide. Below you'll find 10 favorites — ...

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Our favorite titles of the year resurrect overlooked histories and examine how the United States ended up where it is today Science From “experimental archaeology” to the mysterious appeal of ...

It was another incredible year in reading. Here are our favorite 20 books—including memoirs, buzzy literary fiction, and captivating histories—of 2025. Susan Choi’s engrossing new novel begins with a ...

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Last week we published our annual list of 100 Notable Books; today, we winnow that list to the 10 Best Books of 2025. And now, we’re ready to discuss them. In this week’s episode, the Book Review ...

In this prodigiously researched epic, Torigian details the life of Xi Zhongxun—the father of China’s current leader, Xi Jinping—to explain the history of the Chinese Communist Party. Along the way, ...

Lobbying within the ANC is intensifying ahead of the party's national general council in December, where potential contenders for the 2027 leadership race are expected to begin testing their support.