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 — ...

The author, a Los Padres Hotshots firefighter who happens to be an exceptional writer, explores the economics, ecology, and indigenous cultural practices related to fire — and the tormenting rush of ...

Former Democratic President Barack Obama has once again capped off the year by sharing his highly anticipated list of favorite books, movies and music—continuing a tradition he began during his time ...

It was the best-of times (you know, that period in December when we do the best-of lists). But it could feel like the worst of times: There’s so much to read before the year finishes! Well, there’s ...

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In American high schools, the age of the book may be fading. Many teenagers are assigned few full books to read from beginning to end — often just one or two per year, according to researchers and ...

Listen, I don't know where you live, but unless it's Honolulu, the weather is probably not fantastic. It's just too cold out there. But you can stay inside by a crackling fire with a cup of hot cocoa ...

Audible's new Harry Potter full-cast audiobook series has already received its second entry. This new form of the Harry Potter books kicked off just last month with a unique interpretation of The ...

Here are the year’s most notable picture and middle grade books, selected by our children’s books editor. Credit...Photo illustration by Sebastian Mast Supported by By Jennifer Krauss Jennifer Krauss ...

Howard A. Husock’s “The Projects” (NYU, 240 pages, $29.95), a history of public housing in America, is largely a story of failure. When Franklin Roosevelt signed the law creating the Federal Housing ...