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.

Hanks — a journalist, and yes, also the daughter of Tom — recalls driving the highway 10 across the southwest as she tries to make sense of her unstable upbringing and the life and death of ...

In ‘Searches,’ Vauhini Vara collaborates with a chatbot to write essays on digital technology, surveillance capitalism and her family’s immigrant experience. In “Close to Home,” Thor ...

A new book from Vita Sackville-West's grandson, Adam Nicolson, explores the pigeons who can tell their Bach from their Stravinsky and testosterone-fuelled wrens who make Hugh Hefner look tame.

Finding the right e-book reader apps (also called eReaders) can be difficult. There are a variety of e-book types and plenty of file formats to deal with, and then there are different kinds of ...

Reading books may have several health benefits. These include strengthening your brain, increasing your ability to empathize, reducing stress, and building your vocabulary. Share on Pinterest ...

By Sara Gran Sara Gran is the founder of Dreamland Books and the author of, most recently, “Little Mysteries.” March 24, 2025 Some people use noir to mean a spare writing style; others ...

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And for binge watchers, it’s also the perfect chance to study up by diving into the books that are being adapted into movies and TV shows in 2025. Here are some of the thrillers, romances ...

One of the easiest ways to get kids hooked on reading is to get them into a great book series. All it takes is a captivating Book 1, and they're off and running. Fantasy, mystery, science fiction, ...

Kim Deal and Kim Gordon have a lot in common. In the ’80s and ’90s, both of them played bass and sometimes sang in iconic noisy underground rock bands from the Eastern seaboard. At different ...