New book looks at how the federal government categorizes Native identity
NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Carrie Lowry Schuttepelz about her new book The Indian Card: Who Gets to Be Native In America.
Arts
BOOK: SONNY BOY - Al Pacino
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with actor Al Pacino about his new memoir, "Sonny Boy."
D.C. birdwatchers remember the land's history on Indigenous People’s Day
In Washington, D.C., residents celebrated Indigenous People’s Day by birdwatching on Roosevelt Island. Centuries before the island became a memorial to the president, it was home to Native Americans.
Modest moments become revelatory in the wry and incisive 'Shred Sisters'
Betsy Lerner's debut novel weaves together the ordinary and the erratic to tell the story of a middle-class Jewish family whose suburban life is turned upside down by mental illness.
Elvis’ granddaughter says it was her ‘duty’ to finish Lisa Marie Presley’s memoir
Lisa Marie Presley, the only child of Elvis Presley, was working on a memoir when she died in 2023. Now, her daughter Riley Keough, has finished and published From Here to the Great Unknown.
A new PBS series shows the history of Muslims in America
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with NPR White House correspondent Asma Khalid about "American Muslims," a new PBS series she hosts.
Walt Whitman, gay love and a posthumous novel
Gay rights pioneer Arnie Kantrowitz shelved dreams of publishing his novel. Three years after his death, his partner fulfils his wish.
Sunday Puzzle: The 'Pits' puzzle
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz and WERN listener Bob Jahn of Blue Mounds, Wisconsin.
A little mouse sets sail on a big adventure in 'The Ship in the Window'
Author Travis Jonker and illustrator Matthew Cordell talk about the real model ship that inspired their picture book about a man, his son, a mouse, and the voyage that brings them together.