The novel centers around two young men from the Virginia mountains whose brotherhood is both tested and strengthened when they enlist to fight in World War I.

New albums by Lizzo and the rising artist Imani Imani are both "event" records — but one arrives with arguably too much backstory, the other with almost none.

The fresh arrangements, the emcee's commanding performance and the audience's enthusiastic response shows that Eve's music remains timeless.

Michel Martin speaks with Democratic Senator Raphael Warnock of Georgia about his new book, "The Crooked Places Made Straight: Reflections on the Moral Meaning of America."

Renowned comics journalist Joe Sacco's new book, "The Once and Future Riot," details the deadly 2013 riots in India, but it won't be sold in that country because the publisher blocked it.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Paul Rudnick about his new novel, The Tuxedo Society.

Lindsey Jordan, of Snail Mail, tackles mortality, religion and the afterlife on her third studio album.

President Trump's name no longer adorns the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., after a court ordered it removed from the building and the organization's website.

The South African musician's "Mannenberg" was often called his country's unofficial anthem during the final years of apartheid.

Ballet is a pretty conservative artform, with many companies performing nothing but "Swan Lake," "The Nutcracker," and "Cinderella" year after year.