Barnes & Noble is staging its biggest expansion in more than a decade
After years on the brink, Barnes & Noble is going for a plot twist: The book chain is staging its biggest expansion in over a decade.
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When it comes to the dangers of AI, surveillance poses more risk than anything
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Paul Scharre about how tech giants and the world's militaries are wielding the power of artificial intelligence. It's the subject of his new book Four Battlegrounds.
A new book explains how QAnon took hold of the GOP — and why it's not going away
Journalist Will Sommer went to road shows and spoke to believers and their families while investigating QAnon. His book, Trust the Plan, makes the case that there are more conspiracy theories to come.
The healing power of food — and how curry took over the world
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with chef Raghavan Iyer about his new book On the Curry Trail: Chasing the Flavor that Seduced the World.
Author Kate Zernike dissects the years-long fight for gender equality at MIT
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with author Kate Zernike about her new book The Exceptions: Nancy Hopkins, MIT, and the Fight for Women in Science.
Rebecca Makkai's smart, prep school murder novel is self-aware about the 'ick' factor
The thickly-plotted mystery, I Have Some Questions for You, is the latest from the author of The Great Believers. It has been compared to Donna Tartt's 1992 blockbuster, The Secret History.
New book 'Redaction' humanizes redacted lawsuits through portraits and poems
NPR's Juana Summers speaks with poet and activist Reginald Dwayne Betts and artist Titus Kaphar about their new book, Redaction. The book is based on poems and portraits from redacted lawsuits.
Cartoonists say a rebuke of 'Dilbert' creator Scott Adams is long overdue
Illustrators say the creator of Dilbert has held problematic views for a long time, from claiming that he lost job opportunities because he is white to questioning the legitimacy of the COVID vaccine.
'Limitless' makes the case that the Federal Reserve is more powerful than we realize
NY Times journalist Jeanna Smialek says the Fed has expanded its reach in recent years — in part because of the pandemic, but also due to changing expectations related to accountability and fairness.
A flood destroyed all of Sarah's books, but a gift from a librarian changed her life
In 2001, all of Sarah Feldman's books were destroyed in a flood, so her dad took her to a library to try to cheer her up. There she met a man who gave her a gift that she says changed her life.