How To Be An Elite Athlete, According To The Data
A new book digs into the social science of athletic greatness and reveals patterns leading to glory.
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'Tomorrow Will Be Better': Betty Smith's 'Rediscovered' Novel Is A Genuine Treasure
Smith's 1948 follow-up to A Tree Grows in Brooklyn is a forgotten novel that deserves to be exhumed. The things that made it an awkward response to its predecessor make it more intriguing now.
Michael J. Fox Reflects On Life With Parkinson's In 'No Time Like The Future'
The Family Ties star was diagnosed with early onset Parkinson's disease in 1991. He says that if he doesn't know if he can do something, he fakes it — a strategy that works 80 percent of the time.
India's Female Superhero And Her Flying Tiger Are Out To Fight The Pandemic
'Priya's Mask' is the latest in the Indian superhero comic series. This time out, she's trying to get important info to young people — and to stop a superspreading villain.
2020 Book Concierge: Books For Horror Junkies
Some people like a good fright anytime of year. For them, NPR's Book Concierge has four recommendations for scary, wintertime reads.
Shirley Jackson's Son On His Mother's Newly Discovered Short Story
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Laurence Hyman, son of Shirley Jackson, about his mother's recently discovered short story which was recently published in The Strand Magazine.
Read 'The Shortest Day' To Celebrate The Winter Solstice
Susan Cooper and Carson Ellis — the Newbury and Caldecott award winning author and illustrator — talk about their picture book, The Shortest Day. Monday will be the shortest day of 2020.
2020 Book Concierge: Books For Foodies
Four recommendations from NPR's Book Concierge for people who like to eat, cook, clean up after cooking or talk about food.
Jonny Sun: You're Not Alone In Feeling Lonely
For Jonny Sun, loneliness felt like being an alien on a distant planet, alone in the universe. But when he shared those feelings online, he found a community of people who felt precisely the same way.
In 'Funny Boy,' A Young Sri Lankan Gay Man Comes Of Age As Ethnic Tensions Explode
Deepa Mehta's new film, Funny Boy, is Canada's Oscar submission. It's being distributed by Ava DuVernay's company and premieres on Netflix. It's based on the novel by Shyam Selvadurai.