'The Dos and Donuts of Love' is a delectably delightful, reality TV tale
Bangladeshi-Irish author Adiba Jaigirdar's latest YA romance promises a spoonful of drama and a dash of deception, leading to a well-baked resolution.
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Death investigator Barbara Butcher knows 'What the Dead Know'
As a New York City death investigator, Barbara Butcher investigated countless cases, from homicides to natural deaths. NPR's Don Gonyea talks with Butcher about her memoir, "What the Dead Know."
Debut novel 'The God of Good Looks' adds to growing canon of Caribbean literature
A growing number of high-profile novels are coming out of the Caribbean and the Caribbean diaspora. And the region has long been punching above its weight on the international literary scene.
Before Cormac McCarthy's death, he gave fans 2 new novels after 16 years of waiting
A look back at how Cormac McCarthy's last two novels, published late last year, came to be. The author died this week at 89.
A husband and wife reimagine fairy tales with Black children in mind
In their latest book CROWNED: Magical Folk and Fairy Tales from the Diaspora, Kahran and Regis Bethencourt retell fairy and folk tales with Black children as the main characters.
Editor to many great authors, Robert Gottlieb has died at 92
Robert Gottlieb was the editor of powerful authors like Robert Caro, Toni Morrison, Joseph Heller and Nora Ephron. Gottlieb has died at age 92.
In 'Kiss Me in the Coral Lounge,' Helen Ellis' home life takes center stage
Ellis' latest collection is full of hilarious, off-the-wall personal — and, at times, intimate — essays about home life and marriage.
'The Flash' throws off intermittent sparks
The latest DC film seeks to reboot Warners' troubled cinematic universe. The script boasts solid jokes and knowing winks, but flat characterizations keep it from taking off.
'Jeopardy!' host Ken Jennings says afterlife depictions track pop culture's evolution
Jeopardy! champion and host Ken Jennings rose to fame for knowing nearly everything about anything. Now he's written a book on destinations of the afterlife called 100 Places to See After You Die.
Robert Gottlieb, celebrated editor of Toni Morrison and Robert Caro, has died at 92
Gottlieb, whose work helped shape the modern publishing canon, edited fiction by future Nobel laureates, spy novels by John le Carré, essays by Nora Ephron and Caro's nonfiction epics.