'The Tree In Me' Is A Blooming Good Spring Read
As spring finally gets springing, our kids' books columnist Juanita Giles recommends The Tree in Me, a pink-splashed, exuberant celebration of kids enjoying nature.
Arts & Life
How Black Players Propelled Cleveland's Baseball Team To Win The 1948 World Series
In 1948, Cleveland's baseball team won the World Series. It wouldn't have made it without the team's first two Black players, and the team owner's willingness to hire them, says author Luke Epplin.
Tina Turner's Life Explored In New Documentary
HBO's documentary on Tina Turner is presented as the 81-year-old singer's final word on her expansive life and career — a history she finds difficult to talk about.
Eddie Izzard: 'Hopefully Hitler Is Revolving In Some Trench'
Izzard is the co-writer and director of a new movie, Six Minutes to Midnight, based on the real story of a 1930s British finishing school for the daughters of high-ranking Nazis.
Blogger Gabby Beckford On The Difficult Decisions Made Traveling During The Pandemic
Americans long to travel like they did pre-pandemic. Travel blogger Gabby Beckford has been visiting other places, and shares her experience of what it's been like.
Noga Erez's New Album Explores What It's Like To Be Israeli
NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Israeli musician Noga Erez about her new album, KIDS.
Larry McMurtry, Pulitzer Prize-Winning American West Author, Dies At 84
Larry McMurtry, novelist who chronicled the American West, died this week at the age of 84.
Dawnie Walton's 'Opal And Nev' Are So Compelling You Might Forget They're Not Real
Dawnie Walton talks with NPR's Scott Simon about her debut novel, The Final Revival of Opal & Nev, an oral history of a 20th century rock duo so detailed, you might forget it's fiction.
8 Life Kit Episodes For Spring Cleaning Your Home (And Life)
Ah, spring. Time to declutter and deep clean. Life Kit has episodes to help — from your kitchen to your closet all the way to your photo albums.
A Year Of Falling Stars, Evening Swims And Friendship: Animal Crossing Turns One
Animal Crossing: New Horizons came out a year ago and quickly became the game of the pandemic era, offering a candy-colored fantasy world where the occasional bug bite is the worst that can happen.