Books

Is consciousness something that can be pinpointed and studied?

Teachers, parents and caregivers are reading aloud the same book on Thursday as part of a national "Read for the Record" effort to increase awareness about early literacy.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Norah O'Donnell about her new book, "We the Women," which chronicles the stories of the women who built America.

Allegra Goodman's new novel is called This Is Not About Us, but critic Maureen Corrigan says that title is coy: Readers are bound to see aspects of themselves and their families in these pages.

Skarsgård plays a filmmaker struggling to connect with his two grown daughters in Sentimental Value. As the father of eight, the Swedish actor says he understands the tension his character faces.

The book centers around an Afghan refugee family who are an American success at first, until a family tragedy causes them to become a national scandal.

The rapper, who also serves as the official "hype man" for multiple U.S. Olympic teams, invited the female hockey players to Las Vegas for a "real celebration."

Jones' new novel, Kin, is set in 1950s Louisiana and Atlanta, and tells the story of two young women who grow up next door to each other without their mothers.

The book revolves around four Chinese American friends who, stuck at home during the 2008 recession, agree to appear in what becomes the viral video "Bad Asians."

What does the Democratic leader see for himself in the years to come?