NPR's Scott Simon speaks to author and film critic Kenneth Turan about his new book, "Louis B. Mayer & Irving Thalberg: The Whole Equation." ...

In Ali Smith's latest novel, "Gliff," a brother and sister befriend a horse in a dystopian future. NPR's Scott Simon explores the issue of authoritarianism with the novelist and playwright.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Nobel-Prize winning author Han Kang about her latest novel, "We Do Not Part." Copyright 2025 NPR The biggest portion of Boise State Public ...

NPR's Scott Simon talks to Peter McPherson, a former administrator of the US Agency for International Development, about the Trump administration's attempts to dismantle the humanitarian agency.

SIMON: I'm fine, thanks. Big upset at the Australian Open. American Madison Keys won the women's single championship. She, of course, defeated the top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus in three sets.

FAINARU-WADA: Thank you for having me, Scott. I really appreciate it. SIMON: And the Pro Football Hall of Fame's class of 2025 will be announced on February 6. (SOUNDBITE OF OMEGAH RED'S "BOOKS OF WAR ...

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with author Alice Franklin about her debut novel, Life Hacks for a Little Alien.

Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist and author Jules Feiffer died last week at age 95. We hear host Scott Simon's interview with him last fall, for his middle-grade graphic novel, "Amazing Grapes." ...

NPR's Scott Simon asks Robert Littell about Leon Trotsky's time living in the Bronx. Littell is the author of "Bronshtein in the Bronx." ...

For the novelist Rebecca Makkai, writing blurbs had become nearly a full-time job. She explains why blurbs matter — and why ...

Mary Simon said in a statement ... t think this whole thing is an Oake mausoleum project." Scott Oake didn't want to become an author. He would have preferred to stay in his lane, continuing ...