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

Scott Mills hasn’t had the most January of Januarys. While many of us have hunkered down, doing nothing of note, he has ...

The Baddies, a fresh take on the popular 2022 story by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, will be performed at Newbury's Corn Exchange from Sunday, April 27 to Tuesday, April 29, 2025. For fans of ...

NPR's Scott Simon explores the issue of authoritarianism with the novelist and playwright. KUOW is Seattle’s NPR news station. We are an independent, nonprofit news organization that produces ...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent gave Mr. Musk’s representatives at the so-called Department of Government Efficiency a ...

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Bill Belichick announced the forthcoming publication of his new book The Art of Winning: Lessons from a Life in Football, out ...

But Marianne Faithfull was famously caught up in a drug bust at Richards' place in 1967, clad only in a fur rug. She lost a baby, split from Jagger, struggled with heroin abuse, depression and eating ...

President Trump is imposing steep new tariffs today on some of America's biggest trading partners. The move could affect the cost of everything from tequila to two-by-fours.

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January 18, 2025 • NPR's Scott Simon reflects on the wildfires in Los Angeles, and the words of writers who were drawn to the city.

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