In “Leaving Home,” the writer and illustrator Mark Haddon recasts a painful childhood in kaleidoscopic color. By Jeanette Winterson A young telephone company operator finds herself in the dark ...

2 hours and 30 minutes, including one intermission. The Book of Mormon follows two young missionaries who are sent to Uganda to try to convert citizens to the Mormon religion. One missionary, Elder ...

Listen to the Book Nook with Vick Mickunas for intimate conversations about books with the writers who create them.Vick Mickunas introduced the Book Nook author interview program for WYSO in 1994.

Florence Knapp’s debut novel revolves around nominative determinism – how someone’s name can set the trajectory of their life. Set after the Great Storm in 1987, it begins with Cora setting out with ...

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. A book transfer moves funds between deposit accounts within the same bank, eliminating float ...

November 24, 2025 • Our annual reading guide returns with 380+ new titles handpicked by NPR staff and trusted critics. Find 13 years of recommendations all in one place — that's more than 4,000 great ...