Books have always sparked imagination. Sometimes that spark travels beyond the page and lands straight into a recording studio. It's hard to say why certain novels resonate so deeply with musicians.

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Two new books delve into our primal desire to feel valued and worthy of attention. By Jennifer Szalai In “The Oak and the Larch,” Sophie Pinkham examines a vast history and culture through the ...

As a teenager in the Mormon Church, I was led to believe I might live to see the world end — the fallen world of sin and imperfection, that is, which would be replaced by one more glorious. This ...

There’s nothing new about calling George Orwell’s most influential novel prescient. But the focus has usually been on his ...

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 ...

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 ...

Putnam preempts the debut novel by the editorial director of Mulholland Books, Amistad takes two from Whiting Award winner Samuel Kolawole, and more.