NPR's Michel Martin speaks with author Reginald Dwayne Betts about his new collection of poems, "Doggerel," a meditation on family, friendship and falling in love.

What makes a good self-help book? The excellent book mentioned here is Philippa Perry’s The Book You Want Everyone You Love to Read. Rebecca Watson’s column also contains mention of Cate Blanchett’s ...

The maker of the critically acclaimed film ‘Joram’, on ‘Bewilderness’, his debut poetry collection and how different streams ...

Riley Sager, Emma Donoghue and Alex Schulman all set their latest novels on trains, just as Agatha Christie and others did ...

The keyboardist for Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers has finally released his second album, which deals with getting married, Petty's death and more.

Beatriz Fernandez was the first person to submit a Zip Ode in 2015, about her neighborhood. This year marks the tenth ...

I adored the way authors were able to evoke emotion and take me on a journey through words on a page. I wanted that gift. I dreamed that I could write something that allows anyone who reads it to get ...

The author of “Salvage the Bones” and “Sing, Unburied, Sing” discusses the rewards of reading laborious novels.

Artist and singer Yoko Ono explains how her social status changed after she and her late husband, musician John Lennon, met in the upcoming documentary, 'One to One: John & Yoko.' ...

If I am happy, it is because I drank coffee; if I am sad, it is because I drank too much coffee or not enough; if I have a ...

Strawberry Switchblade were big in the 1980s, but lasted around five years before an acrimonious split. What happened to the pop duo?