NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Carlotta Walls LaNier about her new children's picture book, "Carlotta's Special Dress," recounting her story as the youngest member of the Little Rock Nine.

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I want to reflect on four books that made a major impact on me in 2025; what all four share is a focus on the history of ...

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He was an official in the revolutionary government, then, after the country won independence from France, was imprisoned and ...

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In his enthralling “The Spy in the Archive,” Gordon Corera tells the story of an unlikely hero embedded within the heart of ...

A decade into the Trump era, readers who were once hungry to learn about the man seem to have had their fill. Not too long ...

For most global sporting icons, fame is measured in shirt sales, social media followers, endorsement deals, etc. But for Rashid Khan, the world's premier T20 leg-spinner, the weight of the celebrity ...

With the nation's big 2-5-0 coming up next year, NPR staff and critics recommended a lot of U.S.-focused titles for Books We Love, our annual year-end reading guide. Below you'll find 10 favorites — ...

Taliban officials admit that at least half of the stockpile is now “unaccounted for.” Many of those weapons ended up with militant groups operating across Afghanistan’s borders. A recent report by the ...