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'Personhood' argues fetal rights are the next frontier of the anti-abortion movement

The new novel 'Fair Play' is a self-aware take on the golden age of detective fiction

Loryn Brantz's 'Poems of Parenting' gives parents permission to laugh out loud

In her new memoir, Tina Knowles, mother of Beyoncé and Solange, tells her own story

New cookbooks from Sarah Ahn and Roy Choi take different approaches to Korean cuisine

With 'Rabbit Moon,' Jennifer Haigh chooses Shanghai as the backdrop to family tragedy

In 'Putin's Revenge,' Lucian Kim traces the lead-up to Russia's invasion of Ukraine

Katie Kitamura's 'Audition' is a puzzle, but she says it's not meant to be solved

Emily Henry's latest novel 'Great Big Beautiful Life' explores love beyond romance

Zadie Smith looks back at her debut novel 'White Teeth' 25 years after its release

'Happy Land' was inspired by a real-life kingdom of formerly enslaved people

'Paper Doll' documents trans TikTok creator Dylan Mulvaney's journey through girlhood

An early biography paints Pope Francis as 'The Great Reformer' of the Catholic Church

Aided by new sources, Clay Risen's 'Red Scare' brings McCarthyism back to life

Two new children's books view the natural world as a site of personal growth

A new cookbook by Darjeeling Express chef Asma Khan was inspired by seasonal cooking

Rex Ogle's 'When We Ride' is a novel-in-verse about a best friendship under pressure

'Adventures in the Louvre' will teach you how to fall in love with the famous museum

This episode explores strategies for maximizing enjoyment and minimizing frustration when visiting the Louvre Museum. Against the backdrop of Andrew Limbaugh's own underwhelming Louvre experience, the interview with Elaine Sciolino, author of "Adventures in the Louvre," delves into practical advice for navigating the...

An obituary writer makes a grave error in John Kenney's 'I See You've Called in Dead'

Two new novels explore a world where technology has even greater access to our minds

This episode reviews two science fiction novels exploring the vulnerability of human memory and its potential exploitation by technology. Against the backdrop of this theme, the first segment features Audrey Lee's debut novel, The Mechanics of Memory, a psychological thriller about a woman in a mental institution unde...