The new book “El Cid: The Life and Afterlife of a Medieval Mercenary” delves into the truths and misunderstandings about the legendary knight. The new novel by “The Reader” author Bernhard ...

November 25, 2024 • Books We Love returns with 350+ new titles handpicked by NPR staff and trusted critics. Find 12 years of recommendations all in one place — that's nearly 4,000 great reads.

January 12, 2025 • NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with Weekend Edition puzzle master Will Shortz and Chris House of Annandale, Virginia.

As 2024 winds down, this week’s Title Search puzzle celebrates fiction that appeared on the New York Times best-seller list at some point this year. The titles of 10 such books are hidden below ...

Family and friends of Della Cusimano gathered to celebrate her 100th birthday on Monday. She attributes her longevity to taking walks down the hall and keeping her mind active working the daily jumbo ...

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Carly Tagen-Dye is the Books editorial assistant at PEOPLE, where she writes for both print and digital platforms. A May-December friendship, a gripping marital mystery and self-improvement for ...

It has been tempting to view the C.I.A. as omniscient. Yet Coll’s chastening new book about the events leading up to the Iraq War, in 2003, shows just how often the agency was flying blind.

The Daily Mail Books department chooses their favourite fiction of the century. In this new book by Professor John S. Tregoning he gives you the tips and tricks to get you as close to living ...

Challenge yourself every day with a free mini version of the classic crossword puzzle. Can you solve The Mini in minutes — or seconds? Play a new puzzle every day or browse the archive.

In this memoir, her sunny side is usually up. The best thing about the book, though, may be its darker aspects.” Inspired by the real-life photograph of a young prisoner at Auschwitz ...

Similarly, the puzzle genre continues to produce new projects at a reasonable rate, even if the releases tend to be indie projects that do not attract too much mainstream attention. There are ...