Month: September 2025

The 2025 Booker shortlist is made up of works by veteran authors, many of whom have several books under their belts — and a couple that have been on this list before.

Kogonada’s film about lonely strangers traveling together in a car with a magical GPS wants to engage in heady conceits. But not even Colin Farrell and Margot Robbie can save a script this hopeless.

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The Salt Fat Acid Heat cookbook author once worried that recipes were too constraining. But she now sees them as a tool for creating community and sharing food. Nosrat’s new book is Good Things.

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The truth doesn’t come easy in the latest works of these two household names. Meanwhile, anglophiles now have access to newly translated works by France’s Annie Ernaux and Japanese ex-pat Yoko Tawada.

Put two Eggos in a toaster set to the desired level of crispiness. Suggested use: inexplicable meltdowns you’ll think about forever.

Former Vice President Kamala Harris writes about her brief run for the presidency last year and her relationship with former President Joe Biden in her new book, out on Tuesday.

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As summer blockbusters roll their credits, this year’s award contenders are stepping into frame. NPR critic Aisha Harris shares some of the standout films coming this fall.

The late night comic was suspended last week under pressure from the Trump administration after comments about Charlie Kirk’s killing.

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Celebrities including Pedro Pascal and Selena Gomez wrote: “Our government has resorted to threatening the livelihoods of journalists, talk show hosts, artists, creatives and entertainers.”

The Eat, Pray, Love author discusses her love affair with her best friend, which she says was life-changing but also marked by addiction and heartbreak. Gilbert’s memoir is All the Way to the River.