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The best-selling British historian has chronicled the lives of great ladies including Eleanor of Aquitaine, Mary Queen of Scots and Elizabeth I. Now she's written a new biography of Elizabeth's mother, Anne Boleyn — and Weir says much of what you may think you know about the ill-fated queen is just plain wrong.

Anjelica Huston's memoir is all Hollywood, all the time. It's full of anecdotes about Jack Nicholson and other stars. But these stories of excess, fame and money lack feeling and subtext.

Jordy Rosenberg's debut novel, Confessions of the Fox, is a speculative retelling of The Threepenny Opera as a queer love story.

Donna Tartt's new novel The Goldfinch follows a motherless boy and a priceless painting in the aftermath of a terror attack. It's only her third novel in 21 years. Tartt tells NPR's Scott Simon that she started thinking about art, money and fate after stumbling across an art exhibition in a Las Vegas casino.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Gov. Jared Polis about his thoughts on the incoming Trump administration, and the power of pardons.

NPR speaks with a student from Myanmar who fears his plans to attend graduate school in the U.S. could be derailed by the administration's newest travel ban.

Three giant starfish carved from Carrara marble by Swiss Visual Artist Claudia Comte will be part of an installation near the new Airside D.

Three giant starfish carved from Carrara marble by Swiss Visual Artist Claudia Comte will be part of an installation near the new Airside D.

In The Take, an older woman and a younger woman agree to exchange 10 years of their lives through a blood transfusion. NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with author Kelly Yang.

Critics say the Trump administration is making mistakes as it tries to drive up deportation numbers. And, Canada's election for the next prime minister is heavily influenced by Trump.

The surge is startling scientists, amplifying impacts such as hurricane storm surges and nuisance flooding and testing mitigation measures like the Resilient Florida program.

Before Oscar-nominated movie Emilia Pérez, star Karla Sofía Gascón was relatively unknown in her home country. Now, Spanish news shows are filled with commentary about the actress and the fallout over her tweets.

On Wild Card, well-known guests answer the kinds of questions we often think about but don't talk about. Broadway star Jonathan Groff reflects on what motivated him to come out early in his career.

Muslim and Arab Americans have a history of supporting Democrats, but sent a strong message with their votes for Trump. Dearborn, Mich., is home to one of the U.S.'s largest Arab American communities.

China's ride-hailing companies are penalizing drivers for smelly rides. A surplus of labor means many drivers work 15 hours a day and live in their cars to make ends meet, hence the odor.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Ryan Fortney, VP of sales for Charlie Hustle -- a company that sells Kansas City-themed apparel, about the merch opportunities from the Swift-Kelce engagement.

Older adults struggle with loneliness. Teens and kids are facing new levels of poor mental health. Organizations are connecting these two groups -- and both elders and young people are benefiting.

The online outcry over the renaming of a summer festival illustrates the unease over the data center boom in the South.

Anthropologist T.M. Luhrmann studies the personal relationships evangelicals develop with God. In her book When God Talks Back, she explains how relationships with God are often cemented through the power of prayer.

NPR's Sarah McCammon talks with Evan Drellich of The Athletic the faceoff between the upstart Atlanta Braves and the hated Houston Astros in game 1 of the World Series Tuesday.

Is the U.S. banning TikTok essentially censorship? NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with an attorney whose firm filed a petition on behalf of a TikTok creator seeking to stop the U.S. ban.

Evangelicals are among President Trump's strongest supporters but some evangelical leaders have been critical of his immigration policies, creating divisions between pulpits and pews.

Over this Thanksgiving week, Americans will toss almost 200 million pounds of turkey alone. Massimo Bottura helps us fight food waste by showing us how to turn leftovers into a world-class new meal.

Nitrogen and phosphorous from septic tanks and fertilizer spawn the growth of algae in Kings Bay, the second largest freshwater spring system in Florida and one of the largest in the nation.

In this roundup of space news, we talk about NASA's upcoming Artemis launch, space-based data centers and the new sci-fi movie Project Hail Mary.