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Roshani Chokshi's smooth and assured debut draws on folk and fairy tales — Bluebeard, Persephone, Beauty and the Beast — for the story of a young girl whose ominous horoscope sends her on a journey.

David Searcy's essay collection finds the marvelous in everything from classic cars to Scrooge McDuck. Though it lacks some leavening humor, it's a lovely argument for approaching the world with awe.

Christine Mangan's new novel, set in Morocco in the 1950s, centers on the sinister tension between two ex-friends — but the dusty, detailed Moroccan scenery sometimes gets in the way of the story.

In Meg, Jo, Beth, Amy, Anne Boyd Rioux describes how the sisterly bond of the March girls that Louisa May Alcott created many years ago remains a paragon of female friendship and inspiration.

In Olivia Hinebaugh's new novel, a girl gets fed up with her school's abstinence-only classes and sets herself up as a sex ed expert, handing out condoms and advice with help from her mom, a nurse.

Yiyun Li's first book of nonfiction is an unusual memoir — one that examines her depression and suicidal thoughts by drifting through her memories and thoughts on literature.

Music critic Greg Kot's new I'll Take You There chronicles the life and times of gospel star Mavis Staples and her family — from their hardscrabble beginnings in postwar Chicago to the civil rights movement and stardom. Reviewer Richard Torres praises the book's emotional honesty — but says it really needs a companion album.

Joseph Roth was an Austrian reporter whose writing provided a vivid portrait of pre-WWII Europe. Critic Juan Vidal says this newly translated collection of his work shows his intelligence and humor.

Dunham presents a charming, bumbling, confessional front in her new memoir, but critic Annalisa Quinn says it's only a partial portrait that skimps on revealing Dunham's true talent and ambition.

Samantha Mabry's novel riffs on authors like Nathaniel Hawthorne and Isabel Allende to create a story that's both an atmospheric glimpse at a Caribbean island and a self-aware critique of colonialism.

The Carter Center said she is at home with former President Jimmy Carter, now 99. The Carter family said through the statement that they are "grateful for the outpouring of love and support."

There are plenty of memoirs of China's Cultural Revolution written from the perspective of elite intellectuals. But Hong Ying's story is different; in her youth, the writer was the sixth child in a crushingly poor family. Novelist Karen Ma says Hong Ying's memoir, Daughter of the River is unflinching, unapologetic and incredibly powerful.

Community health centers that serve poor patients around Florida are worried that new restrictions on state and federal funding could hurt their ability...

Hillsborough County officials moved Monday to make sure small businesses that can't pay their rent during the COVID-19 pandemic won't get evicted. Gov.…

Facebook is banking everything on the metaverse. Our intrepid reporter dons a virtual reality headset to find out what Facebook's virtual world is all about, and how much more is left to do.

Writer Annie Proulx may be best known for her works of fiction. But her latest book is a thoroughly researched and reported look at the role that wetlands play in our ecosystem.

Grant Wahl's death at the Qatar World Cup set off conspiracy theories that persisted long after they were disproven.

Rep. Ted Deutch, D-Fla., speaks with NPR's Mary Louise Kelly about the school shooting in Parkland, Fla., which is in the district he represents in Congress.

Producer Harvey Weinstein has thrown his support behind the black-and-white, nearly silent romance film The Artist. "Sometimes we in the industry have to do ambitious projects," he says.

More and more corrections officials are using electronic bracelets to keep track of prisoners. Slate senior editor Andy Bowers explains why these devices are so easy to remove, and how prisoners can "disappear" from under the watchful eyes of prison guards.

A wave of letter bombs were sent by suspected leftist militants in response to severe austerity measures imposed by Greece's government.

While prices and the economy were top issues during the campaign, President Trump is making clear that other issues — most notably immigration — are his main focus at the start of his second term.

The immigrants rights organizer turned comedian won't impersonate his parents' Indian accents. For many people, he says, "immigrants are funny voices," and he's not interested in playing into that.

Snow plow drivers spend long, dangerous hours behind the wheel. Justin Horak recently sang about his travails on YouTube, and the video has gone viral.

The new musical about the U.S.'s Founding Fathers — set to a mostly hip-hop score — that everyone's been talking about for months and months finally opens officially on Broadway Thursday night.