NPR's Scott Simon reflects on the wildfires in Los Angeles, and the words of writers who were drawn to the city.

Mars is home to perhaps the greatest mystery of the Solar System: the so-called Martian dichotomy, which has baffled scientists since it was discovered in the 1970s. The southern ...

Mars is home to perhaps the greatest mystery of the Solar System: the so-called Martian dichotomy, which has baffled scientists since it was discovered in the 1970s. The southern ...

Variety's list of great films that flopped at the box office, from "Better Man" to "Furiosa," "Killers of the Flower Moon" to ...

Dustin Pedroia is on the Hall of Fame ballot for the first time, though it looks like the former Red Sox second baseman will ...

Authors Laura Lippman and John Sandford have been announced as the 2025 Grand Masters of this year’s Edgar Awards. The ...

Discover how zombies turn into modern-day heroes in an exciting, action-packed debut novel, book in at a spooky castle and steel yourself for a killer weekend party, find your kindred spirits when you ...

One of America’s most important writers – and civil rights activists – of the 20th century, everything Baldwin penned was a ...

Reading is a great joy, one that can especially sustain us during the long winter months. With storms raging outside, and the sun setting earlier, we stay indoors, and rely ...

I strove through the pregnancies of all four of my kids not to know the gender beforehand, arguing that this was the world’s last great mystery. I succeeded in all but one of them. With my grand ...

Alex Segura is a comic book writer and author of the acclaimed novel “Secret Identity,” the Pete Fernandez mystery series and ...