During World War II, the writer Nan Shepard captured the sublime beauty of Scotland’s Cairngorm mountains.

So it goes for local poet Ayal Hurst in her new collection Wild Life, which features photography by her husband, Hawk Hurst. Published on March 17, this set of poems focuses on the author’s ...

For all the brevity of “The Living Mountain,” it has an unhurried pace. Somehow Shepherd turns her full attention to one aspect after another of “the whole wild enchantment” of the ...

This post contains mild spoilers for Sinners. Sinners is a movie unafraid to look silly. The vampire epic is Ryan Coogler’s “one for me” after nearly a decade in the Marvel trenches, and it ...

(L-R): Jayme Lawson as Pearline, Wunmi Mosaku as Annie, Michael B. Jordan as Smoke, Miles Caton as Sammie Moore, and Li Jun Li as Grace Chow in <I>Sinners</I>. Credit - Warner Bros. Pictures Ryan ...

Rice is a staple food for billions of people around the planet, but a new study suggests climate change may increase arsenic levels contained within the grain. Rice is a staple food for more than ...

First published in 1765, the book was a groundbreaking work. It tells the life story of an orphaned girl, Margery Meanwell, whose poverty reduces her to rags—and to wearing just one shoe.

BUFFALO — Hiking to the site of the 1943 military plane crash on what is now known as Bomber Mountain in 2014, Sylvia Bruner was exhausted. At an elevation of more than 12,800 feet, she experienced ...

This edition of The Bookstop is a collection of book recommendations that feature music elements. Read more from Reporter ...

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.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — After fiery debate, a bill advanced through the state House on Wednesday that gives parents a bigger say in which books are allowed — or banned — from the state's public and ...