Books
James Baldwin's face is painted on a decorative bookcase inside the Baldwin & Co. bookstore in New Orleans. Neda Ulaby/NPR hide caption
Naval vessels participate in a Taiwanese military drill near the naval port in Kaohsiung in southern Taiwan on Jan. 27, 2016. Sam Yeh/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Jon M. Chu directs Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande on the set of Wicked.
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'Wicked' director Jon M. Chu says creativity isn't magic — it's hard work
'Someone Like Us' is a fresh, idiosyncratic novel about immigrating to the U.S.
A cuttlefish swims on seagrass. Cuttlefish can change the color and texture of their bodies. cinoby/Getty Images hide caption
Dancing yeti crabs, morphing cuttlefish, other stories from the deep sea
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands during a meeting in Beijing on Oct. 18, 2023. Sergei Guneyev/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Chef Mustapha Kachetel serves a couscous royal in the restaurant Le Fémina, in Noailles. Emilienne Malfatto for NPR hide caption
A new French cookbook shows the diversity Marseille through its cuisine
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LeVar Burton has portrayed the Black experience "from our enslavement to the stars"
Scenes of destruction at the Factor Druk printing house, one of Ukraine's largest, can be seen days after it was hit in a Russian missile attack on May 27. Laurel Chor for NPR hide caption
Bookstores have come under attack in Ukraine. But interest in reading is only growing
Trump's pick for Vice President, U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) arrives on the first day of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images hide caption
This absorbing debut novel about writing takes its cue from 'Mrs. Dalloway'
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Nikki Giovanni doesn't think about her legacy. But here's a moment she felt proud
Self-portrait after the avalanche, first winter ascent of Gasherbrum II, Karakorum Himalaya, Pakistan, Feb. 4, 2011. Cory Richards hide caption