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A Dangerous Business, by Jane Smiley, is mash-up of a Western, a serial killer mystery and a feminist erotic romp. Remarkably Bright Creatures, by Shelby Van Pelt, is a noir story about an octopus.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken is pushing a U.S. truce "roadmap" at a regional aid conference in Jordan.

New York City has put some areas back into lockdown after a spike in coronavirus infections. NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with Jane Diina, a Brooklyn mother of two.

The new Prime Video series goes undercover with a pair of strangers, played by Donald Glover and Maya Erskine, who pretend to be a normal couple but are actually adventurous spies.

As the DVD of the Oscar-nominated film is being released, we revisit our conversation with the real Philomena Lee.

Jacqueline Woodson's new novel is Brooklyn. Ken Tucker reviews The Get Down's soundtrack.Kevin Whitehead reviews Unheard Bird.Jane Ziegelman and Andy Coe discuss the food of the Great Depression.

When some urban explorers invited the musical adventurers of a Moroccan-inspired band along on a mysterious road trip, we just had to come along. We wound up at an abandoned mine in upstate New York.

Anti-government protesters set fire to the Iranian consulate in Basra, Iraq. Security officials say forces guarding the building withdrew to prevent clashes with demonstrators.

Veteran sketch artist Jane Rosenberg has been blasted online for her less-than-flattering depiction of the NFL quarterback during his appearance in a federal court Wednesday.

Author James Lever talks about the chimp, the myth and the legend behind his fictionalized memoir Me, Cheeta: My Life in Hollywood.