It has been tempting to view the C.I.A. as omniscient. Yet Coll’s chastening new book about the events leading up to the Iraq War, in 2003, shows just how often the agency was flying blind.

Audiobooks are becoming more mainstream. 38 percent of American adults listened to an audiobook in 2024, up from the 35% reported in 2023. This rise signals an increase in overall consumption as well.

After Donald Trump suggested he might take over Greenland by force, the consensus among the island’s population appears to be bewilderment and anxiety. By Jeffrey Gettleman and Maya Tekeli ...

In Adam Haslett’s “Mothers and Sons,” crisis reconnects an asylum lawyer and his estranged mother, the co-founder of a women’s retreat. By Tom Crewe In her lively debut novel, “How to ...

Hurston, the author of the Harlem renaissance classic “Their Eyes Were Watching God,” passed away in 1960, and this unfinished novel was never published until now. It’s a sequel of sorts to ...

An audiobook can be absorbed while driving, commuting, on your morning jog, or even when you’re doing the washing-up. Audiobooks are becoming increasingly popular and right in the middle of this ...

Discover the best book scanners, which make it quick and easy to accurately capture the pages of a book in digital form The best book scanners make digitally capturing the pages of a book far easier ...

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. ...

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