Arts & Life What's it like to live in a vacation spot when tourists leave? 'Wait' offers a window Set during a uniquely stressful summer for one Nantucket family, Gabriella Burnham's second novel highlights the strong bonds between a mom and her daughters. Heller McAlpin
Arts & Life A German novel about a tortured love affair wins 2024 International Booker Prize Jenny Erpenbeck's novel, translated by Michael Hofmann, follows a couple in 1980s East Berlin and their tumultuous relationship, while Germany undergoes its own political transformation. Andrew Limbong
Arts & Life Horror icon Stephen King doubts it's possible to 'gross out' the American public NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with author Stephen King about his new collections of short stories, You Like It Darker. Erika Ryan Courtney Dorning Mary Louise Kelly
Arts & Life Years ago, a psychic told Kristen Wiig to move to LA. She left the next day The SNL alum co-stars with Carol Burnett in Palm Royale, an Apple TV+ series about a former pageant queen who wants to break into high society. Wiig says the show was a chance to work with "a legend." Ann Marie Baldonado
Arts & Life With age and sobriety, Michael McDonald is ready to get personal McDonald says that earlier in his career, he tended to avoid writing about himself directly in songs. He opens up about his life and career in the memoir, What a Fool Believes. Tonya Mosley
Books 'A Fatal Inheritance' follows a family's struggle with cancer across generations NPR's Scott Simon talks to Larry Ingrassia, former managing editor of the Los Angeles Times, about his latest book, "A Fatal Inheritance," which details his family's struggle with cancer. Scott Simon
Arts & Life Writer Carvell Wallace on past pain and forgiveness: Letting go is 'always available' Wallace is known for his celebrity profiles, but his new memoir, Another Word For Love, is about his own life, growing up unhoused, Black and queer, and getting his start as a writer at the age of 40. Tonya Mosley
Books Novelist Claire Messud excavated her family history. A fictional book is our reward Novelist Claire Messud comes from a family of writers. Her latest novel is inspired by her grandfather's handwritten book. In it, she excavates generations of family history through fiction. Ari Shapiro Jason Fuller Ashley Brown William Troop
Arts & Life Alice Munro, Nobel Prize-winning short story author, dies at 92 The Canadian writer was known for her masterfully crafted short stories. Throughout her long career, she earned a number of prestigious awards including the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2013. Andrew Limbong
Arts & Life System of a Down's Serj Tankian on his memoir, why a new album hasn't come since 2005 System of a Down singer Serj Tankian covers fleeing the Lebanese Civil War as a child, advocating for recognition of the Armenian Genocide, and why his band hasn't made a new album since 2005. Kaity Kline Phil Harrell A Martinez
