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NPR's Scott Simon talks with Mark Kurlansky about his new novel, "Cheesecake." It's a story of New York's restaurant and real estate scenes in the 1980s and, of course, that delectable dessert.

Christine Brennan tracks Caitlin Clark's rise to becoming an American sports and cultural icon in the new book "On Her Game." Brennan talks to NPR's Scott Simon.

On a state visit, France's president announced the loan of the tapestry embroidered with scenes of the 1066 Norman invasion. It will return to the U.K. for the first time in more than 900 years.

Danzy Senna was born a few years after Loving v. Virginia legalized interracial marriage. "Existing as a family was a radical statement at that time," she says. Originally broadcast Sept. 3, 2024.

Every era gets the Superman it needs. James Gunn's version — sincere, inspiring and idealistic — will make you want to cheer.

Poet Mary Jo Bang has spent the last two decades translating the three books of Dante's Divine Comedy. Purgatorio is the final installment and continues her style of lively, lyrical translation.

The new Netflix series stars Megan Stalter (also Kayla on Hacks) as a 30-something who moves to London after a breakup.

NPR's Juana Summers talks with writer and critic Lawrence Burney about his new essay collection out titled No Sense in Wishing.

Mottley's latest novel follows three young women as they navigate pregnancy and motherhood in a small town in Florida. She sees the novel as an extension of her work as a doula.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Sophie Elmhirst, author of A Marriage at Sea, which chronicles the voyage of Maurice and Maralyn Bailey, a British couple who was lost at sea for 118 days in 1972.