The General Authority for the Care of the Two Holy Mosques has announced that manual bookings for golf carts at the Grand Mosque will no longer be available, with all reservations to be made ...

By Alexis Schaitkin Books about writers’ dogs and cats are a literary staple. Now there’s a booming subset of memoirs about writers’ relationships with less domestic creatures.

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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.

In his new book, Ian Leslie explores the close relationship between John Lennon and Paul McCartney and its demise. This week, Kristin Hannah answers our questions, what's she reading now ...

Christopher Summerfield’s book “These Strange New Minds” offers a lucid intellectual history of AI and argues that chatbots are more than clever copycats. Joshua Hammer’s “The ...

Whether you’ve joined the 2025 challenge on Goodreads or you’re already planning your spring break and summer holiday reading material, you’re spoiled for choice with new book releases from ...

‘The Kremlin’s Cold War Bid for Global Power.’ The subtitle of Sergey Radchenko’s book makes it sound like an aspirant bestseller from the height of America’s Red Scare. But don’t be misled by the ...

March 19, 2025 • Russell has published excellent short story collections since her 2011 debut novel Swamplandia!, but this is her first novel in nearly 15 years. It follows a "Prairie Witch" in ...

“They ask thee about the new moons. Say, ‘They are means for measuring time for [the general good of] mankind and for the Pilgrimage.’” (Surah al-Baqarah, Ch.2: V.190) “Therefore, whosoever of you is ...