Terms like “heat dome” and “atmospheric river,” once the province of scientific journals, have entered the vocabularies of everyday Americans contending with extreme weather events. Meanwhile, a ...

Good novelists create characters who are complex. unique, and have relatable human needs and feelings. Joyce Carol Oates is one of our best contemporary novelists, and has created a host of memorable ...

NPR's Books We Love is full of stories. The feature rounds up fiction and nonfiction of many different kinds, and it gives you lots of ways to find what you might love, too. Today, we're diving into ...

Solomonik probes trans identity in this provocative debut collection. The narrator of the title story, a college graduate who “always hated” the “realistic” and plotless fiction he was assigned in ...

For decades, science fiction enthusiasts have been fascinated by the limitless possibilities of artificial intelligence (AI), fueling endless speculation about the potential of this revolutionary ...

Steven Spielberg thinks his latest alien film is his most realistic alien movie yet. The director explained in a new ...