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The book associated with The New York Times Magazine initiative, The 1619 Project, has been a best seller. The project aims to reframe the scope of American history through the lens of slavery.

Knitting superstar Debbie Stoller tells Liane Hansen about her latest stitch-by-stitch instruction book, The Happy Hooker. This time, Stoller takes on the art of crocheting.

In her book, author Angela Garbes makes the case that the work of raising children has always been undervalued and undercompensated in the U.S. Then came the pandemic, and everything got harder.

Bill Bryson is known for exploring far-flung places, but he found inspiration for his most recent book after a hike through his own old, Victorian house in England. At Home: A Short History of Private Life explores the history of domesticity — from making beds, to the long history of hallways.

Finally out from under the oppressive rule of their tyrannical employers, NPR Music's fearless interns finally get to speak their minds. It's time for the bigwigs to step aside and let the interns sing the praises of the music their bosses have overlooked in 2010.

It's been one year since a flood tore through Waverly, Tenn., and killed 20 people. There's been lots of effort to rebuild, but it's still unclear if the town will ever be the same.

After more than three decades as a soloist, violinist Joshua Bell has taken over the venerable Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, leading the orchestra in a new recording of Beethoven symphonies.

The ancient disease is still a killer. And even though there are new drugs, there's a growing rate of antibiotic-resistance cases. Here's a look at the latest strategies to tame typhoid.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Dan Kois about his list of "The 50 Greatest Fictional Deaths of All Time" in Slate.

Pringle helped shape and safeguard the sound of NPR for more than four decades. Colleagues are remembering her prolific portfolio, technical expertise, generosity, honesty and sense of style.