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There was a time when the Los Angeles neighborhood was known for silent films -- not drive-by shootings. In The Madonnas of Echo Park, debut novelist Brando Skyhorse revisits his old neighborhood -- and residents who still live there say his words hit home.

Scholastic created a separate fair category for diverse books, which it says is to help schools navigate the complexities of book bans. Librarians accused the company of caving to censorship.

The Hall of Famer has teamed up with NARCAN in a campaign to spread awareness and save lives.

We asked NPR readers to tell us about people who are coming up with creative ways to to address COVID-19 challenges in their community. Here are six of their stories.

Besides the congressional budget, lawmakers are also at an impasse when it comes to the Violence Against Women Act. Host Michel Martin talks with the beauty shop ladies about whether the bill should expand protections for gay people, immigrants and Native Americans.

The model and activist, who himself is deaf, says his new Netflix reality show offers "an entrance into our world, which is so rich in culture and so layered and diverse."

Ten years ago, the not-guilty verdict in the O.J. Simpson trial revealed a huge racial divide on perceptions about the criminal justice system. NPR's Mandalit del Barco looks back at the milestone and examines how it's left a lasting mark.

Lily King's new novel centers on a woman who's spent six years working on her own novel. It's a story of ambition — and what happens when the markers of adult achievement are slow to materialize.

Former U.S. Rep. Sam Johnson, a Texas congressman for more than 25 years and Vietnam War hero, died Wednesday in Plano, a family spokesperson said. He was…

For nearly a century, Daniel Woodrell's hometown of West Plains, Mo., has been haunted by a dance-hall explosion that killed dozens of the town's young people in 1928. Woodrell explores the disaster — and his Ozarks roots — in his new novel The Maid's Version.