Fiction provides it's own kind of travel — right from your couch. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Irish writer Tana French about her books and others' writing that immerse readers in Ireland.

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The U.S. is celebrating its 250th birthday, and while for some, it’s a reason to party, others might prefer to mark the occasion by settling into a good book. For an occasion like this, we resisted ...

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“The Keeper,” the final book in her Cal Hooper trilogy, returns readers to an insular village in rural western Ireland. Fiction “The Keeper,” the final book in her Cal Hooper trilogy, returns readers ...

These are challenging times by any metric, but here’s something that’s also true: 2026 is shaping up to be a great year for books. Some of our most talented writers are delivering novels, nonfiction ...

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PARIS (AP) — French lawmakers approved a bill banning social media for children under 15, paving the way for the measure to enter into force at the start of the next school year in September, as the ...

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Julie De Bona ('The Count of Monte Cristo') stars as the crime writer-turned-sleuth protagonist, alongside Grégory Fitoussi ('Nine Perfect Strangers') in the TF1 hit coming to streamer MHz Choice. By ...