Elena Burnett

Three Senate Democrats broke with their party and voted with Republicans to fund the government and avert a shut down. One of them, Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada, explains her reasoning.

Former CIA analyst David McCloskey keeps writing spy thrillers and the plots keep coming true. His latest book, The Persian, opens with an Israeli surprise attack on Iran.

What happens when your first love and best friend dies suddenly when you're not speaking? That's the subject of Aisha Muharrar's debut novel Loved One. The author speaks with NPR's Juana Summers.

NPR's Books We Love list has lots of great reads, as recommended by our staffers, including Stephen Graham Jones' latest novel and Fredrik Backman's summer story about the friendship of four teens.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Travis View, co-host of the QAA podcast, about how information about Jeffrey Epstein became the issue to drive a wedge in the MAGA base.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Alessandra Sampaio, journalist Dom Phillips' widow, and Jonathan Watts, Phillips' friend and colleague, about finishing the book Phillips was writing when he was killed.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Paul Begala, former counselor to President Clinton, about the challenges ahead for Democrats as they face scrutiny about transparency surrounding Biden's health.

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Knopf publisher Jordan Pavlin and Shelley Wanger, Joan Didion's longtime editor and one of her literary trustees about the new book Notes to John.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with author Katie Kitamura on why she wanted to make her new novel, Audition, a puzzle — but not one to solve.

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Bryce Dallas Howard about her new documentary, Pets, and the love and responsibility of being a pet guardian.