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Anthony Gray plays the puzzle with puzzlemaster Will Shortz and NPR's Scott Detrow.

Composer Eric Whitacre conducts thousands of singers from around the world. He explains the possibilities and challenges of making music powered by YouTube.

The Renegades is a brutal true-to-life novel about war in Afghanistan, written by Tom Young, a member of the National Guard.

Nearly 50 years after Jamaica bid farewell to British rule, many Jamaicans are asking the same question: What has the island done with its independence? Author Ian Thomson chronicled his search for the answer in his new book, The Dead Yard: A Story of Modern Jamaica.

Critic Alan Cheuse sends us into the cosmos with his review of Bowl of Heaven by Gregory Benford and Larry Niven.

The identical twins and No. 1 doubles team in the world have been playing tennis and music since they were 6 years old.

President Trump campaigned on a promise to give American workers a renaissance. On this Labor Day, NPR checks in on how that promise is going.

The comic actor, who played Jack on TV's Will and Grace, makes his Broadway debut in a revival of Neil Simon's musical Promises, Promises. He has also portrayed comedian Jerry Lewis in the made-for-TV movie Martin and Lewis and Jack Nicholson's valet in The Bucket List.

Hilderbrand reigns over the summer book market with her breezy novels, mostly set in Nantucket. Even if you're in a drab office, she says, if you're reading one of her books, you're at the beach.

This weekend, a new Jordan Peele-produced film takes on the horrors of becoming the greatest of all time, while a GPS-powered romance takes a winding journey to questionable destinations.