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The Love Affairs of Nathaniel P. is a debut novel about a sharp and assured young man living among young, aspiring literary types in Brooklyn. Book critic Maureen Corrigan says never before has a novel made her feel so grateful to be middle-aged.

Seven Republicans vying for the GOP presidential nomination will take the stage in California Wednesday night for the second GOP debate of the 2024 elections. But the front runner is skipping — again.

Lee is acclaimed for his realistic and historical fiction, but he's made a foray into the futuristic sci-fi genre with a new novel called On Such a Full Sea. Fresh Air book critic Maureen Corrigan says sometimes it's better for writers to stick closer to familiar shores.

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Howard Bryant of Meadowlark Media about quarterback Aaron Rodgers' injury, the men's basketball World Cup, and rule changes in the NBA.

In the many decades since the publication of How to Win Friends and Influence People, Dale Carnegie's self-help classic has been both celebrated and mocked, but it's still selling plenty of copies. Steven Watts' new biography of the man may feel overstuffed, but, as Maureen Corrigan notes, Carnegie's relentless positivity always shines through.

He was the lead adviser for the Obama administration when the government bailed out auto companies in 2009. Now, he is weighing in on the union strikes against the big 3 American automakers.

Li was groomed for leadership, and was seen at one point as a contender for China's top job, only to be pushed aside as Xi Jinping ascended.

Despite sanctions over its invasion of Ukraine, the Russian economy has not suffered. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Alexandra Prokopenko with the Carnegie Eurasia Center.

Some commodities analysts were warning earlier this year that gasoline could hit $6 a gallon by the end of the summer. Instead, the national average has fallen steadily since May. Experts say the drop is due to three main factors.

The Biden administration announced Friday it's temporarily freezing any new natural gas export facilities while the Department of Energy reviews the implications on climate change.

Many business books try to help you get rich quick. But three of 2014's biggest sellers focused on unfairness and inequality. Economists say expect more: Books on inequality are riding a huge wave.

Dogs tune into the tone of human voices. What about goats? To find out, goatologists ran an experiment to see if goats could tell the difference between a happy-sounding human and an angry one.

"At our first staff meeting there were no chairs (or tables) but there were eager people with lots of plans sitting on the floor and I was one of them," Wertheimer writes.

Boeing announced a series of staff shakeups following an in-flight door plug blowout on an Alaska Airlines 737 in January. CEO Dave Calhoun will step down at the end of the year.

The docuseries Quiet On Set caused an internet uproar after a former Nickelodeon star came forward with stories of abuse and a toxic workplace. NPR's TV critic Eric Deggans talks with Scott Detrow about the fallout from the series.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with scholar and technology policy expert Alondra Nelson about the ways artificial intelligence is posing challenges to electoral integrity around the world.

Louisiana is the latest state where lawmakers have voted to ban most abortions with no exceptions for cases of rape or incest. The state's Democratic governor says he will sign the bill into law.

Germany and comedy have not been synonymous, to say the least, since World War II. But, now, German comedy is making a comeback.

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with British Ambassador to the U.S. Kim Darroch ahead of President Trump's visit to the United Kingdom.

Vice President Mike Pence cast a tie-breaking vote that now allows the Senate to begin debating health care legislation. But what happens next on health care, no one seems to know for sure.