There's a new translation of Dante's 'The Divine Comedy.' Why? Dante Alighieri is one of the pillars of Western literature. And his texts have been translated into English dozens of times. With two new translations of his work out now, it's worth asking – why do we keep returning to this well? Andrew Limbong
Miranda July talks 'All Fours' -- and the risks and rewards of changing your life July's novel, about a 45-year-old married woman who has an erotic affair, grapples with themes of perimenopause and sexuality. "Fear in general is why I wrote the book," the filmmaker/writer says. Terry Gross
NPR's Books We Love: Sci-fi, fantasy and speculative fiction NPR's Books We Love is our big year-end compilation shouted out by staff and critics. Today, we look at some of the submissions of sci-fi, fantasy, and speculative fiction. Andrew Limbong
Chickens are just the fall guy in this funny, blunt tale of life on the Olympic Peninsula This is KUOW's book club, and we just read through the first half of Betty MacDonald Pacific Northwest classic "The Egg and I." Katie Campbell
Listen up! Here are some of the best audiobooks of the year NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Kendra Winchester of the website 'Book Riot' about some of the best audiobooks of 2024. Ayesha Rascoe
Books We Love: Cookbooks There are more than 350 books on NPR's Books We Love list -- our yearly round up of our favorite reads chosen by our staff and critics. Today, we're looking at cookbooks. Andrew Limbong
'Does This Taste Funny?' is a Colbert family cookbook What do cooking and a nightly TV show have in common? Both require "a little care, a little love and a little imagination," says Stephen Colbert. He and his wife Evie Colbert have written a cookbook. Terry Gross
Maureen Corrigan picks her favorite books from an 'unprecedented' 2024 This year, our Fresh Air book critic highlights alternative history, suspense, satire — and some of the most extraordinary letters ever written. Here are Maureen Corrigan's 10 best books of 2024. Maureen Corrigan
Some of the translated book titles included in this year's Books We Love NPR's Books We Love has returned. We share a few of the translated book titles included in this year's recommendations. Michel Martin
Science fiction writer Ted Chiang wins PEN/Malamud Prize Science fiction author Ted Chiang wrote the short story that became the movie "Arrival." He talks with host Scott Detrow. Scott Detrow