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World War II and its aftermath left an indelible mark on the world and inspired countless artists to try to make sense of such a calamity.

Joan Didion died in 2021, but interest in her life and work has only increased since then.

Cat Bohannon seeks to answer the questions scientists ignored for decades about the development of the female body.

We can inherit so many things from our ancestors – physical traits, like hair and eye color, a quick temper, musical talent, a bunch of money, maybe even a big old house!

In The Trouble of Color, a historian explores America's color line and how racial classification impacts Black families and identity.

Joni Mitchell gets the biographical treatment in a pair of books as unconventional as the artist herself.

Tom talks with Kellie Carter Jackson, the author of We Refuse: A Forceful History of Black Resistance.

John Grisham's book "Framed" was released in 2024 and is his second work of non-fiction. The book follows the stories of people falsely convicted of crimes, and the efforts to clear their names.

We love short stories, and we're going to make you love them, too.

In a special Midday broadcast for Black History Month, we revisit our conversation with author and former New York Times journalist Scott Shane about his novel, Flee North: A Forgotten Hero and the Fight for Freedom in Slavery's Borderland.