In “Leaving Home,” the writer and illustrator Mark Haddon recasts a painful childhood in kaleidoscopic color. By Jeanette Winterson A young telephone company operator finds herself in the dark ...

2 hours and 30 minutes, including one intermission. The Book of Mormon follows two young missionaries who are sent to Uganda to try to convert citizens to the Mormon religion. One missionary, Elder ...

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November 24, 2025 • Our annual reading guide returns with 380+ new titles handpicked by NPR staff and trusted critics. Find 13 years of recommendations all in one place — that's more than 4,000 great ...

“Have you listened to any good audiobooks lately?” It may sound weird, but that’s what some of my friends have been asking me lately. Audiobooks are more popular than ever. According to a report by ...