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Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) has a reputation for going against his party and he's been doing so by voting to reopen the government. He spoke to NPR Monday ahead of his new book release, "Unfettered."

David Szalay uses spare and sparse language to follow one Hungarian-British man from his teen years through middle age. The prestigious prize honors the best English-language novels published in the U.K.

The novel blends sharp satire of Hollywood with a deeply personal look at family, marriage, and raising a child with disabilities.

The mother-daughter duo have always shared a profession. But when Ladd was diagnosed with lung disease, the two started sharing so much more. Ladd died Nov. 3. Originally broadcast June 26, 2023.

The punk rock star has produced several books that braid thoughts on her newest endeavors with memories and photographs of her lost lovers and friends. Bread of Angels is her most autobiographical.

Smith revisits her childhood and offers insights into her marriage in a new memoir. Bread of Angels offers an intimate, if imperfect, view of the visionary punk poet.

As the opioid crisis grew in the United States, so did the number of centers for addiction treatment.

The award-winning chef, restaurateur, and head judge and executive producer of the Bravo show "Top Chef," talks about his philosophy toward food, how food TV has gotten more people interested in cooking, and why the current economic factors are making it challenging to own a restaurant.

"The Eleventh Hour" is a quintet of stories set in India, America and England.

With best-selling nonfiction books such as "The Orchid Thief" and as a staff writer for the New Yorker since 1992, Susan Orlean has made a successful career out of telling other people's stories. Now, she tells her own in the memoir "Joyride."