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Young novelist Tom Rob Smith captures the oppressive atmosphere of the former Soviet Union even though he was just a child when the Communist nation broke apart.

NPR's Michel Martin compares this Super Bowl's historically diverse coaching staff with the lack of minority coaches around the NFL with Jason Reid, senior writer at The Undefeated.

Have you ever stared at a piece of art and thought, I just don't get it? Artist Grayson Perry gives NPR's Rachel Martin the answers to questions about art that some are too embarrassed to ask.

In his award-winning profile "The Confessions of Bob Greene," writer Bill Zehme chronicles the fall from grace of the former Chicago Tribune columnist. Zehme speaks with NPR's Jennifer Ludden in the second of a series of interviews with National Magazine Award Winners.

Working closely with a former detective, James still goes out with Brighton police to gather material for his work about an English city with a rich criminal history.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., about the Republican's plan for new COVID-19 relief legislation and his meeting with President Biden Monday on winning bipartisan support.

One of the bestselling children's books of 1845 is back on bookstore shelves. Der Struwwelpeter is a short-story collection written to frighten youngsters into good behavior. It influenced contemporary works such as Where the Wild Things Are, but is it really right for children?

Denis Antoine spent more than a decade as Grenada's ambassador to the United States, and he's written a self-help book for disoriented diplomats from small nations. It's called Effective Diplomacy, and Antoine shares some of his advice with Guy Raz, including this key lesson: "Get a good driver ... or at least a good GPS unit."

Irvine Welsh catches up with Renton, Begbie, Sick Boy and Spud — now middle aged and gone their separate ways — for what he says is the last installment in the Trainspotting saga.

The U.S. has imposed sanctions on Myanmar's coup leaders. For Japan, among the most influential countries in Myanmar, it's not so simple.