Mahmoud Khalil, accompanied by his wife Noor Abdalla, raises his hands as he arrives for a press conference in New York City on June 22, 2025, two days after his release from U.S. custody. Kena Betancur/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
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"Ultimately, I was the audience's guide into a very scary place," Kyle MacLachlan says of his roles in Blue Velvet and Twin Peaks. He's shown above in London on Dec. 3, 2025. Scott A. Garfitt/Invision/AP hide caption
Sean Combs, shown here in London in 2011, is currently in federal prison. Ian Gavan/Getty Images/Getty Images Europe hide caption
In his memoir, Roll the Calls, Ari Emanuel's shares the story of his rise as one of Hollywood's most powerful agents. Amy Sussman/Getty Images/Getty Images North America hide caption
Hollywood agent Ari Emanuel discusses his new memoir, 'Roll The Calls'
On Jan. 15, 2025, President Joe Biden, with Vice President Kamala Harris and Secretary of State Antony Blinken, speaks at the White House after an announcement of a ceasefire deal in Gaza. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption
'Crossing the Red Line' examines the Biden administration and Israel's war in Gaza
Chef Brian Landry prepares a grilled pompano dish with broken romesco sauce in the kitchen at the Pontchartrain Hotel, explaining its Spanish influences. It's among the recipes in the cookbook Rythm & Roux. Catie Dull/NPR hide caption
Colin Kaepernick kneels for the National Anthem before the San Francisco 49ers game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Oct. 23, 2016. Ezra Shaw/Getty Images hide caption
In his new memoir, The Perilous Fight, Colin Kaepernick is opening up about his childhood, his activism and what his protest of the NFL has taught him about power.
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Colin Kaepernick talks about his new memoir, 'The Perilous Fight'
Ann M. Martin, at her home in New York state. She is the author and creator of the Baby-Sitters Club series, which turns 40 this year, as well as numerous award-winning standalone novels. DeSean McClinton-Holland for NPR hide caption
40 years later, 'The Baby-Sitters Club' is still helping readers see themselves
Hospitality workers wait in line to apply for unemployment benefits at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020. Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP hide caption
How a Bear Became a Book, written by Annette Bay Pimentel and illustrated by Faith Pray hide caption
"When I'm in the desert, I can feel a feeling of being a part of something bigger than me, which is how I think of the divine," says writer Claire Vaye Watkins. "I can really appreciate that I'm a part of this living land, and I give it something, and it gives me something." Her latest novel is Yellow Pine. Alyson Aliano/Penguin Random House hide caption
Copies of the novel Taiwan Travelogue, which received the International Booker Prize this year, are seen at a bookstore in Taipei on May 21, 2026. I-HWA CHENG/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Classicist and translator Emily Wilson published a critical review of Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey in the London Review of Books. Wilson has loved Greek myths since childhood and has translated both the Iliad and Odyssey. She has tattoos of a spear on one leg and a bow on the other — she says they represent Achilles and Odysseus. Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania via Liveright Publishing hide caption
Leïla Slimani's latest book, I'll Take the Fire, is the third in a trilogy inspired by generations of her Moroccan French family. She is also the author of the bestselling thriller The Perfect Nanny. She's pictured above in Paris on March 17, 2026. Joel Saget/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
FA: A former nun explains why she ran away from her 'Cloistered' life
Shireen Rizvi is a professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences and co-wrote the book Real Skills for Real Life: A DBT Guide to Navigating Stress, Emotions, and Relationships. Jesse Finkelstein/Sonya Barlas/NPR hide caption
Nephi Craig's mother is White Mountain Apache and his father is Diné Navajo. He grew up on both reservations. Ari Carter Craig/Penguin Random House hide caption