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The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of the bestseller "All the Light We Cannot See" returns with a new historical novel that spans more than 700 years.
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The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of the bestseller "All the Light We Cannot See" returns with a new historical novel that spans more than 700 years.
The New Yorker writer and "Sunday Morning" contributor's new book examines the genres that have dominated popular music over the last half-century. (With audio)
Work and life is not a balancing act, it's a juggling act, says the former PepsiCo CEO – one of the few female leaders of a Fortune 500 company – who insists gender equity in the workplace is just good business.
News of upcoming fall fiction and non-fiction titles.
The bestselling author's new thriller finds the first female U.S. president trying to manage crises at home and abroad that could lead to World War III.
The author of the acclaimed novels "The Dutch House" and "Bel Canto" offers a collection of essays that reflect on her life and the writers who have inspired her.
The author of the bestseller "A Gentleman in Moscow" returns with a period story of four youngsters who embark on an epic journey from Nebraska to New York City.
In his new book, the CNN anchor and "60 Minutes" correspondent tells the story of the Vanderbilt family (which included his mother Gloria), of fortunes made and spent, and of how the family's wealth and privilege marked succeeding generations.
John Dickerson sits down with Fox News anchor Chris Wallace, author of "Countdown bin Laden," to discuss the raid on the al Qaeda leader's compound, and President Obama's decision to go forward with the Navy SEAL operation that had a high possibility of failure.
When the lead singer of The Doors died in 1971, he left behind boxes filled with poetry, journals and handwritten lyrics of what would become some of the era's most memorable songs – now compiled into a new book, "The Collected Works of Jim Morrison."
A new anthology features poetry, lyrics and journals by the frontman of The Doors. Listen to audio of Jim Morrison reciting his work.
Knowing life doesn't always bring success to those going it alone, Bob McKinnon authored a companion to "The Little Engine That Could," in which empathy and assisting others helps his characters overcome trouble they encounter on their tracks.
The retired Lt. Col. who filed a complaint against Trump over his phone call with the Ukrainian president talks about duty and the firestorm that ensnared him for speaking out, as retold in his memoir, "Here, Right Matters."
Recommendations of new fiction and non-fiction titles.
A fascinating scientific and cultural history for anyone who's ever admired the ocean's most beautiful objects – a literal "beach read."
In the late 1970s, a group of university students in West Texas, wanting a place to study with a view, hauled a desk to the top of Hancock Hill in the town of Alpine. Today, the desk is a pilgrimage for hikers seeking a meditative place.
The former "Parks and Recreation" star heads the surreal, critically-acclaimed series about workers at a mysterious corporation whose brains are altered to create distinctly separate personalities in and out of the office.
Whimsical and romantic, the music of Icelandic singer and cellist Laufey Lín Bing Jónsdóttir blends pop, jazz, classical and bossa nova – a "mishmash," she calls it. Her latest album is "A Matter of Time."
For more than 40 years, glaciologist Mauri Pelto has been measuring shrinking glaciers in Washington State. He's been joined by his daughter, artist-scientist Jill Pelto, whose watercolors provide another view of the drastically-changing landscape.
A look at the features for this week's broadcast of the Emmy-winning program, hosted by Jane Pauley.
The humorist has some thoughts about gratuities, especially when they're pre-programmed onto a screen.
More than six decades after the Kennedy assassination, the existence of unreleased documents from the investigation has continued to fuel questions - and conspiracy theories - in search for a "smoking gun." What did the recent release of thousands of documents reveal?
Billy Wilder's caustic tale of Hollywood, obsession and murder, in which a fading star of silent pictures tries to recreate her fame, is back in its full dark glory.
The computer inventor and co-founder of Apple is sounding the alarm about one of the great threats of this new Information Age: internet fraud. He talks about how he is fighting for the victims of online scams involving AI, cryptocurrency and faked messages.
While many Americans are still baffled by cryptocurrency, enthusiasm for these digital assets is growing - despite the potential risks of integrating digital currencies with the mainstream economy - in part due to support coming from the White House.