Excerpt: Trevor Noah’s “Born a Crime”
The “Daily Show” host’s memoir recounts horrifying events of a childhood raised under South Africa’s apartheid system, a “perfect racism”
Books
Election 2016 nears the end: How did we get here?
Presidential scholars discuss the fallout of a campaign so ugly, Americans just want it to be over
Color me impressed
As stress-relievers or simply works of do-it-yourself art, coloring books for grown-ups are the latest boom in publishing
A dog’s secret life
Canines experience the world, even time itself, through their noses - just one of the fascinating lessons from the burgeoning study of dog cognition
Adult coloring book fad
It’s a craze that’s sweeping the whole world
Maureen Dowd's "own little basket of deplorables"
For the New York Times columnist, politics is all in the family with her sibling focus group
John Grisham, looking for a place to hide
The bestselling author, back with a new thriller, “The Whistler,” doesn’t miss practicing law beyond the printed page, and relishes being out of the limelight
Book excerpt: Phil Collins' "Not Dead Yet"
In his new memoir the pop star recalls his drumming audition for the rock group Genesis
Excerpt: John Grisham’s “The Whistler”
Read a sample chapter from the New York Times bestselling author's latest thriller
Carole Bayer Sager: Playing her song
In her new memoir the Grammy- and Oscar-winning lyricist details her life and loves in music
Carole Bayer Sager on creating the hit theme from “Arthur”
In this excerpt from her new memoir, “They’re Playing Our Song,” the lyricist describes what went into conjuring an Oscar-winning tune
Ruth Bader Ginsburg: Her view from the bench
The Associate Justice and author of “My Own Words” believes three females on the Supreme Court are not enough
The New Season: Fall books
Looking for fictional relief from the ups and downs of the political season? New Yorker editor Deborah Treisman has some suggestions
9/11: Sorrow and healing coexist at ground zero site
In memorials and witnesses' testimony, life and death share in the rebirth of the World Trade Center, 15 years after the 2001 terror attacks
Almanac: Roger Tory Peterson
On August 28, 1908, the writer, painter, naturalist, and creator of “Field Guide to Birds” was born
More From Sunday Morning
This week on "Sunday Morning" (August 31)
A look at the features for this week's broadcast of the Emmy-winning program, hosted by Jane Pauley.
This week on "Sunday Morning" (August 24): By Design
A look at the features for this week's broadcast of the Emmy-winning program, hosted by Jane Pauley.
A pilgrimage to the desk with the greatest view
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.
"Severance" star Adam Scott
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.
Laufey on creating her own sound
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."
Capturing the melting of glaciers, with data and art
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.
This week on "Sunday Morning" (August 17)
A look at the features for this week's broadcast of the Emmy-winning program, hosted by Jane Pauley.
To tip or not to tip: That is David Sedaris' question
The humorist has some thoughts about gratuities, especially when they're pre-programmed onto a screen.
The JFK Files
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?
At 75, "Sunset Boulevard" is ready again for its closeup
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.