Romance books are on the rise, even as overall book sales are declining. NPR's Juana Summers visited a romance book club at Baltimore's Charm City Books to see what brings readers to the genre.

Romance novel sales are surging, even as overall book sales experience their first decline in years. And no, fans are not embarrassed by their love of the genre.

One year to the day after he said he was stepping away from the NFL the first time, quarterback Tom Brady announced that he is retiring again.

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Scott Safechuck, a Santa Barbara County Fire Department official, on the cleanup underway as the county recovers from days of brutal storms and prepares for more ahead.

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with author Kashana Cauley about her debut novel The Survivalists and putting her comedy background to work in writing about the unexplored perspective of Black survivalism.

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Representative-elect Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., about the ongoing votes for House speakership as he waits to be sworn in.

Democratic Congressman Hakeem Jeffries became the first Black lawmaker nominated for Speaker of the House. He also became the first Democrat since 2007 to earn unanimous support from their caucus.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with McClatchy reporter Gillian Brassail about Kevin McCarthy's long and winding road to Tuesday's vote for speaker in the House of Representatives.

NPR is pulling together some of its favorite stories from 2022 that may have been easy to miss among the year's major news but hard to forget. Friday, a look at the animals who shared the mic.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Tax Policy Center senior fellow Steven Rosenthal about what we learned from former President Donald Trump's tax returns released on Friday.

NPR is pulling together some of its favorite stories from 2022 that may have been easy to miss among the year's major news but hard to forget. Thursday, NPR shares its favorite musical moments.

NPR is pulling together some of its favorite stories from 2022 that may have been easy to miss among the year's major news but hard to forget. NPR remembers three inventors who died in 2022.

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Associated Press congressional correspondent Lisa Mascaro about Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy's bid for speakership and how he plans to entice GOP holdouts.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with writer Antony Marra about his book, "Mercury Pictures Presents."

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with broadcaster Anderson Cooper about his podcast, "All There Is," which explores grief and loss.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with John Kirby, White House National Security Council spokesperson, about the release of WNBA star Brittney Griner from Russian detention.

Cape fur seals can recognize their pup's cry just two hours after birth, remarkably earlier than other mammals. For context, only about 40% of women can identify their baby's cry 24 hours after birth.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with author Elin Hilderbrand about her favorite book, "Family Happiness" by Laurie Colwin.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with rapper Tasman Keith about his newest album, "A Colour Undone."

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with novelist Anne Tyler about her latest novel, "French Braid," and why she likes writing about families.