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Ellen West, a new one-act chamber opera presented by Opera Saratoga, is based on a tragic poem by Frank Bidart, while Poul Ruders' The Thirteenth Child draws on a relatively obscure Grimm fairy tale.

Biographer Meryle Secrest chases a theory that two key Olivetti computer visonaries' deaths did not happen as officially recorded. While a gripping read at times, there's not a lot of solid ground.

Before Nat King Cole became known for his velvety singing voice, he was a pianist working nightly gigs to hone his craft.

Mike Flanagan directs a meandering, imitative sequel to both the Stephen King book and the Stanley Kubrick movie, The Shining; its nonhorror elements prove more persuasive than its scares.

The Hoff recently sat down with NPR in Berlin and told the story of how he became a rock star there.

In this music parody game, the songs by Buddy Holly are reworked to be about everyone's favorite buddy movies.

In this game, every answer is a famous person's first name, a verb and a city.

Author Andrew Delbanco says Northerners began to realize slavery wasn't just a Southern issue after the passage of the 1850 law. His book is The War Before The War. Originally broadcast Nov. 6, 2018.

Bernardine Evaristo's new award-winning novel follows a dozen different characters, aged 19-93. "I wanted to put as many black British women into it as possible," the author says.

Vijay Seshadri has been named the 12th poetry editor of The Paris Review. He says he sees a resurgence in American poetry right now, and a new recognition of different lives and experiences.