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What are the best of the books? NPR Books looks at this year's National Book Award nominees for fiction and nonfiction. These 10 books — which tell the stories of a young drug smuggler, lovable philanderers, holograms in the Saudi desert and more — inspired, informed and entertained readers.

The president's arrival delayed the match and left many ticketholders waiting in line. He watched from Rolex's luxury box.

This month's selections include a youngster from Montreal, a veteran from Chicago, warehouse techno from Paris, a visionary from England, and footwork from Michael Jackson's hometown of Gary, Indiana.

Many businesses are closing, a university is locking down and weekend festivities have come to a halt in two Tennessee towns preparing for white nationalist rallies.

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Mutaqee Akbar, president of the Tallahassee branch of the NAACP, about the Jacksonville shooting in which a white gunman killed three Black people and then himself.

Opera is an art form filled with great passions, and opera fans are also known for their intense emotional attachment to the art form they love. NPR's Lynn Neary reports on the sometimes outrageous lengths fans go to show how they feel about a performance — see and hear some extreme examples of opera fan feedback.

Dylan's electric performance of the song at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival made Joni Mitchell say, "The American folk song has grown up."

Motion Picture Academy officials have apologized to Sacheen Littlefeather for abuse she was subjected to when she declined an Academy Award on behalf of Marlon Brando in 1973.

Donald Trump is raising questions about the integrity of the voting process. Widespread doubt of presidential election results could have major implications for the constitutional transfer of power.

Debbie Elliott speaks with the Rev. James Posey, pastor of Morning Star Baptist in Boligee, Ala. -- one of at least 10 small rural churches targeted in a recent string of arson attacks. He spoke to his displaced flock Sunday in a sermon at a nearby church.