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While researching And the Pursuit of Happiness, Maira Kalman gained respect for American democracy.

Irving's latest novel is Avenue of Mysteries. He tells NPR's Lynn Neary that he thinks about each book for a long time — and he doesn't start writing until he knows what the ending will be.

NPR's Sarah McCammon speaks to pharmacist Drew Massey about West Virginia's successful vaccination drive and the lessons other states can take away from the effort.

NPR's Michel Martin talks with Rep. Marilyn Strickland, D-Wash., about reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act after recent shootings that left eight dead, including six women of Asian descent.

Some Mexicans with family ties or dual citizenship in the U.S., or who can afford the airfare, head north of the border to get vaccinated faster than the months of waiting for one back home.

One of editor Amy Solomon's biggest influences is the late Gilda Radner, one of the original "Saturday Night Live" cast members.

While false conspiracies aren't new, experts say their reach is spreading – accelerated by social media, encouraged by former President Trump, and weaponized in a way that is unprecedented.

Tadeusz Kosciuszko's name can be found on bridges, roads and statues all over the country, but very few people know why. Guy Raz talks to author Alex Storozynski, who has written a new book about the relatively unknown Revolutionary War hero. Kosciuszko's engineering know-how helped win the Battle of Saratoga.

In his popular fantasy novels, Terry Pratchett made death into an actual character. But now that he's 63 and suffering from early-onset Alzheimer's, he's thinking about his own death — and how he may choose to go the way of assisted suicide.

Mark Helprin's sweeping midcentury novel, In Sunlight and In Shadow, describes a postwar New York in limbo. Helprin borrowed from his own experiences to write this tale of love and familial obligations. "It's all based on what I know and what I knew," he says.