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For Nancy Pearl, beach reading doesn't mean light reading. NPR's go-to librarian has dug up a diverse mix of titles old and new — a selection of mystery, memoir and more.

Reporting on crime for sensationalist media in the Mexican capital reveals the dark side of a city where officials have tried to keep the crime problem under wraps.

The confirmation fight is over, Brett Kavanaugh is the newest associate justice. U.S. Secretary of State Pompeo wrapped up his 4th visit to North Korea. And, a Saudi journalist is missing in Turkey.

For writers of color, the lack of diversity in book publicity departments can feel like a death knell.

Saturday's big fight will be one of the biggest American sports events of the year, but you might not know it by looking at mainstream sports media.

Some three decades after the Warren Commission's report on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, a board was established that declassified thousands of documents. Congress hoped it would clear up lingering conspiracy theories, but it didn't.

Advocates say a public prayer amendment to the Missouri state constitution will strengthen the right to pray in public. But critics say it'll marginalize non-Christians. Guest host Jacki Lyden talks with Missouri State Rep. Mike McGhee who sponsored the initiative, and the Anti-Defamation League's Karen Aroesty, who opposes it.

NPR's Scott Detrow reports on the party's platform. Steve Inskeep talks to Rachel Hoff, the first openly gay Republican on the platform committee. NPR's Kirk Siegler reports on protest demonstrations.

The belief that more speech is the remedy for "bad" speech can be a principled stance. But racist hate speech may not be doing what free speech defenders think it is.

Police are putting together the pieces of Sunday's shooting that left at least 50 people dead. David Greene talks to NPR's Leila Fadel, Duke professor Dr. Jeffrey Swanson, and NPR's Scott Detrow.