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From NPR's Books We Love, we hear staff recommendations for memoirs: "The World's Worst Assistant," "Scenes From My Life," "Solito," and "The Man Who Could Move Clouds."

Over the past week, politically tinged violence, such as the killings in Pittsburgh, have dominated headlines. How will those stories impact turnout and voters' decisions in the midterm elections?

Local libraries are paying a lot more for e-books than they would for physical books. Librarians worry this hike in pricing might affect people's ability to borrow the books they want to read.

China's strict "zero Covid" policy has been blamed for a delay in Apple's latest iPhone production. A protest over a pay dispute in the world's largest iPhone plant could worsen the situation.

Just in time for the Persian New Year, Homa Dashtaki has published the Yogurt and Whey cookbook -- nearly 100 recipes, old and new, including some surprising ones, like whey cocktails and popsicles.

The tax and bank fraud trial of Paul Manafort is about to enter its third week.

"We are putting out a clear call to all of our shops: Do not allow people to enter the store without taking off their face mask," the mayor said. A flurry of questions ensued.

Many of the songs on Cuatro Copas, Bohemia en la Finca Altozano are part the group's personal history, growing up in downtown LA, surrounded by Mexican musicians who taught them how to sing and play.

The Arcade Fire put out a brilliant debut album in 2004's Funeral. They spent the better part of 2006 in a church outside Montreal, creating Neon Bible. Like their debut, the 10-piece band's music is full of percussion, strings and smart lyrics.

New York-based Complexions Contemporary Ballet pays tribute to David Bowie with their evening-length Bowie-inspired work, STAR DUST, featuring a host of Bowie’s greatest hits, in the Ted Shawn Theatre at Jacob’s Pillow in Becket, Mass., today through Sunday. Complexions is known for its lively contemporary ballets set to music by the likes of Kendrick Lamar, Metallica, and Lenny Kravitz. (Fri-Sun, Aug 11-13)The Bard Music Festival continues its exploration of the life and work of English composer Ralph Vaughan Williams, with programs at the Bard Fisher Center today through Sunday. Highlights include The Lark Ascending: British Music for Small Orchestra, featuring works by Vaughan Williams alongside Elgar, Delius, and Gustav Holst, tonight at 8pm, and A New Elizabethan Age?, featuring the American Symphony Orchestra performing works by Sibelius, Elizabeth Maconchy, and William Walton along with two of Vaughan Williams’s late symphonies, on Saturday at 8 p.m. (Fri-Sun, Aug 11-13)