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McMurdo Station is photographed from the air on Oct. 27, 2014.

Investigators will travel to Antarctica after claims of sexual assault at U.S. bases

Investigators with the National Science Foundation's watchdog office will travel to Antarctica to address years-long allegations of sexual misconduct at U.S. research bases.

Brooklyn has served as a literary muse for many. Journalist and critic Evan Hughes has written a literary biography of the borough, which includes writers such as Walt Whitman, Richard Wright and Alfred Kazin.

New Prose Revitalizes 'Literary Brooklyn'

Sometimes, when walking Brooklyn's streets, it doesn't feel as if its literary past is haunting. Rather, its literary soul is still alive and pulsating. Brooklyn is a world unto itself and a writer's enclave. Journalist and critic Evan Hughes has written a literary biography of the leafy borough.

Mitterrand's Taste For 'Intrigue' And Contradiction

Philip Short's new biography of French president Francois Mitterrand, A Taste for Intrigue, is a compelling, polished portrait of a slippery, contradictory figure who relished reinventing himself.

Chinese writer Mo Yan is the winner of the 2012 Nobel Prize in literature. Mo Yan is a pen name that means "don't speak" — a name he adopted because his parents, who raised him during the Cultural Revolution, warned him to hold his tongue.

Mo Yan's 'Hallucinatory Realism' Wins Lit Nobel

The Swedish Academy praised the Chinese writer's work, which "merges folk tales, history and the contemporary." The award is a cause of pride for a government that disowned the only previous Chinese winner of the award, an exiled critic.

How Reddit Emerged From A Rejected (And Very Different) Idea

Alexis Ohanian is co-founder of the popular social news site Reddit. His new book, Without Their Permission, tells the story of the site, from startup to Internet giant.

Dylan Dethier and NPR's Scott Simon enjoy a round of putt-putt golf at the East Potomac Golf Course in Washington, D.C.

'18 In America': Coast To Coast With Golf Clubs In Hand

Dylan Dethier took a year off between high school and college for an unusual quest: He wanted to play a round of golf in each of the 48 contiguous states. His new book, 18 in America, chronicles that year, and he joins NPR's Scott Simon on the putt-putt course to talk about it.

Allan Sherman released three albums between October 1962 and August 1963.

Hello Muddah, Hello Drama: The Brief Bloom Of Parodist Allan Sherman

Sherman worked a tight niche: classic songs rewritten to tickle a Jewish audience's funny bone. A new biography, Overweight Sensation: The Life and Comedy of Allan Sherman, explains how the performer's 1960s crossover fell in line with a collective awakening to ethnic identity in America.

Tea Party supporters gather at the "Showdown in Searchlight" rally in Searchlight, Nev., on March 27. The management book <em> The Starfish and the Spider</em> is a hit with Tea Partiers, and its co-author Rod Beckstrom says he isn't surprised. He says the book is a guide for people to organize decentralized movements like the Tea Party.

Why The Tea Party Is Like A Starfish, Not A Spider

What do Wikipedia and Craigslist have in common with the Tea Party movement? They succeed by being decentralized, says Rod Beckstrom, co-author of the management book The Starfish and the Spider.

Hezbollah has been tied to the 1996 Khobar Towers attack in Saudi Arabia that left 19 U.S. servicemen dead.

Hezbollah in the U.S.: Fundraising or Worse?

The FBI has been tracking Hezbollah fundraising in the United States for years. But there is debate within law enforcement circles over whether the group would launch attacks on U.S. soil.

Tree Bookshelf: Designer Shawn Soh was inspired by childhood memories of sticking letters on tree branches.

A Book About Bookshelves To Put On Your Very Own Bookshelf

Who says books are doomed? Photos celebrate not only books but also the shelves we put them on.

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