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NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Maya Erskine and Anna Konkle, creators and stars of Hulu's PEN15, about capturing teen girlhood in all its awkward glory.

Mikael Owunna's new book captures the stories of LGBTQ African immigrants, refugees and asylum-seekers reconciling their identity and their heritage.

The Indonesian military systematically killed at least half a million people in the 1960s. Documents released Tuesday show U.S. officials knew about it from the start — and stood by as it unfolded.

Although the move has been welcomed by Israel, many key players in the Middle East have cautioned that it is likely to spark violence and derail peace efforts.

Information about brothers Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev has turned from a trickle into a flood this week, after police publicly identified them as suspects. Friends and former coaches say the people they remember don't seem capable of carrying out days of violence.

Women's voices are often criticized, especially at work. We're called "shrill," told we "lack authority." Here's the story of two women who changed their voices in a quest to be heard.

David Greene talks to Hosai Mojaddidi and Shahzia Rahman, Muslim women in Irvine, Calif., about their experiences displaying outward signs of their faith after attacks carried out by Muslim radicals.

In 1965, two young fans heard the jazz giant play at a San Francisco club and had a religious epiphany. Their church is an idiosyncratic and joyful blend of devotion to the divine — and to jazz.

Lion Feuchtwanger's 1933 novel tells the story of a wealthy Jewish family in Berlin, Germany. who fall victim to the rise of the Nazis. It was reissued in the fall.

Broadway-legend-in-training Stephen Sondheim was a college sophomore in 1948 when his musical Phinney's Rainbow was produced — and recorded — at Williams College in Massachusetts.