Search results for

The novel Adama relates a teenager's impressions of Saudi Arabia in the 1960s and 70s as he transforms from home boy to questioning intellectual. Author Turki al-Hamad's book, first published in 1998, has been banned in several Middle Eastern countries; it is al-Hamad's first work to be translated into English. Alan Cheuse has a review.

Thursday's announcement of Golden Globe nominations officially kicks off the Hollywood award season. The nominations, considered a good predictor of how the Oscar race will shape up, suggest the field for the coveted Best Picture Award has narrowed dramatically. Hear NPR's Kim Masters.

One of the hottest authors for girls ages 10 to 14 is Tamora Pierce. She works in the world of fantasy, but allows young female characters to "kick butt." The characters also work their way through more mundane real-life experiences. NPR's Margot Adler reports.

Pink Sweat$ explores the notion that one doesn't need sacred text or church pews to have a spiritual encounter.

Albert Barnes was a masterful art collector who founded a school centered on his priceless art collection. Now the financially troubled Philadelphia foundation that manages the school wants to break with its founder's wishes and move the collection to gallery row in downtown Philly. Joel Rose reports.

Alan Dugan's poem, "Love Song: I and Thou", remains a beautiful mystery for commentator Peter Sagal. Sagal remembers his favorite poet, who died recently.

High rent and a drop in post-Sept. 11 tourism prompt the Museum of the American Piano in lower Manhattan to shut its doors. But the museum's founder still hopes to raise funds for a new home for his collection of rare pianos. NPR's Margot Adler reports.

Jeff Lunden reports on one of the few critical and commercial hits this season on Broadway. Wonderful Town is a 50-year-old production created by Leonard Bernstein, Adolph Green and Betty Comden.

Pop-up book artist Robert Sabuda, creator of the New York Times betsellers The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and The Night Before Christmas, talks with NPR's Scott Simon about his latest three-dimensional extravaganza: the Lewis Carroll children's classic Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.

After winning acclaim for the first two Godfather films and Apocalypse Now, in 1982 director Francis Ford Coppola released One From the Heart. Critics at the time largely panned the musical. Coppola hopes to win appreciation from a new generation of viewers with a restored, re-released version of the film. Howie Movshovitz of Colorado Public Radio reports.