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Julie Schumacher's anti-hero pens recommendations for junior colleagues, lackluster students and former lovers. The novel deftly mixes comedy with social criticism and righteous outrage.

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Washington Post financial columnist Michelle Singletary about President Biden's plan to reaffirm jobless benefits to ensure that Americans aren't turning down work.

What if a child doesn't share a parent's ambition? Kaitlyn Greenidge's novel is inspired by the life of Dr. Susan Smith McKinney-Steward, the third Black woman to earn a medical degree in the U.S.

In Europe, engineers are planning to send a plywood-sheathed satellite into orbit to test how well the venerable construction material holds up in space.

The aviation world looked to the FAA as the regulatory gold standard, but that changed after the two crashes. The FAA's leader will answer questions Wednesday about the agency's role in those crashes.

President Trump brought up the cybersecurity company CrowdStrike on a call with the Ukrainian president in July. NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Ryan Broderick of Buzzfeed News about what that means.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks about the politicization of the Supreme Court and what it means for the credibility of the institution with South Texas College of Law Professor Josh Blackman.

Politically conservative Catholics criticize Francis for being pro-migrant, anti-capitalist and less rigid in doctrine than predecessors. The cleric sex abuse scandals have emboldened these critics.

The Virginia House of Delegates opened its session Monday amid mounting pressure for Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam to resign. Rachel Martin speaks with reporter Michael Pope, who is at the Capitol.

The marijuana and hemp extract has been touted as a way to ease anxiety and inflammation, despite limited science. Now, the FDA is holding its first public hearing on cannabidiol.