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NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Susie Yang about her debut novel, White Ivy. It's a coming-of-age story about identity, race, wealth, and obsession.

Gun-loving Texans fought hard for the right to strap handguns openly on their belts. Now that open carry is the law, some gun owners look down at the open-carry crowd as unsafe and uncouth.

Sarah Gailey's new novel centers on estranged sisters, one magically talented and one just a talented private investigator — who gets called in to solve a crime at her sister's school for magic.

Texas Republicans recently adopted homophobic and transphobic language in their party platform, part of a larger trend of moves against LGBTQ rights by conservatives.

Tech startups are using animal stem cells to grow meat. Big meat companies, including Tyson and Cargill, are investing in the technology, while livestock producers are trying to fight it.

Last week, Brown University named a new president, the first African American woman to lead an Ivy League University. NPR's education correspondent Claudio Sanchez has a profile.

Andy Davis was never able to meet his unsung hero — a woman named Sarah Ivy, whose heart gave him another shot at life after his failed.

Kiley Reid made a splash with her 2019 novel Such a Fun Age. Her latest book is set at the University of Arkansas, and it's a refreshing look at day-to-day college life outside the Ivy League.

Uncuffed is a podcast from member station KALW that explores the lives of people who are incarcerated in California prisons.

NPR's Music Desk share their favorites from 2023 Tiny Desk Concerts.