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In These Silent Days is the singer-songwriter's latest collaboration with twins Phil and Tim Hanseroth. The three have spent the past two decades winding their creative and personal lives together.

He was with the Boston Symphony for 50 years, and his name was also stamped on the sticks of drummers from Buddy Rich to Charlie Watts to Questlove. Firth died Sunday at age 85.

Scarlett Thomas' novel, set among wealthy girls at a British boarding school, is an audacious examination of disordered eating and social competition that turns dark when one of the girls drowns.

Kliph Nesteroff's book digs into the origins of modern comedy, from the segregated Chitlin' Circuit to the vaudeville refugees who found a new home in the Catskills, to the very first female comics.

Lee Siegel, author of Groucho Marx: The Comedy of Existence, wanted his biography to uncover the real man behind the iconic mustache. What Siegel found, he says, was "a thoroughgoing misanthrope."

Each week, guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: the shows Mrs. Davis and Disaster Autopsy and the card game Cockroach Poker.

The official anthem of the capital city, "En Mi Viejo San Juan" also serves as a nostalgic lament, evoking memories of the island for the many forced to leave it behind.

Each week, guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: A closer look at Sabrina Carpenter's "Espresso," the series Jamtara, and the movie Ghostlight.

An art installation in Perth, Australia, seeks to extend the musical output of the late experimental composer Alvin Lucier, and asks interesting questions about the nature of creativity.

As the year comes to a close, NPR's Neda Ulaby takes a look at a particular category of artists that has had an outstanding year in music. While female country musicians have had a banner year, their work also went against prevailing radio and industry trends — for better or worse.