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After 239 scientists raised concerns about transmission by aerosolized particles, the World Health Organization has issued a brief on the topic — and called for more research.

In Our Daily Breather, we ask writers and artists how to find calm and comfort in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis. Dashboard Confessional's Chris Carrabba swears by sticking to a schedule.

Former Dublin newsman Paul Lynch's new novel follows an Irish farmer in 1945, struggling against adversity. Critic Alan Cheuse says Lynch's prose is so gorgeous, it makes him want to give up writing.

Michael Bible's slim new novel follows a jaded, drunken priest and his chess-master sidekick on a cross country journey, along with a crowd of misfits and outliers who help give the book its charm.

If the conspiracy theorists are right, we only have a few more days before the end of the world. Author Ben H. Winters describes his favorite pre-apocalyptic works of fiction. Do you have a favorite doomsday masterpiece? Tell us in the comments.

Before Beulah Annan or Leopold and Loeb, another murder became a Chicago sensation. Scott Simon speaks with Gillian O'Brien, author of Blood Runs Green: The Murder that Transfixed Gilded Age Chicago.

Stephen King wields many pens; in Finders Keepers he's examining the role of authors and the masks they wear for the public. Critic Bethanne Patrick says the action zooms after a sluggish start.

Russia has been escalating bombardments of Ukrainian cities this week — attacks Moscow says are aimed at military installations but often hit civilian targets instead.

Etran Finatawa, a band from Niger, blends traditional North African sounds with electric guitars. Introducing Etran Finatawa is the group's aptly-titled debut CD.

Rock musician Judee Sill never made it big during her lifetime. But many consider her two albums from the early 1970s to be classics of the West Coast singer-songwriter genre. Now a third album has been released: Dreams Come True.