NPR Music's 50 Favorite Albums Of 2010
A wide-ranging look at the year in music, compiled by NPR Music staff and member stations. These are the 50 albums we enjoyed the most in 2010 — the ones that inspired us, surprised us and stayed with us more than any others.
Fresh Delivery: Indie Booksellers Pick 2010 Favorites
It's that time of year again! Susan Stamberg chats with three independent booksellers about their favorite reads of the year, from an atlas of remote islands to a children's book about feminist heroes.
Maureen Corrigan's Favorite Books Of 2010
Fresh Air's resident book critic selects her favorite reads from the year, including Patti Smith's moving memoir, a feminist slant on election season and a new history of labor unions.
Best Books of 2010
Fresh Delivery: Indie Booksellers Pick 2010 Favorites
It's that time of year again! Susan Stamberg chats with local booksellers about 2010 favorites.
Book Club Picks: Give 'Em Something To Talk About
NPR's Lynn Neary comes to the rescue with five book club recommendations that are sure please.
Oh, To Be Young: The Year's Best Teen Reads
Mean girls, Paris, and high school, oh my! Author Gayle Forman picks the best teen novels of 2010.
People Are Talking ... About These Five Books
Critic Heller McAlpin picks the best literary conversation starters of 2010.
Sex, Drugs And 'Life' — The Year's Best Guilty Reads
Author Susan Jane Gilman spent 2010 indulging her habit for celebrity tell-all books.
Best Music of 2010
Download The Best New Music Of 2010
Download a diverse and remarkable mix of 2010's best new music, handpicked by NPR Music.
Year-End List-Making Is A Battlefield
Sometimes year-end Best Music lists make themselves. And sometimes the fight eliminates contenders.
The 5 Deadliest Drops Of 2010
NPR Music's Sami Yenigun presents the five best dance floor moments of 2010.
Intern Uprising: The Songs Of 2010 Our Bosses Missed
This isn't just another year-end list -- it's the redemption of NPR Music interns' musical taste.
Viking's Choice: 2010's Best Metal And Outer Sound
Lars Gotrich's Top 10 has a "looped liturgy for the apocalypse" and "fire coming out of the fog."
My Favorite Book
Favorite Books Of 2010: Linda Holmes Selects 'The Baseball Codes'
The Baseball Codes is a fantastic book about the unwritten rules of the game.
Favorite Books Of 2010: Jacki Lyden Chooses A New 'Madame Bovary'
Jacki Lyden chooses a "dazzling translation" of a classic as her favorite book of 2010.
Favorite Books Of 2010: Bob Mondello Chooses 'Finishing The Hat'
Bob Mondello calls Stephen Sondheim's Finishing The Hat "altogether fascinating."
Holiday Recipes
Haitians Mark The New Year With A Belly Full Of Soup
A traditional Haitian soup is so beloved on New Year's Day that it can land some in the hospital.
Traditional Japanese Rice Treat Brightens New Year
Lauren Jabusch talks about her family's holiday food tradition of making Japanese mochi.
A Checkerboard Cake With Slovak Roots
Punch torte is a new year's family tradition started in the former Czechoslovakia.
NPR's Holiday Favorites
Tinsel Tales 2011: NPR Christmas Stories
NPR presents stories from the archives that touch on the meaning of Christmas.
A Holiday Reading Tradition For The Whole Family
Sally and Stephen Kern read to their kids pretty much every night, but one box of books is special.
Your Letters: Linda Wertheimer's Fruitcake Recipe
One of Linda's childhood memories of autumn is the baking of her mother's lemon fruitcake.
Hanukkah Lights
Hanukkah Lights 2011
This annual holiday favorite enters its third decade with a new collection of Hanukkah stories.
Hanukkah Lights 2010
This annual holiday favorite marks its 20th anniversary with new fiction for the Festival of Lights.
Best Of Hanukkah Lights: Eight Stories, Eight Nights
We offer hand-selected works of Hanukkah Lights fiction: one for each holiday night.
Spirit Of The Season
Did 'Shrooms Send Santa And His Reindeer Flying?
A Harvard biologist suggests red and white mushrooms are the source of jolly old St. Nick.
Shepherds, Wise Men, Animals: Were They All There?
Theologians say it's difficult to re-create what happened at Jesus' birth based on biblical record.
Kiss Away: Harvesting Mistletoe From The Treetops
For one Tennessean, harvesting mistletoe the old-fashioned way is steeped in tradition and rituals.
Holiday Music
All Songs Considered Holiday Music Special 2011
There's more to the season than "Jingle Bell Rock." This week on All Songs: holiday deep cuts.
A Jazz Piano Christmas 2011
Once a year, NPR Music celebrates the holidays with some of the most celebrated pianists in jazz.
Jingle Jams: A Holiday Mix For The Rest Of Us
Everybody takes away something different from the holidays. Shouldn't your music do the same?
