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Kate Beaton's new graphic memoir, Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands, focuses on her time working at the oil sands of Fort McMurray, in Alberta, Canada. Kholood Eid for NPR hide caption
Kate Beaton's new graphic memoir is about the dark type of job you take for money
Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-Texas) attends the Netflix premiere of Gentefied in D.C. earlier this year. With actors J.J. Soria, Julissa Calderon, Karrie Martin, Carlos Santos, Annie Gonzalez, and Joaquín Cosío. Shannon Finney/Getty Images for Netflix hide caption
Erneaux, photographed in 1984, is known for her works that deal with shame, sexism and class. Pierre Guillaud/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Geena Davis attends the Emmy Awards in Sept. 2022. This month, she spoke with NPR's Morning Edition about her movie career and upcoming memoir. Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
These are the life lessons Geena Davis learned from 3 of her most famous movies
'The First to Die at the End' could be the newest Adam Silvera YA blockbuster
How to make networking events less awkward: Be a croissant, not a bagel
McKinsey & Company management consulting firm operates in more than 60 countries. Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
How McKinsey cashed in by consulting for both companies and their regulators
Corlys Velaryon (Steve Toussaint), commander of the royal navy, is a fleet fox. HBO hide caption
Jacques Pépin, pictured in his home in Connecticut in August, has a new book called Art of the Chicken. Carlin Stiehl for The Boston Globe via Getty Images hide caption
America's most famous French chef on the 'Art of the Chicken' and a life well lived
'Mercury Rising' explores treacherous U.S. attempts to control space
Adrien Brody as The Playwright & Ana de Armas as Marilyn Monroe in Blonde. 2022 © Netflix hide caption
'Blonde' director says the unhappiness of Marilyn Monroe should come as no surprise
Remembering Hilary Mantel, Booker Prize-winning author of the 'Wolf Hall' saga
Author Julissa Arce makes the case for rejecting assimilation in her latest book, You Sound Like a White Girl. Aly Honore hide caption
In November 1960, Ruby Bridges became the first Black child to desegregate the all-white William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans. The six-year-old was escorted by four U.S. marshals. Uncredited/AP hide caption
After Making History As A Child, Ruby Bridges Shares Her Story With Today's Kids
A novelist's time in the MMA cage informed his book on memory loss and identity
Less is Lost, by Andrew Sean Greer Little, Brown hide caption