Andrew Limbong
Andrew Limbong is a reporter for NPR's Arts Desk, where he does pieces on anything remotely related to arts or culture, from streamers looking for to Britney Spears' fight over . He's also covered the near collapse of the during the coronavirus pandemic. He's the host of NPR's Book of the Day podcast and a frequent host on Life Kit.
He started at NPR in 2011 as an intern for All Things Considered, and was a producer and director for Tell Me More.
Originally from Brooklyn and a graduate of SUNY New Paltz, he previously worked at ShopRite.
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NPR's America in Pursuit series examines a presidential treasure, a pistol that was lost by George Washington and now can be found at the Smithsonian.
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A compass used by Lewis and Clark on their expedition to explore the American West is owned by the Smithsonian and is part of NPR's 250th anniversary series, America In Pursuit.
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Why are we captivated by the spaces where authors write? Katie da Cunha Lewin set out to explore "The Hidden Worlds That Shape the Books We Love." -
Some writers have a designated desk or a curated room where they work. Others write anywhere and everywhere. Katie da Cunha Lewin examines famous authors' spaces in her new book, "The Writer's Room."
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Fans of The Washington Post's now-canceled Book World section had a send-off for it last weekend. It was one of the last major sources of book reviews and recommendations for a general news audience.
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His KCRW show in which he interviewed authors was nationally syndicated until 2022. He was 73.
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Little Women (2019), Blade Runner (1982) and more favorites from NPR staff. -
A collapsed sewer line, about 8 miles from the White House, pumped 368 Olympic-sized swimming pools worth of wastewater into the Potomac. Repairs could take longer than previously expected. -
Virginia Evans' debut novel, The Correspondent, was a sleeper hit of 2025. The book tells the story of a divorced woman in her 70s through her letters to her friends, kids, loved ones and strangers.
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Kids are used to being told about what they can't do yet but will be able to do someday. "It's all this potential," says author Jon Klassen 鈥� and that's what his new board book is about.
