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In softcover nonfiction, Chuck Thompson makes the case for Southern secession, and Adam Winkler explores the history of the American gun control battle. In fiction, Rowling tries her hand at a novel for grown-ups.

In softcover fiction, Mark Helprin sets a romance against the backdrop of midcentury New York, and Ian Frazier presents the journals of a mother who swears an extremely blue streak. In softcover nonfiction, Yael Kohen collects an oral history of women in comedy, and Jon Ronson gathers some funny stories of his own.

In 2004, All Things Considered aired a documentary called "Mandela: An Audio History" by producers Joe Richman and Sue Johnson of Radio Diaries. It tells the story of the struggle against apartheid through the voices of Mandela and the people who fought with and against him.This selection from that documentary recalls Mandela's treason trial, in which he was convicted and sentenced to serve life in prison on Robben Island.

Palestinians mark 75 years since what they call the Nakba , or "catastrophe," when Palestinians were displaced in Israel's founding war.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with James Grossman, executive director of the American Historical Association, about the Trump administration's executive order to overhaul the Smithsonian Institution.

From books about the history of AIDS activism and affecting personal narratives to cozy mysteries and plenty of romance, we've rounded up eight books to help you mark Pride Month.

This is the centennial of the first Veterans Affairs hospital established to treat Black veterans. It opened in Tuskegee, Ala., after veterans were denied equitable health care after World War I.

Christina Baker Kline's new novel incorporates a true piece of American history. One of the book's protagonists, an Irish orphan, is packed onto a train and sent to the Midwest. In real life, "orphan trains" were intended to save children from the streets, but sometimes resulted in near-slavery.

The award-winning author Anthony Doerr's newest novel approaches old history with two unfamiliar perspectives: a blind French girl and a German orphan. He says WWII history is as important as ever.

NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Michael Schulman, author of Oscar Wars: A History of Hollywood in Gold, Sweat, and Tears about what to expect at this year's Academy Awards.