Joe Osae-Addo

Dave Eggers further discusses his new book, “The Every.”

Steven Spielberg's "West Side Story" starts with three annunciatory notes of the greatest score ever written for a Broadway musical comedy.

When Bob Iger officially leaves Disney at the end of the year, he’ll be succeeded by Susan Arnold, the first woman and first openly gay person to lead the Disney board of directors.

"Spider-Man: No Way Home" does whatever it pleases in bringing back golden-oldie characters from whatever universes they've been inhabiting.

Honoree Fanonne Jeffers discusses writing about the full range of a community, its sexuality and gender, in her first fiction novel, “The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois.”

In part two of KCRW's conversation with Bradley Cooper, he gets real about his anxieties around the future of the industry.

Iranian director Asghar Farhadi has won two Oscars and could be up for a third. His new movie “A Hero” is on this year’s shortlist for Best International Film.

KCRW resumes its conversation with James Andrew Miller, author of “Tinderbox,” the new book about HBO.

As in past years , this is a list of favorite books of the year. Critics who use the term "best books" are not thinking.