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Posting a torrent of fake negative book reviews — sometimes before a book is out or has even been written — is a known problem on the literary social media site.

The Washington Spirit takes on Gotham FC on Saturday in San Jose, Calif.

Catherine Russell embodies a voice so versatile, she transcends genres with each song. Showcasing a repertoire of blues, jazz, swing and R&B, Russell's new album Sentimental Streak is both powerful and vulnerable.

A San Francisco man has created a universal remote control that offers only one function: the 'off' button. His keychain device, TV-B-Gone, is designed to extinguish televisions in public places. Hear NPR's Melissa Block and inventor Mitch Altman.

R&B crooner Will Downing's latest CD is titled After Tonight. He recorded it from his bed after being diagnosed with a debilitating auto-immune disease which confined him to a wheelchair.

Celebrity couple Angela Bassett and Courtney B. Vance have a new book out about relationships. It's titled Friends: A Love Story.

The most famous classical pianist in the world gives a recital of introspective solo works, live from Carnegie Hall.

Danish musicians Philip Owusu and Robin Hannibal give "Caroline No" an entrancing makeover, capturing Brian Wilson's doleful melody and a gentle acoustic-guitar accompaniment in a cavernous electronic whirlwind, with stargazing bleeps intensifying the song's sense of isolation and grief.

Fred Schneider is the singer and frontman for the B-52's and The Superions. He's the music legend behind "Love Shack" but how much does he love Shaq?

NPR's annual list of the year's best albums is full of work by musicians who hit career peaks, discovered their voices or willed something new into reality.