The Boston Celtics are on an absolute tear behind an offense that has remained elite in the absence of Jayson Tatum. They've won 10 of their last 12 games, and this isn't a soft-schedule sort of run.

December 8, 2025 • Fresh Air's book critic says her picks tilt a bit to nonfiction, but the novels that made the cut redress the imbalance by their sweep and intensity. Karen Russell's The Antidote ...