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How the SCOTUS ‘Supermajority’ is shaping policy on everything from abortion to guns
Constitutional lawyer Michael Waldman says there’s a growing divide between the electorate and the Court…
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‘The Last Action Heroes,’ by Nick de Semlyen, focuses on 8 action stars
NPR’s A Martinez speaks to film journalist Nick de Semlyen about the actors who dominated action films i…
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‘Lesbian Love Story’ unearths a century of queer romance
Amelia Possanza’s debut book Lesbian Love Story: A Memoir in Archives chronicles the lives of queer coup…
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Lessons for living a happy life, according to science
NPR’s Ari Shapiro speaks with Dr. Robert Waldinger, one of the authors of The Good Life: Lessons from th…
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‘The Red Hotel’: Trying to cover World War II from a ‘gilded cage’ in Moscow
When Russia’s Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine, he clamped down on the media. In his new book, author Alan…
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‘The Late Americans’ is not just a campus novel
Brandon Taylor deftly explores the idea of youth’s possibilities and the constraints of time, space, cla…
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Darrin Bell’s graphic memoir ‘The Talk’ references a shared experience among Black parents
NPR’s Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial Darrin Bell about his graphic memoir, &…
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Henry Hoke on ‘Open Throat’, his novel inspired by Los Angeles’s mountain lion P-22
Henry Hoke’s new novel “Open Throat” follows the perspective of a hungry mountain lion. NPR&…
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Luis Alberto Urrea on his new novel ‘Good Night, Irene
NPR’s Scott Simon talks with Luis Alberto Urrea about his new novel, “Good Night, Irene.” It…
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A Utah school district has removed the Bible from some schools’ shelves
After a parent’s complaint, a school district in Utah banned the Bible from middle and elementary school…
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Even as overall book sales are declining, romance novels are on the rise
Romance books are on the rise, even as overall book sales are declining. NPR’s Juana Summers visited a r…
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Mary Trump, E. Jean Carroll and Jennifer Taub launch romance novel on Substack
Love works in mysterious ways. The unlikely trio has teamed up on a story called The Italian Lesson. “An…
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The message that will be engraved on NASA’s spacecraft to orbit Jupiter
U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón has written a poem that will fly on NASA’s Europa Clipper, which will explo…
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Poll: Americans say teachers are underpaid, about half of Republicans oppose book bans
Are parents, teachers and the public feeling as divided as the headlines make it seem? A pair of new NPR/Ipsos…
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Poet Kwame Alexander reflects on ‘Why Fathers Cry at Night’
“I’m not a grown man — I’m a growing man,” Alexander says. His new memoir started as a…
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Possanza’s book focuses on 7 lesbian couples representing eras of the 20th century
Author Amelia Possanza reflects on her debut book, Lesbian Love Story: A Memoir in Archives. < p class=R…
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Our 5 favorite exhibits from ‘This Is New York’ — a gritty, stylish city celebration
The Museum of the City of New York is marking its centennial with an exhibition of NYC-inspired film, TV, musi…
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James Comey knows the politics of NY law enforcement. Now, he’s writing about it
Central Park West draws from James Comey’s experience in the FBI and as a U.S attorney for the southern …
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Former FBI Director James Comey has a new title: crime novelist
NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly speaks with former FBI Director James Comey about his new thriller Central Park …
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Former FBI Director James Comey has a new title: crime novelist
NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly speaks with former FBI Director James Comey about his new thriller Central Park …