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Coping With Calamity In Shimmering 'Cathedral'
The aging characters in Kate Walbert's new novel are learning to go with the flow as waters rise and life takes strange turns. Critic Heller McAlpin praises Walbert's ability to capture women's lives.
This 'Book Of Numbers' Speaks A Human Language
Writer Joshua Cohen says his new novel (about a journalist and a tech mogul both also named Joshua Cohen) aims to reclaim the Internet. "It's made of our humanity," he tells NPR's Robert Siegel.
Behind The Camera: How 'Vanity Fair' Got Its 'Call Me Caitlyn' Cover
The issue with Caitlyn Jenner on the cover had many people talking before it even hit newsstands. Editor-in-Chief Graydon Carter says the story took months of secret planning.
Bombs Blast And Time Marches On In 'A God In Ruins'
Kate Atkinson's novel both mourns the passing of the World War II generation and allows readers to vicariously enter into the experience of the war. It's a companion to her 2013 book, Life After Life.
'Balm' Looks At Civil War After The Battles, Outside The South
In her new novel, Dolen Perkins-Valdez wanted to look beyond the traditional frame for Civil War stories. Her book is set in Chicago and opens as the nation is struggling to heal.
WATCH: 11-Year-Old Sydney Lucas Destroys At The Tony Awards
If you haven't yet seen the most memorable performance from Sunday night's Tony Awards, from the musical Fun Home, now's the time.
Roy Andersson: From Mordant Ad Director To Philosophical Filmmaker
Andersson spent decades directing funny commercials in Sweden. Later, the money he made helped pave the way for his return to cinema. His new film is A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence.
A New Judy Blume Novel For Adults Is Always An 'Event'
In the Unlikely Event is beloved YA author Judy Blume's first novel for adults in 17 years — it's centered on a series of plane crashes that really happened in her home town in the early 1950s.