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'Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night,' Remains An Iconic Poem, 70 Years In

9:48am April 25, 2021

by Tom Vitale

For National Poetry Month, we take stock of the poem Dylan Thomas wrote about death that continues to resonate in pop culture 70 years after it was penned.

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Embarrassed By Your Parents? 'Watercress' Explores That Universal Kid Experience

8:43am April 25, 2021

by Samantha Balaban

A little girl is initially ashamed when her immigrant parents stop the car to forage for watercress by the side of the road — until she learns more about her family's history in China.

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'Curb' Uses Poetry To Scrub At The Wounds Of Anti-Asian Racism

7:00am April 25, 2021

by Jenny Bhatt

Divya Victor's new book is a compilation of poems, memories, histories and essays, considering domestic terrorism against Asian Americans, in urgent words that spill out on the page like blood.

PreachersNSneakers: Authenticity in an Age of For-Profit Faith and (Wannabe) Celebrities by Ben Kirby

This Sunday, Visit 'PreachersNSneakers' For Fashion, Flexing And For-Profit Faith

5:02pm April 24, 2021

by Andrew Limbong

In 2019 the PreachersNSneakers Instagram account started calling attention to famous preachers and their designer clothes. Ben Kirby, the no-longer anonymous person behind the account, has a new book.

Jessie Mei Li stars as Alina Starkov in the new Netflix series, Shadow and Bone, adapted from author Leigh Bardugo's works.

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On Netflix, Leigh Bardugo's 'Shadow And Bone' Celebrates A Diverse Grishaverse

5:02pm April 24, 2021

"I never want people to feel like fantasy and romance and magic and adventure belong to just one kind of person," the fantasy author says. A new Netflix series is adapted from her works.

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'In Deeper Waters' Is A Frothy Romantic Confection

10:00am April 24, 2021

by Caitlyn Paxson

F.T. Lukens' earnest new seafaring romance follows a young prince desperate to hide his magical powers from the pirates who've kidnapped him — and the mysterious boy who comes to his rescue.

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Boynton, Ma Join Forces For 'Jungle Night,' A Book With Soundtrack, Video

8:32am April 24, 2021

Author and illustrator Sandra Boynton teamed up with cello superstar Yo-Yo Ma for Jungle Night — a playful board book for toddlers. They talk with NPR's Scott Simon about the project.

Aaron Yang: Voracious Reader Or Giant Pain To Librarians?

8:32am April 24, 2021

by Anne Ford

There are more than 9,000 public libraries in the U.S., and Aaron Yang has been trying to win summer reading prizes from as many as he can. Not all librarians are happy about it.

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Memoir Looks Back On When Nyamayaro's Life Was Set On A Path

8:32am April 24, 2021

NPR's Scott Simon talks to humanitarian and ex-U.N. senior adviser Elizabeth Nyamayaro about her book: I Am a Girl from Africa. She was born in Zimbabwe and dreamed of working for the United Nations.

What's Not to Love, by Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka

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'What's Not To Love'? Only A Few Moments In This Otherwise Charming Story

7:00am April 24, 2021

by Alethea Kontis

The married-in-real-life team of Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka have a new YA romance, about a toxic (maybe too toxic) high school rivalry that, of course, turns to love in the end.