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Dana Canedy announces 2019 Pulitzer winners at a ceremony in New York.

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Dana Canedy Is First Black Person To Head Major Publishing Imprint

12:29pm July 08, 2020

by Rachel Martin

Simon & Schuster has named Dana Canedy executive vice president and publisher of its namesake imprint. She is the first Black person and the third woman to hold that position.

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If Surprise Makes A Great Novel, 'Antkind' Is A Great Novel

7:00am July 08, 2020

by Gabino Iglesias

Charlie Kaufman's doorstopper new novel could only have been written by Charlie Kaufman — which may seem vague, but we promise it fits the unapologetic, overstuffed Antkind perfectly.

Trump's Niece Pens Tell-All. Offers Scathing Portrait Of The President

6:05am July 08, 2020

by Tamara Keith

Parts of an incendiary book by President Trump's niece are beginning to come to light. Excerpts surfaced publicly on Tuesday, ahead of the expected release of Mary Trump's book next week.

President Trump, seen last week at the White House, is the subject of another scathing book that also faced a court battle. The release date for the new book by his niece, Mary Trump, has been moved up to July 14.

'The Stakes Are Far Higher Than They've Ever Been': Trump's Niece Pens Tell-All

9:01pm July 07, 2020

by Colin Dwyer

Mary Trump offers a scathing portrait of the president in a book that very nearly was blocked from publication. Now its publisher is bumping up the release date.

Black Bookstores Face Increased Demand Amid Protests Against Racism

5:10pm July 07, 2020

by Saraya Wintersmith

Some Black-owned bookstores are facing a sudden demand — new customers are seeking books to help navigate America's moment of racial reckoning.

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'Want' Captures The Precariousness Of America's Middle Class

4:54pm July 07, 2020

by Maureen Corrigan

The family at the center of Lynn Steger Strong's novel is on the brink of bankruptcy. Want is a portrait of how close to the edge people are — despite the seeming safeguard of middle-class jobs.

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Demagogue: The Life and Long Shadow of Senator Joe McCarthy, by Larry Tye

'We've Got To Learn From Our History,' 'Demagogue' Author Warns

3:32pm July 07, 2020

by Terry Gross

Author Larry Tye chronicles Sen. Joseph McCarthy's infamous smear campaign in a new book. He says both McCarthy and Trump are "bullies" who exploit fears and "point fingers when they're attacked."

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Coronavirus And Drinking Games: Author Of New Book Sees Commonalities

1:24pm July 07, 2020

by Susan Brink

Adam Kucharski, author of the new book The Rules Of Contagion, talks about how to predict the spread (and end) of contagious events, from viruses to internet trends.

Ingrid Wall and Joachim Wall, parents of murdered journalist Kim Wall, are interviewed at the inaugural grant ceremony for The Kim Wall Memorial Fund at Superfine on March 23, 2018 in New York City.

Journalist Kim Wall's Parents Show She Was More Than A Victim In 'A Silenced Voice'

11:58am July 07, 2020

by Annalisa Quinn

Kim Wall was 30 when she was killed by a source. Her parents are working to make sure her name will not be a warning but a tag under ambitious investigative pieces, a line on resumes, a calling card.

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In 'Members Only,' Pandya Examines Brown Space Between Black And White

6:29am July 07, 2020

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Sameer Pandya, author of the new book: Members Only.

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