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'Organs of Little Importance' explores the curious ephemera that fill our minds

3:27pm October 19, 2023

by Elise Hu

Jungian psychology is having a moment, owing to the TikTok-famous, self-published The Shadow Work Journal. But mind detritus becomes the stuff of great art in the hands of poet Adrienne Chung.

Cartoonist Amy Kurzweil's new graphic memoir, Artificial: A Love Story, focuses on how she and her father Ray harnessed the power of artificial intelligence to connect with the grandfather she never knew.

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Using AI, cartoonist Amy Kurzweil connects with deceased grandfather in 'Artificial'

10:55am October 19, 2023

by Chloe Veltman

In her new graphic memoir, Artificial: A Love Story, Kurzweil describes how she and her father, famed futurist Ray Kurzweil, harnessed the power of AI to speak with the grandfather she never knew.

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How a family-owned Chinese restaurant shaped Curtis Chin's worldview

5:08pm October 18, 2023

by Manuela López Restrepo

Curtis Chin's new memoir, Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant tells the story of how he came of age helping out at his parents' business in Detroit.

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Walter Isaacson, left, and Michael Lewis are authors and friends from New Orleans. Their new books are about billionaire Elon Musk and fallen crypto executive Sam Bankman-Fried respectively.

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As Walter Isaacson and Michael Lewis wrote, their books' heroes became villains

4:47pm October 18, 2023

by David Folkenflik

What happens when the hero you plan to write about becomes a villain in much of the public's eye? We asked bestselling authors Michael Lewis and Walter Isaacson about Sam Bankman-Fried and Elon Musk.

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'The House of Doors' offers an ingenious twist, exploring how literature works magic

3:30pm October 18, 2023

by Heller McAlpin

The writer W. Somerset Maugham plays a central role Tan Twan Eng's entrancing new novel that encompasses at-the-time risky interracial and homosexual love stories and a scandalous murder trial.

Britney Spears memoir reaches bestseller status a week before it hits shelves

12:33pm October 18, 2023

by Andrew Limbong

New excerpts touching on her childhood and relationship with Justin Timberlake are drawing fans interested in her side of the story.

Curtis Chin recounts coming of age as a Chinese American gay kid in his new memoir

6:24pm October 17, 2023

NPR'S Ailsa Chang talks to author Curtis Chin about his new memoir, Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant.

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Author Max Brooks on how the world of Minecraft helps prepare kids for our world

5:52pm October 17, 2023

by Andrew Limbong

Author Max Brooks is out now with the final entry of his Minecraft series for kids. Brooks says Minecraft is a great way to teach kids about preparedness and adaptation.

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Jada Pinkett Smith is an actor, singer-songwriter, talk show host and producer. Her new memoir is called Worthy.

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For Jada Pinkett Smith, it's all lessons, not regrets

1:33pm October 17, 2023

by Tonya Mosley

In a new memoir, Worthy, Pinkett Smith writes about her marriage to Will Smith, about how she charted a course from Baltimore to Hollywood, and about her close friendship with rapper Tupac Shakur.

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A Scholastic Book Fair banner pictured outside a school in Queens, New York.

U.S. book bans are taking a toll on a beloved tradition: Scholastic Book Fairs

1:03pm October 17, 2023

by Rachel Treisman

Scholastic created a separate fair category for diverse books, which it says is to help schools navigate the complexities of book bans. Librarians accused the company of caving to censorship.