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Former House Speaker and 2012 Republican Party presidential candidate Newt Gingrich autographs a copy of his book at a campaign event in Georgetown, S.C., in 2012. Gingrich published with conservative publishing house Regnery Publishing.

Trump's Win Changed The Game For Publishers On The Left And The Right

10:36am April 13, 2017

by Lynn Neary

For years, conservative publishers thrived as their readers flocked to books aimed directly at taking down the party in power. Now, with Republicans in control, they have to rethink their strategy.

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Above, the Library of Congress Card Division, 1919

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File This Under Nostalgia: New Book Pays Tribute To The Library Card Catalog

8:10am April 13, 2017

by Andrew Limbong

Today, people use the antique wooden cabinets to store their knick-knacks. But these card catalogs once held the keys to a world of information. A new Library of Congress book explores their history.

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U.S. Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera from his office at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C.

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Juan Felipe Herrera On Poetry In Tough Times

1:55pm April 12, 2017

by Adrian Florido

Juan Felipe Herrera is the 21st Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress. NPR met with Herrera on World Poetry Day, March 21, 2017, to talk about the role of poetry in society.

The Washington Post's David Fahrenthold (center) learns he won the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for national reporting, surrounded by his colleagues in the newsroom Monday.

Here Are The Winners Of The 2017 Pulitzer Prizes

5:02pm April 10, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

Among the winners were Colson Whitehead's The Underground Railroad for fiction, The Washington Post's David Fahrenthold for national reporting and The East Bay Times for breaking news reporting.

A visitor to the Robert Mondavi Winery in Napa Valley, Calif., attends a wine tasting class. Unlike food — which gives us sensory cues like crunchy and hot, as well as tasting, say, salty — with wine, it's all about tiny differences in taste and smell

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Oaky, With Notes Of BS: Why Wine Tasting Struggles To Get It On The Nose

3:37pm April 10, 2017

by Tove Danovich

Unlike food — which gives us sensory cues like crunchy and hot, as well as tasting, say, salty — with wine, it's all about tiny differences in taste and smell. The danger is in getting too poetic.

Throughout his career, Prince played around with constructions of race, gender and sexuality.

Prince Contained Multitudes, New Book Confirms

10:31am April 10, 2017

by Leah Donnella

Prince on defining his music: "The only thing I could think of, because I really don't like categories, but the only thing I could think of is inspirational."

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Detail of cover of America #2, by Gabby Rivera and Joe Quinones, starring America Chavez, Marvel's lesbian Latina superhero.

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Beyond The Pale (Male): Marvel, Diversity And A Changing Comics Readership

8:06am April 08, 2017

by Glen Weldon

Comments about diversity in superhero comics made last week by a Marvel executive unleashed an online firestorm. But heroes who look more like the growing comics readership are here to stay.

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The Sci-Fi Strangeness (And Canadian Sensuality) Of Cartoonist Michael DeForge

7:00am April 07, 2017

by Oliver Sava

DeForge's new book Sticks Angelica, Folk Hero grew out of a collection of Tumblr strips. It follows a woman who flees into the Canadian forest to escape a family scandal and make a new life.

William Powell was 19 when he wrote The Anarchist Cookbook. He died in July 2016.

Documentarian Says 'Anarchist Cookbook' Author Was Filled With Remorse

4:54pm April 03, 2017

by Kelly McEvers

But remorse and regret are two different things. William Powell's 1970s book contains instructions for making explosives. Charlie Siskel interviewed him for his film American Anarchist.

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Jon Proudstar created Tribal Force in 1996 — now, it's being rebooted by Native Realities.

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With This Publisher, Native American Superheroes Fly High

5:58pm April 02, 2017

by Megan Kamerick

Native Realities Press exclusively publishes Native American-made comics, graphic novels and games — including a reboot of Tribal Force, widely considered the first all-Native superhero comic book.