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Women Who Count: 3 Smart STEM Romances

7:00am January 01, 2017

by Maya Rodale

A new wave of romance novels features brainy heroines in science, technology, engineering and math — and the prejudices and obstacles they face on their way to a satisfying happy-ever-after.

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HGTV Real Estate Stars Find Yet Another Home In Print

9:54am December 29, 2016

by Lynn Neary

In addition to rehabbing homes, some HGTV stars are also selling a lot of books. In 2016, Drew and Jonathan Scott ("The Property Brothers") and Chip and Joanna Gaines appeared on best-seller lists.

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In Paterson, Adam Driver's character does the same thing every day. "Routine is very liberating and nurturing for him," says director Jim Jarmusch.

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'Paterson': A Love Poem To Poetry, From Director Jim Jarmusch

4:10pm December 27, 2016

by Joel Rose

Paterson's main character is a bus driver who writes poetry on his lunch breaks. It was inspired, in part, by an epic William Carlos Williams poem.

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Get A Global Perpective With 5 Of The Year's Best Books In Translation

7:00am December 25, 2016

by Juan Vidal

Small publishers and big indie powerhouses alike showcased international voices this year — we pick out a few of our favorites, from a bitter marriage drama to the memoirs of a polar bear family.

"Anger isn't something that is solely a rural, American, white guy emotion," says novelist Nickolas Butler. Below, he and Jennifer Haigh recommend books about a range of American experiences.

Still Puzzled By The Election? Authors Prescribe Fiction For Better Understanding

6:39pm December 22, 2016

by Lynn Neary

"There is no better way to see through somebody else's eyes than by reading fiction," says novelist Jennifer Haigh.

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'Hidden Figures,' 'The Glass Universe,' And Why Science Needs History

6:59am December 18, 2016

by Genevieve Valentine

Women's contributions to scientific progress are often ignored — but two new books, Dava Sobel's The Glass Universe and Margot Lee Shetterly's Hidden Figures are out to remedy that oversight.

One of the many, many computer-generated worlds you can explore in No Man's Sky.

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Reading The Game: 'No Man's Sky'

11:35am December 11, 2016

by Jason Sheehan

Some of the best, wildest, most moving storytelling right now isn't on TV or in movies — it's in video games. So we're taking a literary look at one of this year's hottest games, No Man's Sky.

Seafood Mousse: Cheer up, love, it might never happen.

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Hot-Dog Tiaras And Other '70s Dinner Party' Delicacies

10:52am December 02, 2016

by Jessica Leigh Hester

A food blogger's fascination with retro entertaining pays off in a colorful volume of curious eats.

Ginger Rogers is a plucky hotel switchboard operator who helps foil a spy ring in Ginger Rogers And The Riddle Of The Scarlet Cloak.

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Ginger Rogers And The Case Of The Authorized Editions

11:12am December 01, 2016

by Genevieve Valentine

Before modern fan fiction, there were the Whitman Authorized Editions — a series of mystery novels from the 1940s and 50s that "starred" real movie stars, like Ginger Rogers and Gene Tierney.

Get To Know A Cuba Without Castro: Recommended Books, Movies And Music

4:06pm November 27, 2016

by NPR Staff

With the death of longtime dictator Fidel Castro, interest in the island nation has again spiked among Americans. For those looking to learn more about the country, expert Tom Miller has some picks.