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Kate McKinnon's new middle-grade mystery is for all her fellow misfits

5:00am October 02, 2024

The SNL star says her new book is part of what she calls her “private mission to give a wink and a nod” to young people who might feel “different” — like she did — growing up.

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Illustation of a sad pregnant woman who needs prenatal care and support. A young woman expecting a child is depressed. Psychological and medical vector illustration. A pregnant woman wearing blue looks downcast. Her hair spreads behind her, filling the frame.

In 'The Unexpected,' Emily Oster tackles the emotional toll of difficult pregnancies

10:14am May 02, 2024

by Scott Detrow

The economist made a name for herself using data to challenge the accepted rules of pregnancy. Now, she's returning to the topic with a book on how to navigate its complications.

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An illustration from his book Rohan Bullkin and the Shadows, by illustrator Rachel Moss. It depicts Juleus Ghunta and his teacher described in his Unsung Hero story.

Growing up, he struggled to read. Then a young teacher saw his potential

12:22pm April 15, 2024

Juleus Ghunta is a published children's author and award-winning poet. But growing up, he could barely read. That was until a teacher saw his potential.

Alexandra Tanner's debut novel centers two sisters in their 20s struggling with the love, anxieties and truths that they hold about each other.

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'Worry' is a disturbing and honest picture of what it's like to be in your 20s

5:00am March 28, 2024

Alexandra Tanner's debut novel, Worry, centers two sisters in their 20s struggling with the love, anxieties and truths that they hold about each other.

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A wildfire burns south of Fort McMurray, Alberta, near Highway 63 on Saturday, May 7, 2016. A book about an inferno that ravaged a Canadian city and has been called a portent of climate chaos has won Britain's leading nonfiction book prize.

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The story of a devastating wildfire that reads 'like a thriller' wins U.K. book prize

5:07am November 17, 2023

by The Associated Press

John Vaillant's Fire Weather: A True Story from a Hotter World was awarded Britain's leading nonfiction book prize on Thursday in London.

Omar Mohamed, left, and his brother, Hassan. In the graphic memoir he coauthored, When Stars Are Scattered, Mohamed shares what their life was like in the refugee camps in Kenya — and their journey to resettlement in the U.S.

A refugee at 4, he felt like a lost star. Now his voice shines in a graphic memoir

7:00am October 16, 2021

by Jacky Habib

When Stars Are Scattered is the story of Omar Mohamed's years at a refugee camp in Kenya. He cared for his brother and found the courage to dream big. The book was a National Book Awards finalist.

Author Sarah Ramey's first book was expected to be among 2020's bestsellers. But it was released the same week as the lockdown and got lost amid news of a global catastrophe.

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When Your Book Publishes In A Pandemic — Authors Talk About Terrible Timing

5:44am July 23, 2021

by Neda Ulaby

A league of unfortunate writers had their books come out in the height of the coronavirus crisis — there are even several online support groups for authors who published mid-pandemic.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren speaks during a Senate Finance Committee hearing in Washington on Feb. 24. Warren's latest book is called Persist.

Elizabeth Warren Stitches The Stories She Says 'Help Us Learn To Persist'

6:25am May 04, 2021

by Rachel Martin

Sen. Elizabeth Warren says she isn't looking to be president. She's looking for change, she tells NPR, which happens when we talk about our stories — from sexual harassment to child care troubles.

The Life Of Music Legend Booker T. Jones, Note By Note

3:11pm February 19, 2020

by Eddie Garcia

Booker T. and The MGs is known for songs like "Green Onions," but bandleader and organist Booker T. Jones is also widely considered one of the most influential people in popular music.

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Cover of the upcoming book How to Be Fine.

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The Not-So-Life-Changing Magic Of Self-Help Books

1:54pm January 30, 2020

by Shereen Marisol Meraji

Are self-help books actually helpful? That's the question Kristen Meinzer sought to answer in her upcoming book, How to Be Fine: What We Learned From Living by the Rules Of 50 Self-Help Books.