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These Short Stories Don't Have Much Plot — And That's Their Beauty

5:00am June 30, 2021

by Clare Marie Schneider

In her debut story collection, New Yorker editor Clare Sestanovich takes anodyne everyday moments and layers them with meaning and observation for a series of snapshots that reveal a whole world

New Books About Trump Presidency Unveil Details (Like How Gravely He Had COVID-19)

7:35pm June 29, 2021

by Danielle Kurtzleben

Publishers have new books coming that attempt to make sense of the chaotic Trump presidency, with journalists uncovering behind-the-scenes details and former staffers trying to explain their actions.

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July Book-Ahead: What We're Excited To Read Next Month

2:58pm June 29, 2021

by Petra Mayer

This month brings a great selection of books, from a reimagining of King Arthur to a study of loneliness that might be just what you need as you start to recover from pandemic-induced isolation.

Newly Released Tapes Go Inside Nixon's White House During The Watergate Scandal

1:32pm June 29, 2021

by Dave Davies

King Richard author Michael Dobbs reconstructs how the scandal gradually engulfed more administration officials, with operatives turning on each other — and eventually the president.

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The Cardboard Kingdom: Roar of the Beast, by Chad Sell

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'Cardboard Kingdom' Is About So Much More Than Just Cardboard

3:13pm June 28, 2021

by Juanita Giles

Chad Sell's new Cardboard Kingdom book is, at least on the cover, about kids who make beasts and monsters out of cardboard — but really, it's about little kids who aren't quite ready to be big.

Adam Serwer On New Book: 'The Cruelty Is The Point' In Trump's America

6:13pm June 27, 2021

NPR's Sarah McCammon speaks with Atlantic staff writer Adam Serwer about his new book, The Cruelty is the Point: The Past, Present and Future of Trump's America.

Terence Crowster, a development worker who has been an avid reader since he was young, solicited donations to start the Hot-Spot Library in Scottsville, Cape Town, so kids would have a safe place to connect with books.

PHOTOS: Improvised Library Brings Joy Of Books To Kids Living In Gang Territory

4:15pm June 27, 2021

by Tommy Trenchard

It started with a guy who had a dream – bringing books to kids in a slum – and two used shipping containers. It's the Hot-Spot Library of Cape Town, South Africa.

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How Millennials And The Great Recession Inspired Elizabeth Gonzalez James' Debut Novel

8:00am June 27, 2021

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with author Elizabeth Gonzalez James about the real-life experiences of millennials that went into her book, Mona at Sea.

Blackout, by Dhonielle Clayton, Tiffany D. Jackson, Nic Stone, Angie Thomas, Ashley Woodfolk, and Nicola Yoon

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Young Love Shines In The Dark In This New Story Collection

5:00am June 27, 2021

by Denny S. Bryce

Six best-selling Black YA authors pooled their talents for Blackout, a collection of linked stories about teens navigating life, love, and just getting to a party during a New York City blackout.

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What Resilience Looks Like For A Queer Guyanese Indian Poet

1:09pm June 26, 2021

by Jeevika Verma

"Antiman" is a slur for gay men — poet Rajiv Mohabir reclaims it in his new memoir, which mixes poetry, song and prose in an investigation of his sexuality and his Guyanese Indian heritage.