'House Of Sticks' Is An Immigrant Success Story With Filial Bonds At The Core
Ly Tran's narrative power lies in its nuanced celebration of family devotion that withstands the enormous cost of the American dream.
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Sinéad O'Connor Has A New Memoir ... And No Regrets
Fiery singer-songwriter Sinéad O'Connor became a star in the MTV era, rewriting the rules while courting controversy. Now, she reclaims an influential legacy with a new memoir, Rememberings.
What's In A Genre Name? The Trouble With 'Asian Fantasy'
Asian fantasy has been increasingly popular over the past few years, but some authors shelved in that category are wondering whether it's really a useful way of describing a vast and varied subgenre.
In 'Instructions for Dancing', A Cynical Former Romantic Gets A Magical Surprise
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with Nicola Yoon about her new romance novel, Instructions for Dancing, in which a disenchanted teenager fed up with love gets a strange superpower.
A Stunning Graphic Novel Uncovers The History Of Enslaved Women Who Fought Back
Wake, by Rebecca Hall and Hugo Martínez, blends passion and fact to set a new standard for illustrated history: Not just action scenes of daring, desperate women, but the struggle to make them known.
In Both Fact And Fiction, The Truth Of Tulsa Is Hard To Stomach
When author Jewell Parker Rhodes tried to publish a novel retelling the story of the Tulsa Race Massacre, she found that not everyone was ready to reckon with the city's painful, traumatic history.
Alice Waters Gets To The Heart Of America's Health And Food Problem In New Book
NPR's Scott Simon talks to chef and restaurateur Alice Waters about her slow food manifesto, We Are What We Eat.
'The Other Black Girl' In This New Thriller May Not Be Your Friend
Zakiya Dalila Harris drew on her book-world background for her new novel, about a Black woman in publishing who thinks, at first, that she has a new ally when her company hires another Black woman.
'Sixteen Scandals' Rewinds A Teen Classic To Regency England
Sophie Jordan's romp of a novel follows Primrose Ainsworth, youngest of four sisters, who escapes the family on her 16th birthday for an adventure through Regency London with a charming mystery man.
Give 'The Great Whipplethorp Bug Collection' A Buzz, You'll Bee Charmed
In Ben Brashares and Elizabeth Bergeland's charming new picture book, a discontented young boy finds a new way to carry on his family's legacy of awesomeness — and without hurting any bugs.