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In 'The Ghost Clause,' 2 Marriages, A Missing Child, And Yes, A Ghost

12:28pm July 04, 2019

by Bethanne Patrick

In Howard Norman's new novel, a recently deceased man finds himself haunting his former home and observing the new owners, an academic and a private investigator who's searching for a missing child.

'Star Spangled Scandal': How An 1859 Sensationalized Crime Set A Modern Day Precedent

12:24pm July 04, 2019

by Jessica Taylor

Author Chris DeRose's examination of "sex, murder and the trial that changed America" shows that glorification of true crime and parstisan rancor is nothing new to American politics.

Symptoms of a Heartbreak, by Sona Charaipotra

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A Teenage M.D. Takes On The Adult World In 'Symptoms Of A Heartbreak'

10:00am July 03, 2019

by Alethea Kontis

Sona Charaipotra's young adult novel might be familiar to back-in-the-day fans of Doogie Howser — it's about 16-year-old supergenius Saira, fresh out of med school and interning at a hospital.

We Went to the Woods, by Caite Dolan-Leach

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'We Went To The Woods' Warns: You Can Know History And Still Repeat It

7:00am July 03, 2019

by Jean Zimmerman

Caite Dolan-Leach's new novel follows a young woman who gets kicked off a reality TV show and ends up on a 1960s-style commune, where utopian ideals soon fall prey to some very human foibles.

A smoked pulled chicken sandwich from Operation BBQ Relief.

When Natural Disasters Strike, Operation BBQ Swoops In With Relief— And Ribs

6:45pm July 02, 2019

by Susie Neilson

For eight years, a roving band of competitive barbecuers has traveled to emergency zones across the U.S., serving thousands of hot and tangy meals to people in need. Now they've got a cookbook.

Author Pulls Back The Iron Curtain On The Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster

2:04pm July 02, 2019

by Dave Davies

Midnight In Chernobyl author Adam Higginbotham spent years investigating the 1986 explosion and its aftermath. He says design flaws, human hubris and Soviet secrecy all contributed to the disaster.

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'Growing Things' Will Wind Its Tendrils Into Your Mind

10:00am July 02, 2019

by Jason Sheehan

Horror writer Paul Tremblay's new short story collection is full of ghosts, monsters, nightmares and apocalypses — all of which feel so close by they might be happening to you, right now.

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In 'The Gifted School,' Ripped-From-The-Headlines Parental Scheming

7:00am July 02, 2019

by Lily Meyer

Bruce Holsinger's new novel — about overprivileged parents cheating to get their kids into a magnet school — is very topical, but the characters are too flat to hook readers' attention for long.

Author Mo Willems supervises a rehearsal of the musical adaptation of Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. As the very first Education Artist-in-Residence, "I can say at this point that I am the greatest ... " he l

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Kids' Author Mo Willems Has A New Creative Challenge (And So Should You)

5:32am July 02, 2019

by Rachel Martin

The creator of the Pigeon series, Knuffle Bunny, and Elephant & Piggie is currently an Artist-in-Residence at the Kennedy Center. He says if you want kids to draw, you should let them see you drawing.

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George Takei On Why America's Past Is Present

4:57pm July 01, 2019

Takei is the co-author of a forthcoming graphic novel about his experience in a Japanese-American internment camp.