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From BTTM FDRS, by Ezra Claytan Daniels and Ben Passmore

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Of Tenants And Tentacles: 'BTTM FDRS' Confronts Gentrification In Comic Horror Form

7:00am June 27, 2019

by Etelka Lehoczky

Ezra Claytan Daniels and Ben Passmore's new graphic novel is a comic-horror take on the very real problem of gentrification that follows two young artists moving to a struggling Chicago neighborhood.

Judith Krantz's novels introduced generations of readers to the finer things in life.

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Champagne, Caviar And No Shame At All: Remembering Judith Krantz

4:21pm June 26, 2019

by Barrie Hardymon

The novelist, who died last week at 91, was often slammed by critics as a frivolous sex-and-shopping writer. But her luxuries were meticulously researched and her sex scenes gloriously shameless.

When We Were Arabs: A Jewish Family's Forgotten History, by Massoud Hayoun

'When We Were Arabs' Is A Nostalgic Celebration Of A Rich, Diverse Heritage

3:10pm June 26, 2019

by Martha Anne Toll

Author Massoud Hayoun has Moroccan, Egyptian and Tunisian heritage — and is also Jewish. He weaves in his family history with the politics that shaped their lives, including European oppression.

Marchers at a candlelight vigil in San Francisco, Calif., carry a banner to call attention to the continuing battle against AIDS on May 29, 1989. The city was home to the nation's first AIDS special care unit. The unit, which opened in 1983, is the subjec

1st AIDS Ward '5B' Fought To Give Patients Compassionate Care, Dignified Deaths

2:48pm June 26, 2019

by Terry Gross

A new documentary tells the story of America's first inpatient unit dedicated to the care of people with AIDS. Nurse Cliff Morrison helped create 5B in 1983, and worked on it with Dr. Paul Volberding.

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Secrets Kept By The 'Gone Dead' Haunt The Living

7:00am June 26, 2019

by Michael Schaub

Chanelle Benz's debut novel follows a woman digging into the death of her father, a celebrated African American writer who abandoned his family — and died in a mysterious accident not long after.

Emily Nussbaum is the TV critic for The New Yorker.

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From 'Buffy' Superfan To Pulitzer Prize, A Critic Celebrates TV On Her Own Terms

5:12pm June 25, 2019

by Audie Cornish

Emily Nussbaum's new book, I Like To Watch, is a collection of essays that span her career and the age of prestige TV. She wants to "explode and expand" the types of shows we take seriously, she says.

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Mary Beth Keane's previous books include The Walking People and Fever.

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'Ask Again, Yes' Is A Profound Yet Unpretentious Family Drama

12:12pm June 25, 2019

by Maureen Corrigan

Mary Beth Keane's novel opens in 1973 New York and follows two rookie cops and their families over four decades. Her closely-observed domestic tale transforms into something deep and universal.

I Like To Watch is Emily Nussbaum's new book.

'I Like To Watch' Is A Passionate, Brilliant Defense Of TV

11:51am June 25, 2019

by Annalisa Quinn

The collection of 32 mostly previously published essays by New Yorker TV Critic Emily Nussbaum includes a new consideration of the question "What should we do with the art of terrible men?"

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer holds up the U.S. Constitution at a talk in 2016.

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'A Lot Of Gray Area': A Legal Expert Explains 'How To Read The Constitution'

8:42am June 25, 2019

by Rachel Martin

Inspired by the challenges to the current presidential administration, law professor Kim Wehle has written a guide to the founding document — and its susceptibility to interpretation.

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The Most Fun We Ever Had by Claire Lombardo

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Marriage Is Passionate, Not Perfect, In 'The Most Fun We Ever Had'

7:00am June 25, 2019

by Heller McAlpin

Claire Lombardo's sweeping family drama — fueled by power plays between spouses and between sisters — is a wonderfully immersive read that packs more heart and heft than most first novels.