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Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie attends the White House Correspondents' Association dinner at The Washington Hilton in Washington, D.C., on April 28, 2018.

Even In His Own Memoir, 'Let Me Finish,' Chris Christie Gets Upstaged By Trump

1:50pm January 29, 2019

by Ron Elving

In his book, he says the transition team head is "the second biggest job in American politics" — and it is clear he took it on like he would have the top job, as if the shiny new presidency were his.

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Pack Your Bags And Your Books For 6 Literary Journeys With Nancy Pearl

5:01am January 29, 2019

by Nancy Pearl

The latest stack of books from our go-to librarian will transport you to Newfoundland, New Orleans, Sierra Leone, Malaysia, Massachusetts, and the British Isles.

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American Library Association Announces Caldecott And Newbery Medal Winners

6:10pm January 28, 2019

by Lynn Neary

This year in young people's literature, Meg Medina's Merci Suárez Changes Gears won the Newbery Medal and Sophie Blackall's Hello Lighthouse took home the Caldecott Medal.

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An excerpt of Sophie Blackall's Caldecott-winning Hello Lighthouse.

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'Merci Suárez' Wins Newbery Medal, and 'Hello Lighthouse' Draws Caldecott

4:33pm January 28, 2019

by Colin Dwyer

The world of children's books gave out its most prestigious prizes Monday at the American Library Association's conference in Seattle. Works by Meg Medina and Sophie Blackall won the headline honors.

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How I Made It: Yesika Salgado's Love Poem to Los Angeles

3:40pm January 28, 2019

Yesika Salgado has been writing and living in Los Angeles for her whole life.

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'The Falconer' Is A Vivid Tale Of Adolescence And Athleticism

2:01pm January 28, 2019

by Maureen Corrigan

Seventeen-year-old Lucy Adler loves basketball but struggles to fit in with her peers. Critic Maureen Corrigan says Dana Czapnik's protagonist reminded her of Francie from A Tree Grows in Brooklyn.

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"There's just so much beneath the streets of New York City that people walking around on the surface don't ever think about," journalist Will Hunt says. His new book is Underground.

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'Underground' Digs Up The Secrets Of Hidden Communities Around The World

1:58pm January 28, 2019

by Dave Davies

Journalist Will Hunt is fascinated with the world below us: "Every manhole, every doorway, every stairway going down into the dark [feels] like a potential portal into this like separate world."

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Don't Judge 'The Plotters' By Its Cover ... Blurb

7:00am January 28, 2019

by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Un-Su Kim's novel about competing guilds of assassins in Seoul, South Korea, is billed as a mashup of Tarantino and Camus, but our reviewer says the reality is somewhat more Camus and less compelling.

'Team Human' Stresses That The Future Lies In Connection And Cooperation

5:01am January 28, 2019

by Adam Frank

Douglas Rushkoff's knowledge of digital technology shines in his new book, horrifying us with the capacities of the machines we've built — and the ways they have been used against us.

Henry Winkler, who has dyslexia, has spent his life struggling to read books. "It never dawned on me that I would have my name on a book," Winkler tells NPR's Michel Martin.

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Dyslexia Made Henry Winkler Feel 'Stupid' For Years. Now, He's A Best-Selling Author

6:05pm January 27, 2019

by Emma Bowman

The Emmy-winning actor is lesser known for his work writing for children. But he calls his book series, about the adventures and struggles of a dyslexic child, his proudest accomplishment.

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