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'Honor' is a searing meditation on the meaning of dignity in a dehumanizing world

12:07pm January 26, 2022

by Sharmila Mukherjee

Thrity Umrigar's novel is about India's humanitarian crisis — with its depictions of misogyny and scenes of public shaming, mistreatment and torture — but it's also about a transformative journey.

Imani Perry speaks at the Brooklyn Tribute to Martin Luther King Jr. at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, in New York, on Jan. 17.

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Want to understand the U.S.? This historian says the South holds the key

5:49pm January 25, 2022

by Dave Davies

Imani Perry says the South can be seen as an "origin point" for the way the nation operates. Her book South to America reflects on the region's history and traces the steps of an enslaved ancestor.

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Believe in Yourself: What We Learned from Arthur, by Marc Brown

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'And I say, Hey! HEY!' Aardvark Arthur's wonderful new days are ending

5:03pm January 25, 2022

by Elizabeth Blair

The world-famous aardvark first appeared in print over 45 years ago. The Emmy and Peabody award-winning TV show is about to begin its 25th and final season — and creator Marc Brown has a new book.

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Go Back to Where You Came From: And Other Helpful Recommendations on How to Become American, by Wajahat Ali

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Wajahat Ali's 'Go Back To Where You Came From' is biting and funny and full of heart

9:27am January 25, 2022

by Jenny Bhatt

Ali's memoir is intelligent and incisive in its arguments against "whiteness" but focuses, too, on hope and heart — calling for a more compassionate world through community and solidarity.

The cover of Firekeeper's Daughter, which won multiple prizes this year from the American Library Association.

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They didn't get the Newbery or Caldecott but these kids' authors won big this year

8:22am January 25, 2022

by Neda Ulaby

The American Library Association handed out nearly two dozen awards for kids' books this week. We look at some of the winners.

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Children's librarians announce the winners of the Newbery and Caldecott medals

4:41pm January 24, 2022

by Neda Ulaby

America's librarians announce their top children's book picks virtually on Monday. Among the honors they're awarding are the 2021 Newbery and Caldecott medals.

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'Camera Man' unspools the colorful life of silent film star Buster Keaton

2:00pm January 24, 2022

by Dave Davies

By age 5, Keaton was a star in his family's vaudeville act; he went on to star in and direct silent films, performing jaw-dropping stunts. Slate film critic Dana Stevens profiles Keaton in a new book.

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The Last Cuentista by Donna Barba Higuera

'The Last Cuentista' and 'Watercress' win top children's book awards

12:56pm January 24, 2022

by Meghan Collins Sullivan

The 2022 Newbery and Caldecott medals, among several other honors, were awarded Monday to the children's books that American librarians chose as the most distinguished this year.

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In new debut novel, everyone wants to know 'Yinka, Where is Your Huzband?'

8:49am January 23, 2022

by Sarah McCammon

Sarah McCammon speaks to author Lizzie Damilola Blackburn about her debut novel, "Yinka, Where is Your Huzband?"

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Author and Princeton Professor Imani Perry.

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Author Imani Perry explores the South to reveal the soul of America

5:01am January 23, 2022

Imani Perry discusses what it meant to write a book about her own home, and why the South is so important to comprehend the rest of the nation.