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In November's Superman: Son of Kal-El #5, (written by Tom Taylor, art by John Timms), Jonathan Kent, son of Clark, will get a boyfriend.

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Superman's son, Jon Kent, comes out as bisexual in a new comic. It's a big deal — sort of

5:05pm October 11, 2021

by Glen Weldon

DC Comics announced that Superman's teenage son will be romantically involved with a male friend in a comic to be published in November. It's a growing trend.

Schiff's book explains how Trump's first impeachment altered the political landscape

7:12am October 11, 2021

NPR's Michel Martin talks to Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff about his new book: Midnight in Washington: How We Almost Lost Our Democracy and Still Could.

Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., speaks during the House select committee hearing in July on the Jan. 6 attack on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Rep. Schiff reveals impeachment regrets, tensions on Capitol Hill after insurrection

4:56pm October 10, 2021

In a wide-ranging interview with NPR's Michel Martin, Rep. Adam Schiff discusses his regrets from President Donald Trump's first impeachment trial and his relationship with his GOP colleagues.

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Chris Hadfield's latest book: 'The Apollo Murders'

8:12am October 10, 2021

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to retired astronaut and International Space Station commander Chris Hadfield about his novel, which follows a fictional mission during the Cold War in the early 1970s.

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A delicious Gothic romance strikes just the right balance of heart and horror

5:00am October 10, 2021

by Caitlyn Paxson

The Death of Jane Lawrence asks that age-old question of gothic novels and fairy tales: What do you do if your very attractive husband is hiding a very dark secret in his crumbling manor house?

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Joy Harjo on inspiration behind memoir 'Poet Warrior'

5:17pm October 09, 2021

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo about her poetic memoir.

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'Falling Girls' navigates the dynamics of high-school female friendships

8:07am October 09, 2021

Things aren't looking too cheery for one cheerleading squad. NPR's Scott Simon talks to author Hayley Krischer about her new novel, The Falling Girls.

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'Lincoln Highway' is set in the 1950's landscape of highways and railways

8:07am October 09, 2021

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Amor Towles about his latest novel, The Lincoln Highway. Set in 1954, it's about a teenager, his younger brother and a road trip that goes awry.

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This novel about Haiti's 2010 earthquake shows us: People persist

5:00am October 09, 2021

by Kamil Ahsan

Myriam J.A. Chancy's new novel What Storm, What Thunder lays out the lives of people affected by the 2010 disaster with precision and compassion, giving even the most abject agency over their lives.

Invisible Child: Poverty, Survival & Hope in an American City, by Andrea Elliott

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'Invisible Child' tells the story of childhood homelessness in America

5:34am October 08, 2021

by Ericka Taylor

While the book is very much the tale of young Dasani Coates, Andrea Elliott uses her story and that of her family to examine the many who find themselves in similarly impossible circumstances.