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A World Without Police: How Strong Communities Make Cops Obsolete, by Geo Maher

Abolitionist Activist Imagines 'A World Without Police' Met By Community Building

4:39am September 03, 2021

by Kamil Ahsan

Geo Maher's book is an indicator of the growing popularity of the radical abolitionist framework. His vision may not get all to see a way to a world without police — but it's as convincing as any.

Beautiful World, Where Are You? by Sally Rooney

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Sally Rooney's New Book Tries To Find Meaning In An Increasingly Troubled World

10:27am September 02, 2021

by Heller McAlpin

Beautiful World, Where Are You? follows two women, college friends now on the cusp of 30, as they struggle to live and find meaning in a world that's become increasingly unlivable on many levels.

NPR Books looks ahead to September releases.

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September Book-Ahead: What We're Excited To Read This Month

5:00am September 01, 2021

by Meghan Collins Sullivan

September tends to be a busy month in the publishing world — and this one will be no exception. Here are eight of the many books we're excited about this month.

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The Story Of J.P. Morgan's 'Personal Librarian' — And Why She Chose To Pass As White

6:16pm August 31, 2021

by Karen Grigsby Bates

For the Code Switch podcast, we talked to authors Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray to discuss The Personal Librarian — the fictionalized account of the very real Belle da Costa Greene.

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Paula Hawkins Interrogates Tragedy And Trauma In New Thriller, 'A Slow Fire Burning'

5:48pm August 31, 2021

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with author Paula Hawkins about her new thriller A Slow Fire Burning and how she explored the impact of tragedy and trauma on her characters.

Just Be Cool, Jenna Sakai, by Debbi Michiko Florence

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This Sweet, Mid-Grade Story Is Perfect For Budding Romance Fans

5:00am August 30, 2021

by Juanita Giles

If your kids aren't quite old enough for classic teen love stories, Just Be Cool, Jenna Sakai is a just-right read with a heroine who still spends Saturday nights playing board games with her family.

Image Control: Art, Fascism, and the Right to Resist, by Patrick Nathan

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'Image Control' Is A Plea For Artistic Ethics In What Author Calls 'Fascist Times'

2:40am August 30, 2021

by Lily Meyer

In order to track Patrick Nathan's ideas, one must to get on board with his habit of invoking fascism broadly, emphasizing its aesthetic and imaginative tendencies over its concrete manifestations.

A High Five for Glenn Burke, The Breadwinner, New Kid

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These 3 Books Are Perfect For Your Back-To-Middle-Schooler

8:54am August 29, 2021

by Asma Khalid

LeUyen Pham has written and illustrated more than 100 books for kids of all ages — so we asked her to give us some solid middle-grade reading recmomendations for kids heading back to school.

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This YA Yarn Would Be A Bit More Bewitching If Its Witch Made Better Choices

5:00am August 29, 2021

by Alethea Kontis

Laura Sibson's Edie in Between follows our heroine as she learns her own magic and unravels a family mystery. If only we didn't have to keep yelling at her to stay out of the metaphorical basement.

'The State Must Provide' Author On Funding Inequality Across Nation's Colleges

5:19pm August 28, 2021

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Atlantic staff writer Adam Harris about his new book, The State Must Provide: Why America's Colleges Have Always Been Unequal — And How To Set Them Right.