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Your Laughing Muscles Will Get A Workout In This Sporty Romance

5:00am August 22, 2021

by Denny S. Bryce

A personal trainer takes on an injured former NFL star trying to make a secret comeback in Farrah Rochon's The Dating Playbook. Will they have to fake-date to hide what's really going on? You bet!

'The Debt Trap' Author On The Generational Setbacks From Student Loans

5:23pm August 21, 2021

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Wall Street Journal reporter Josh Mitchell about his new book, The Debt Trap: How Student Loans Became a National Catastrophe.

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In This Strong Sequel, Taking The Throne Is Easy — Keeping It, Not So Much

5:00pm August 21, 2021

by Danny Lore

Jordan Ifueko follows up her meteoric debut Raybearer with Redemptor, which continues the story of Tarisai, now an Empress, but racked with grief and guilt over what she did to gain the throne.

The Woman I Kept To Myself, by Julia Alvarez

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How Julia Alvarez Wrote Her Many Selves Into Existence

1:56pm August 21, 2021

by Carmen Molina Acosta

The author discusses her collection, The Woman I Kept to Myself, in which she explores the many facets of her identity, from the girl who reads poetry to herself at night to the seasoned professor.

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This Road Trip Is A Winding, Poetic Journey Through Ancestry, Trauma And Art

7:00am August 21, 2021

by Caitlyn Paxson

On the surface, Me (Moth) seems like a simple story. Two damaged teens fall for each other as they journey across America. But on every page, Amber McBride builds layer upon layer of meaning.

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Jill Murphy, Author Of 'The Worst Witch' and 'Five Minutes Peace,' Has Died At 72

8:34pm August 20, 2021

by Elizabeth Blair

Children's book author and illustrator Jill Murphy created The Worst Witch and The Large Family series, among many others. She was known for capturing a range of human emotions in her whimsical tales.

Velvet Was the Night, by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

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This Noir Adventure Shows Silvia Moreno-Garcia Can Do It All, With Style To Spare

5:00am August 20, 2021

by Gabino Iglesias

Moreno-Garcia follows up her smash hit Mexican Gothic with a noir caper set in '70s Mexico City, centering on two small-time sad-sacks who find themselves caught up in some very big trouble.

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We Picked Our Favorite Sci-Fi And Fantasy Books 10 Years Ago. Here Are Some We Missed

10:54pm August 19, 2021

by Petra Mayer

Way back in 2011, we polled our readers about their favorite science fiction and fantasy books and made a list of their 100 favorites. There were some notable omissions. It's time to fix that.

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How Ross Gay Finds Joy In The Smallest of 'Delights'

3:15pm August 19, 2021

by Christina Cala

On the Code Switch podcast, Ross Gay reflects on his 2019 collection The Book of Delights, the difficulty of allowing yourself to be moved, and why he thinks it's important to use the word "love."

Afghan-born American novelist Khaled Hosseini, photographed in Rome in 2008.

With The Taliban In Power, Best-Selling Author Worries For The Afghan People

11:10am August 19, 2021

by A Martínez

NPR's A Martínez talks to Afghan American novelist Khaled Hosseini about his reflections on Afghanistan, which has been shattered by decades of war, tribal feuds and corruption.