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Take a rom-com road trip in 'How to Marry Keanu Reeves in 90 Days'

K.M. Jackson's laugh-out-loud new romance follows a Keanu Reeves superfan who's heard her celeb crush is getting *gasp* married — and she has to stop him! But will she find real love along the way?

November 07, 2021
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By:
  • Denny S. Bryce
Columbia University professor John McWhorter argues that some anti-racism actions have gone too far.

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  • Author Interviews

'Woke Racism': John McWhorter argues against what he calls a religion of anti-racism

Linguistics professor John McWhorter's new book is Woke Racism: How a New Religion Has Betrayed Black America. He says some in the U.S. cultural left have taken "anti-racism" efforts to extremes.

November 06, 2021
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By:
  • James Doubek,
  • Steve Inskeep,
  • and 2 more

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  • Book Reviews

'The Waiting' is an unflinching portrayal of the separations caused by war

Keum Suk Gendry-Kim's harrowing new graphic novel was inspired by her own family history — Gendry-Kim was an adult when she discovered that she had a long-lost aunt possibly trapped in North Korea.

November 06, 2021
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By:
  • THÚY ĐINH
Bassist, songwriter and rapper Divinity Roxx has a new children's album & book project.

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After touring with Beyoncé, Divinity Roxx brings positive vibes to children's music

Beyoncé's former music director and bassist has a new children's album and book project, which she hopes will instill positivity in young listeners.

November 05, 2021
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By:
  • Elizabeth Blair
<em>From Warsaw with Love: Polish Spies, the CIA, and the Forging of an Unlikely Alliance,</em> by John Pomfret

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Spies on opposite sides of the Cold War unite in 'From Warsaw With Love'

Reporter John Pomfret interviewed government officials and intelligence operatives and mined declassified files in Poland to write his fascinating story of the Polish-U.S. intelligence relationship.

November 04, 2021
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By:
  • Viveca Novak

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  • Book Reviews

The stories in 'Five Tuesdays in Winter' prove Lily King is a star at any length

Lily King's first story collection demonstrates her range, pulling you in and making you wonder where she's going, whether it's a brutal encounter between former roommates or a sudden act of kindness.

November 04, 2021
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By:
  • Heller McAlpin
Brenda Cook, Brant Hopkins and Baby Murf of the the National Women's Football League team the Houston Herricanes.

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  • Author Interviews

How sexism and homophobia sidelined the National Women's Football League

The NWFL lasted from the mid-1970s to 1988, when it shuttered and the teams broke apart. A new book, Hail Mary, explores the league's origins and the problems that brought it to an end.

November 04, 2021
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  • Victoria Whitley-Berry
Sonia Sanchez reads from her book <em>Like the Singing Coming Off the Drums</em> during an NPR Music event in 2019.

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  • Book News & Features

For poet Sonia Sanchez — at age 87 — there's more work to be done

For over 60 years, poet and activist Sonia Sanchez has helped redefine American culture, politics and education. She is this year's winner of the Gish Prize, a $250,000 lifetime achievement honor.

November 04, 2021
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  • Jeevika Verma
Paul McCartney, shown here in 1963, says the initial rush of Beatlemania "was the fulfillment of all our dreams."

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Paul McCartney knew he'd never top The Beatles — and that's just fine with him

The forthcoming documentary Get Back revisits The Beatles' final days together. McCartney says he took the band's breakup hard: "It was quite difficult, because I didn't know what to do at all."

November 03, 2021
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  • Terry Gross
Damon Galgut in London's Royal Festival Hall in October.

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  • Book News & Features

Novelist Damon Galgut wins Booker Prize for 'The Promise'

The South African novelist has been shortlisted for the award twice before.

November 03, 2021
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By:
  • Neda Ulaby
<em>The How: Notes on the Great Work of Meeting Yourself,</em> Yrsa Daley-Ward

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  • Book Reviews

'The How' is a hopeful meditation on self-worth and healing

Yrsa Daley-Ward has taken Instagram reflections on life to book-form; she offers reminders about personal worth — affirmations and mindfulness exercises on self-love, growth and healing.

November 03, 2021
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By:
  • Nayantara Dutta
A picture shows the headquarters of publishers Random House in Central London on October 29, 2012 before it merged with Penguin. AFP PHOTO / LEON NEAL (Photo credit should read LEON NEAL/AFP via Getty Images)

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The U.S. Department of Justice seeks to block a book publishing 'behemoth'

The Department of Justice is suing to block a proposed merger between Penguin Random House and Simon and Schuster

November 02, 2021
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By:
  • Neda Ulaby
Gary Shteyngart's previous books include<em> Super Sad True Love Story, Little Failure</em> and <em>Lake Success. </em>

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  • Author Interviews

How Gary Shteyngart's pandemic pod inspired a novel about friendship

Our Country Friends is about the trysts and betrayals that occur within a group of friends during the pandemic. It's an exaggerated version of Shteyngart's own COVID experience.

November 02, 2021
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By:
  • Dave Davies

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  • Book Reviews

'My Monticello' grapples with the past, present and future of American racism

The title novella of Jocelyn Nicole Johnson's debut is set in the near future in Charlottesville, Va., where descendants of Sally Hemings' take shelter from a racist mob in Thomas Jefferson's manor.

November 02, 2021
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By:
  • Maureen Corrigan
GPB News NPR

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  • Book Reviews

Huma Abedin's admiration for mentor Hillary Clinton is on full display in 'Both/And'

Abedin also reflects on her marriage to former Rep. Anthony Weiner, writing: "[Clinton] said that she did not believe I should pay a professional price for what was ultimately my husband's mistake."

November 02, 2021
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  • Caitlyn Kim
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