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News Articles: Books

The Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion in George Town, Penang. Author Tan Twan Eng says there's a story behind every door in the city.

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This Malaysian island offers endless stories and inspiration. Just ask Tan Twan Eng

His latest book, The House of Doors, is a decade-shifting story that delves into tragedy, cultural dissonance and memory loss.

October 24, 2023
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  • Manuela López Restrepo
Acclaimed writer Viet Thanh Nguyen reading in 2017. His cancelled reading at 92NY led to staffers at the cultural center resigning.

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Staff at NYC cultural center resign after acclaimed author's event canceled

After a talk by Pulitzer winner Viet Thanh Nguyen was "postponed," some authors also pulled out of future events. The writer had signed an open letter criticizing Israel and calling for a ceasefire.

October 24, 2023
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  • Andrew Limbong

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'Let Us Descend' follows a slave on a painful journey — finding some hope on the way

Jesmyn Ward's narrative forces readers to look at our country's ugly past and face the lingering effects of history — but it also tells a story of perseverance and the power of the spiritual world.

October 24, 2023
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  • Gabino Iglesias

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In 'I Must Be Dreaming,' Roz Chast succeeds in engaging us with her dreams

Talk about a dream, kill a conversation. But not in the case of graphic novelist Roz Chast. Even her subconscious emanations present deliciously skewed takes on life's absurdities and fraught moments.

October 23, 2023
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  • Heller McAlpin
Almost half of all babies born in the U.S. in 2019 were born to unmarried mothers, a dramatic increase since 1960, when only 5% of births were to unmarried mothers.

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Why children of married parents do better, but America is moving the other way

Almost half of all babies born in the U.S. are born to unmarried mothers. That's not good for children, says progressive economist Melissa Kearney in her new book, The Two-Parent Privilege.

October 22, 2023
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  • Pallavi Gogoi
Siblings Hazel and Fiver from <em>Watership Down: The Graphic Novel</em> by Richard Adams, adapted by James Sturm and illustrated by Joe Sutphin. The 2023 graphic novel is the latest adaptation of the 1972 children's classic.

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A new graphic novel version of 'Watership Down' aims to temper darkness with hope

A half-century after the book's publication, the author's daughters sought a team to render the children's classic in pictures but stay close to the text. Enter James Sturm and Joe Sutphin.

October 22, 2023
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  • Matthew Schuerman

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5 mysteries and thrillers new this fall

It's almost Halloween — and, anyway, fall is always a great time for mysteries and thrillers. Here are a few we recommend.

October 20, 2023
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  • Bethanne Patrick
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  • Book News & Features

Britney Spears memoir reaches bestseller status a week before it hits shelves

New excerpts touching on her childhood and relationship with Justin Timberlake are drawing fans interested in her side of the story.

October 20, 2023
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  • Andrew Limbong
GPB News NPR

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'Flower Moon' author recounts the conspiracy to murder the Osage people

David Grann's 2017 book chronicled how members of the Osage Indian Nation were murdered in the 1920s by white people who wanted to take control of their land. Originally broadcast April 17, 2017.

October 20, 2023
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  • Dave Davies
Cartoonist Amy Kurzweil's new graphic memoir, <em>Artificial: A Love Story</em>, focuses on how she and her father Ray harnessed the power of artificial intelligence to connect with the grandfather she never knew.

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Using AI, cartoonist Amy Kurzweil connects with deceased grandfather in 'Artificial'

In her new graphic memoir, Artificial: A Love Story, Kurzweil describes how she and her father, famed futurist Ray Kurzweil, harnessed the power of AI to speak with the grandfather she never knew.

October 20, 2023
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  • Chloe Veltman
Life is like a video game now, says author Max Brooks — it's constantly updating.

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This author says Minecraft helps prepare kids for our world

Minecraft: The Village is the final book in a trilogy inspired by the wildly popular video game series.

October 20, 2023
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  • Andrew Limbong and
  • Manuela López Restrepo

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  • Book Reviews

'Organs of Little Importance' explores the curious ephemera that fill our minds

Jungian psychology is having a moment, owing to the TikTok-famous, self-published The Shadow Work Journal. But mind detritus becomes the stuff of great art in the hands of poet Adrienne Chung.

October 19, 2023
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  • Elise Hu
GPB News NPR

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How a family-owned Chinese restaurant shaped Curtis Chin's worldview

Curtis Chin's new memoir, Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant tells the story of how he came of age helping out at his parents' business in Detroit.

October 18, 2023
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  • Manuela López Restrepo
Walter Isaacson, left, and Michael Lewis are authors and friends from New Orleans. Their new books are about billionaire Elon Musk and fallen crypto executive Sam Bankman-Fried respectively.

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  • Author Interviews

As Walter Isaacson and Michael Lewis wrote, their books' heroes became villains

What happens when the hero you plan to write about becomes a villain in much of the public's eye? We asked bestselling authors Michael Lewis and Walter Isaacson about Sam Bankman-Fried and Elon Musk.

October 18, 2023
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  • David Folkenflik

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  • Book Reviews

'The House of Doors' offers an ingenious twist, exploring how literature works magic

The writer W. Somerset Maugham plays a central role Tan Twan Eng's entrancing new novel that encompasses at-the-time risky interracial and homosexual love stories and a scandalous murder trial.

October 18, 2023
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  • Heller McAlpin
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