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In 'Julieta and the Romeos,' a teen aims to uncover the identity of her mystery man

In Maria E. Andreu's latest YA romance, Julieta Toledo escapes into writing, the perfect haven for her increasingly runaway imagination. There she connects with the mysterious "Happily Ever Drafter."

May 20, 2023
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By:
  • Alethea Kontis
Romance writer Kennedy Ryan made history in 2019 as the first Black author to win one of the most prestigious romance fiction prizes — the RITA Award in the <a href="https://www.rwa.org/Online/Awards/RITA/2019_RITA_Winners.aspx">Best Contemporary Romance: Long</a> category, for <em>Long Shot</em>.

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Kennedy Ryan's romances are coming for your heartstrings

The author's high-emotional-stakes romances are about to reach a wider audience, with a five-book deal and an upcoming TV adaptation. Ryan says her "happily ever after" has been "hard-won."

May 19, 2023
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By:
  • Chloe Veltman
Author Salman Rushdie responds to questions during a news interview for the 2023 PEN America Literary Gala Thursday, May 18, 2023, in New York.

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PEN America gala honors Salman Rushdie, his first in-person appearance since stabbing

Rushdie, whose attendance had not been announced beforehand, spoke briefly, and dedicated some of his remarks to those who came to his help last August while on stage at a New York literary festival.

May 19, 2023
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  • Author Interviews

Writer Sam Irby bears her soul – again – with new essay collection 'Quietly Hostile'

Writer Sam Irby talks about her newest collection of essays, Quietly Hostile.

May 18, 2023
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  • Juana Summers,
  • Ashley Brown,
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Penguin Random House, the largest publisher in the U.S., has sued a Florida county school board over its decisions to ban and restrict access to books. Joining the lawsuit are five authors, two parents of students and the advocacy group PEN America.

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Penguin Random House and 5 authors are suing a Florida school board over book bans

Officials in Escambia County, Fla., removed 10 books from school libraries and restricted access to more than 150 others. Writers' advocacy group PEN America calls the lawsuit the first of its kind.

May 18, 2023
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By:
  • Becky Sullivan and
  • Neda Ulaby

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  • Book Reviews

5 new fantasy novels invigorate old tropes

Spell books, dragons, mermaids, fairies and a magic circus all take on new life in the pages of these five enchanting tales hitting shelves in May and June.

May 18, 2023
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By:
  • Caitlyn Paxson
Andy Cohen, the face of Bravo, says being a dad is his biggest challenge yet. "Everything has changed. My axis has changed. My priorities have changed. The way I live my life every day has changed," he said.

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Andy Cohen created a reality show empire but being a dad is his biggest challenge yet

Talk show host and The Real Housewives creator Andy Cohen's fifth book, The Daddy Diaries: The Year I Grew Up, describes how becoming a dad has completely changed his life.

May 18, 2023
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  • Leila Fadel
What does it mean to illustrate Steely Dan?

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The eternal paradox, and 'Quantum Criminals,' of Steely Dan

What does it mean to illustrate the world of Steely Dan? NPR Music contributor Marissa Lorusso spoke with the Danfans behind the new book Quantum Criminals.

May 17, 2023
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  • Marissa Lorusso
R.F. Kuang says fiction should be about imagining outside our own perspective.

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She wants fiction writers to step outside their experiences. Even if it's messy

R.F. Kuang's novel Yellowface offers a literary exploration of cultural appropriation taken to a new degree.

May 17, 2023
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  • Manuela López Restrepo

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  • Books

Stories in 'Sidle Creek' offer an insider look at Appalachia

The 22 stories in Sidle Creek charm, surprise, and convey a deep love of the people and place — the Appalachian plateau of western Pennsylvania — that author Jolene McIlwain has long called home.

May 17, 2023
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  • Ilana Masad
Samantha Irby's new memoir is <em>Quietly Hostile. </em>Her previous books include<em> Meaty; New Year, Same Trash; We Are Never Meeting in Real Life; </em>and<em> Wow, No Thank You.</em>

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'Quietly Hostile' is Samantha Irby's survival guide (of sorts)

Irby shares almost everything in her new book of essays, Quietly Hostile but, she says, "If I can't have a conversation with a stranger about the thing that I wrote, I won't put it in a book."

May 16, 2023
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  • Tonya Mosley

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  • Book Reviews

'The Three of Us' tracks a married couple and the wife's manipulative best friend

We've seen jealous, possessive friends and housewreckers with no boundaries before, though perhaps not quite so thoroughly, unapologetically unlikeable as in Ore Agbaje-Williams's debut novel.

May 16, 2023
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By:
  • Heller McAlpin

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  • Book Reviews

In 'Quietly Hostile,' Samantha Irby trains a cynical eye inward

In her fourth collection of essays, the bestselling author and TV writer renews her love/hate vows with the human race — as well as her relationship with her own flaws and failings.

May 15, 2023
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By:
  • Jason Heller
These books have been banned in several public schools and libraries across the U.S. amid a wave of book censorship and restrictions.

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  • Opinion

Opinion: Books are not land mines

NPR's Scott Simon remarks on the effects of book bans on libraries and young readers.

May 15, 2023
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  • Scott Simon

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  • Book Reviews

'Yellowface' takes white privilege to a sinister level

R.F. Kuang's first foray outside fantasy is a well-executed, gripping, fast-paced novel about the nuances of the publishing world when an author is desperate enough to do anything for success.

May 15, 2023
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  • Keishel Williams
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