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Salman Rushdie off ventilator and talking after stabbing attack

A 24-year-old New Jersey man pleaded not guilty after being charged with attempted murder in Friday's attack in Chautauqua, N.Y. The author underwent surgery, his agent said.

August 14, 2022
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By:
  • Dustin Jones and
  • Juliana Kim
The award-winning novelist Chibundu Onuzo has lately been thinking about her life in London and her visits to Nigeria, where she was born: "What do I love most about my trips to Lagos? I lose my self-consciousness there. If I stand out, it's for something other than my skin color."

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  • Opinion

My brother made it in Lagos — and taught me lessons about my life in London

The author Chibundu Onuzo reflects on her older brother's path to success after leaving the U.K. for their native Nigeria — and wonders whether she should consider joining him.

August 13, 2022
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  • Chibundu Onuzo
Mary Rodgers and Jesse Green, co-authors of <em>Shy: The Alarmingly Outspoken Memoirs of Mary Rodgers</em>

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  • Theater

Published 8 years after her death, Mary Rodgers' memoir is a true tell-all book

Rodgers, the daughter of theatrical legend Richard Rogers, was a songwriter, children's book author and philanthropist. Her memoir, Shy: The Alarmingly Outspoken Memoirs of Mary Rodgers, is out now.

August 11, 2022
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By:
  • Jeff Lunden
Kacey Musgraves performs on NPR's Tiny Desk Concerts

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  • Arts & Life

'Her Country' explores women performers' battles with gender inequality and racial discrimination

Her Country follows the rise of a new generation of women songwriters and the fellow artists and executives who supported them in an industry dominated by men.

August 11, 2022
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By:
  • Kristi York Wooten
A photo of Joseph James DeAngelo Jr. is displayed during a news conference April 24, 2018, in Sacramento, Calif., announcing the arrest of the man suspected to be the so-called Golden State Killer.

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  • Author Interviews

After a career of cracking cold cases, investigator Paul Holes opens up

Holes spent more than 20 years investigating crimes in California and played a critical role in identifying Joseph James DeAngelo Jr. as the so-called Golden State Killer. His new book is Unmasked.

August 10, 2022
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By:
  • Dave Davies

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  • Book Reviews

Two books dig into the 1990s for the roots of the Trump-era Republican Party

Two veteran observers of American politics, a journalist and a historian, argue that former president Trump is not responsible for the GOP of our day but, instead, exploited it as he found it.

August 09, 2022
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  • Ron Elving

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  • Book Reviews

'The Last White Man' spins a deft, if narrow, fantasy about identity

Mohsin Hamid's surreal new novel centers on a white man who awakens one morning to find that his skin has turned brown. The Last White Man only seriously strains credulity at its very end.

August 09, 2022
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  • Maureen Corrigan

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  • Book Reviews

Two sisters fight for Vietnam's independence

The novel Bronze Drum explores the legend of the sisters' rebellion against Chinese rule and the idea of collective memory as resistance.

August 08, 2022
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By:
  • Thuy Dinh
The Penguin logo is visible on the spine of a book. The U.S. Department of Justice is suing Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster to block the companies from completing a merger valued at $2.175 billion.

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  • Arts & Life

Authors and bookstore owners worry a big publishing merger will affect diversity

The proposed merger between Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster will likely change things for authors and readers - for better or worse

August 07, 2022
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  • Chloe Veltman
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  • Business

Authors worry about the proposed merger of Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster

As one of the largest antitrust trials to hit the publishing industry continues, how might the proposed merger of Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster impact the book industry and readers?

August 07, 2022
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  • Chloe Veltman

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  • Book Reviews

'The Devil Takes You Home' invites readers to consider the depths of darkness

Gabino Iglesias' barrio noir may not be a cheerful book, but it still allows glimpses of love, moments of connection, and glimmers of beauty to exist.

August 06, 2022
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  • Ilana Masad
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  • Author Interviews

Matt de la Peña and Hanif Abdurraqib on how basketball feeds their writing

Children's book writer Matt de la Pena and poet and essayist Hanif Abdurraqib talk about how basketball feeds their writing.

August 05, 2022
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  • Elena Burnett and
  • Justine Kenin
Morpheus (Tom Sturridge) blows you a kiss in <em>The Sandman</em>.

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  • TV Reviews

For fans and non-fans alike, Netflix's 'The Sandman' is a dream come true

To the many fans of Neil Gaiman's comic book series: Relax. The new Netflix show nails it.

August 05, 2022
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  • Glen Weldon
Will her bike wind up in that canal?

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  • Strange News

Why do so many bikes end up underwater? The reasons can be weird and varied

Each year, thousands of bikes are thrown into waterways. Author Jody Rosen explains the history, and possible motivations for this strange phenomenon.

August 04, 2022
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  • Elena Burnett and
  • Ailsa Chang

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  • Book Reviews

Emi Nietfeld is done reaching for redemption in 'Acceptance'

The memoir is not a phoenix-rising-from-the-ashes tale. Instead, Nietfeld refuses silver linings and focuses on the toll of contorting oneself into a "perfect, deserving" victim.

August 03, 2022
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  • Kristen Martin
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