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Yasmine Seale Has Retranslated ‘Aladdin’
Seale’s new translation of the classic tale reveals its surprising depth.
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Maxine Gordon Ended Up Married to the Music
Gordon chronicles the life and career of her late husband, Dexter Gordon, in 'Sophisticated Giant.'
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Karl Ove Knausgaard: His Life as a Novel
Knausgaard discusses the ending of his relentlessly confessional 3,600-page series, My Struggle.
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Jonathan Franzen Escapes from Time...with Birds
Jonathan Franzen’s new essay collection, 'The End of the End of the World,' holds out hope for the future. That hope just might have wings.
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Thrills and Chills in Texas
Psychological thrillers by Julia Haeberline, Meg Gardiner, and Jeff Abbott revel in life’s darker sides
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Unmasking Erasure: Alexander Chee
In his first collection of essays, the acclaimed novelist looks into the kaleidoscope of his own identity.
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Illuminating America: Celeste Ng
Back before she was a bestselling author, Celeste Ng wrote an essay titled “Why I Dont Want to Be the Next Amy Tan.”
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The Language Warrior: Ngũgĩ Wa Thiong’o
The author of ‘Wrestling with the Devil' believes in the power of art.
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Happily Ever After, Guaranteed: Three Romance Writers
Alyssa Cole, Sophie Jordan, and Julia London talk about #MeToo, hope, and the need for happy endings in romance novels.
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Reading = Hope x Change: Jacqueline Woodson
Woodson is on a mission to spread hope through books.
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Anne Lamott Is Staying Hopeful In Spite of It All
In 'Almost Everything,' Lamott reflects on the challenge of holding on to hope in challenging times.
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Adriana Trigiani Writes Love and Marriage...Italian Style
Adriana Trigiani continues her magical storytelling with her new novel, 'Tony’s Wife,' which follows two working class kids through marriage, fame as a singing duo, and realization.
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Andre Dubus III Looks At the Survivors
The author confronts the long shadow of violence and trauma in 'Gone So Long.'
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Susan Orlean Knows Librarians Are Superheroes
Orlean delves into the 1986 L.A. public library fire in 'The Library Book.'
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Jerome Charyn, And His New Books, Play Double Jeopardy
Veteran author Jerome Charyn publishes two books in five months: an essay collection, 'In the Shadow of King Saul,' and 'The Perilous Adventures of the Cowboy King,' a novel about Theodore Roosevelt.
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Noma's New Cookbook Foments a Fermentation Revolution
In 'The Noma Guide to Fermentation,' by superstar chefs René Redzepi and David Zilber, the proof is in the probiotics.
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The Horrors of Love: Spotlight on Jeremy Wagner
In 'Rabid Heart,' thriller author and death metal legend Wagner spins a gory tale of love and zombie bashing. (Sponsored)
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From Prison, Ahmet Altan Confronts Turkey's Dark History
Sentenced to life imprisonment in Turkey, Ahmet Altan continues work on his ambitious series, the Ottoman Quartet, from Silivri Prison outside Istanbul.
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Barbara Kingsolver Heads to the Pine Barrens
Kingsolver’s new novel, 'Unsheltered,' connects two families in New Jersey two centuries apart.
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Spotlight on Michael D. Cicchini
In this examination of the case profiled on Netflix's 'Making a Murderer,' Cicchini deconstructs how police steer the accused toward false confessions. (Sponsored)



