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The cover of Bethany C. Morrow's new book, <em>So Many Beginnings.</em>

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Little Women Remixed, But Not Reimagined

When Bethany Morrow was asked to write a new take on the beloved classic, she agreed on one condition: The new March family would look nothing like the old.

September 12, 2021
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  • Karen Grigsby Bates
The state of Alabama has a new poet laureate: Ashley M. Jones is the first Black poet to claim the title, and at 31, also the youngest.

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Alabama's First Black Poet Laureate Takes A Personal Approach To 'Reparations'

Ashley M. Jones is Alabama's youngest and first Black poet laureate. Her new book Reparations Now! discusses America's history of Black oppression, and asks for more than monetary repairs.

September 08, 2021
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  • Jeevika Verma
Joy Harjo's memoir is <em>Poet Warrior. </em>She plays saxophone and recites poetry on her new album, <em>I Pray for My Enemies.</em>

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'Poet Warrior' Joy Harjo Wants Native Peoples To Be Seen As Human

The nation's first Native American poet laureate has a new memoir in which she tells her own story — as well as the story of her sixth-generation grandfather, who was forced from his ancestral land.

September 07, 2021
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  • Terry Gross

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  • Books

A Onetime Nomad Reflects On The Beauty And Harshness Of Life In The Somali Desert

Shugri Said Salh recounts her journey from goat- and camel-herding nomad in Somalia to nurse and mom of three in California in her memoir, The Last Nomad: Coming of Age in the Somali Desert.

September 04, 2021
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  • Lucy Sherriff

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The Story Of J.P. Morgan's 'Personal Librarian' — And Why She Chose To Pass As White

For the Code Switch podcast, we talked to authors Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray to discuss The Personal Librarian — the fictionalized account of the very real Belle da Costa Greene.

August 31, 2021
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  • Karen Grigsby Bates

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  • Book News & Features

These 3 Books Are Perfect For Your Back-To-Middle-Schooler

LeUyen Pham has written and illustrated more than 100 books for kids of all ages — so we asked her to give us some solid middle-grade reading recmomendations for kids heading back to school.

August 29, 2021
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  • Asma Khalid

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  • Health

In 'Dopamine Nation,' Overabundance Keeps Us Craving More

Psychiatrist Anna Lembke's new book explores the brain's connection between pleasure and pain. It also helps explain addictions — not just to drugs and alcohol, but also to food, sex and smartphones.

August 25, 2021
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  • Terry Gross
Sainte Rose de Lima Catholic Church in Maniche, Haiti, severely damaged in the recent earthquake.

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Haiti Deserves Careful Attention. An Author Recommends 4 Books To Help

As an earthquake and then a storm wreak havoc in Haiti — ten years after the devastating Port-au-Prince quake, Haitian writer Myriam J.A. Chancey reflects on why the nation has been so vulnerable.

August 23, 2021
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  • Myriam J.A. Chancy

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  • Book Reviews

These 3 YA Novels Will Transform Your Summer Into Something Fantastic

A good fantasy novel can really transform the world — whether it's this world or another one entirely. Here are three YA fantasy novels to transform the dog days of summer for young readers.

August 22, 2021
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  • Susan Davis
<em>The Woman I Kept To Myself</em>, by Julia Alvarez

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How Julia Alvarez Wrote Her Many Selves Into Existence

The author discusses her collection, The Woman I Kept to Myself, in which she explores the many facets of her identity, from the girl who reads poetry to herself at night to the seasoned professor.

August 21, 2021
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  • Carmen Molina Acosta

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How Ross Gay Finds Joy In The Smallest of 'Delights'

On the Code Switch podcast, Ross Gay reflects on his 2019 collection The Book of Delights, the difficulty of allowing yourself to be moved, and why he thinks it's important to use the word "love."

August 19, 2021
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  • Christina Cala
Afghan-born American novelist Khaled Hosseini, photographed in Rome in 2008.

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  • Author Interviews

With The Taliban In Power, Best-Selling Author Worries For The Afghan People

NPR's A Martínez talks to Afghan American novelist Khaled Hosseini about his reflections on Afghanistan, which has been shattered by decades of war, tribal feuds and corruption.

August 19, 2021
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  • A Martínez

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  • Author Interviews

This Book Introduces You To The People Doing Your 'Dirty Work'

Author Eyal Press calls them "jobs of last resort" — slaughtering animals, working in prisons, engaging in remote drone combat. Society needs them but doesn't want to talk about them.

August 18, 2021
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  • Dave Davies
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Tennis Legend Billie Jean King Puts It 'All In' Her New Autobiography

The book covers King's Grand Slam and Wimbledon championships, the "Battle of the Sexes," her activism for women's and LGBTQ rights, as well as some joyous and painful chapters in her personal life.

August 17, 2021
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  • Dave Davies

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  • Author Interviews

Inspired By 'The Decameron,' These Poems Are A Modern Pandemic Time Capsule

If you, like many people, are getting through the dragging months of the pandemic by being Very Online, you'll find poet Leigh Stein's new book is a perfect encapsulation of that experience.

August 12, 2021
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  • Jeevika Verma
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