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News Articles: Books

Black Thought of The Roots performs during Philly Fights Cancer on May 20, 2023.

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  • Music Interviews

'Music was there for me when I needed it,' The Roots co-founder Tariq Trotter says

Trotter, aka Black Thought, reflects on his childhood in Philly, his decades-long friendship with Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson and his life as a musician. Trotter's new memoir is The Upcycled Self.

November 07, 2023
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  • Tonya Mosley
E.J. Koh's novel covers war and generations.

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  • Books

'We cannot fail so big as war': A writer's lesson from examining the Korean War

In just over 200 pages, E.J. Koh's debut novel spans decades to tell the individual stories of lives impacted by the Korean War.

November 07, 2023
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By:
  • Manuela López Restrepo
10/17/1988 President Reagan and Nancy Reagan in the East Room congratulating Milton Friedman receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

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  • Economy

Was Milton Friedman Really 'The Last Conservative?'

A new book looks at the life and ideas of Milton Friedman.

November 07, 2023
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By:
  • Greg Rosalsky
Barbra Streisand in March 1966.

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  • Book Reviews

Barbra Streisand's memoir shows she wasn't born a leading lady — she made herself one

At nearly 1,000 pages long, My Name Is Barbra is the ultimate exercise in directorial control, and a celebration of women's authorship.

November 07, 2023
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By:
  • Brittany Luse
This new book selects more than 130 films over the last century and invites contributors to reflect on how some of their favorite films shaped their own identities as Asian Americans.

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  • Books

Jeff Yang's new book is a 'cheer out loud' for the films that made Asian America

There has been notable progress in Asian American representation in film over the past few years. One author explores how the journey to this point wasn't always easy.

November 06, 2023
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By:
  • Manuela López Restrepo
GPB  NPR

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  • Author Interviews

Jeff Yang's new book is a 'cheer out loud' for the films that made Asian America

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with authors Jeff Yang and Preeti Chhibber about The Golden Screen: The Movies that Made Asian America. The book looks at films that have shaped Asian American identities.

November 06, 2023
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  • Mallory Yu,
  • Justine Kenin,
  • and 1 more

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  • Book Reviews

3 new poetry collections taking the pulse of the times

Here are three of the first poetry collections to register the still-unfolding social and physical fallout of the pandemic and Trump-era politics.

November 06, 2023
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  • Craig Morgan Teicher

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  • Book Reviews

3 books in translation for fall that are big — in different ways

Vengeance Is Mine, Undiscovered, Pedro and Marques Take Stock come from one of France's most significant living writers, a major voice in Peru, and a new talent from Brazil, respectively.

November 03, 2023
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  • Lily Meyer

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  • Book Reviews

'The Reformatory' tells a story of ghosts, abuse, racism — and sibling love

Tananarive Due's haunting, unflinching novel delves deep into the realities of the Jim Crow South and the very real horrors that took place at Florida reformatory schools in the 1950s.

November 02, 2023
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  • Gabino Iglesias
GPB  NPR

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  • Pop Culture

Looking for 'nomance': Study finds teens want less sex in their TV and movies

A new study about young Americans' entertainment consumption habits suggests that Gen Z is far more interested in seeing screen stories of platonic relationships than those featuring sex and romance.

November 01, 2023
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By:
  • Chloe Veltman
Writer Diana Helmuth wanted to learn what it means to be a practicing witch. So she spent a year delving into the occult.

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  • Religion

'I was tired of God being dead': How one woman was drawn to witchcraft

Witches have long cast a spell on our imaginations, but real people practice witchcraft too. One woman dedicated a year to find out what it means to be a practicing witch.

November 01, 2023
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  • Mallory Yu

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  • Books

What is a walking school bus? Hint: It has no tires but lots of feet and lots of soul

So what is a walking school bus? A new children's book set in South Africa tells the story of some intrepid youngsters who figured out a way to stay safe during their long walk to class.

October 31, 2023
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By:
  • Vicky Hallett

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  • Book Reviews

In 'White Holes,' Carlo Rovelli takes readers beyond the black hole horizon

Physicist Carlo Rovelli is unique among modern scientists who write for popular audiences in his ability to capture the purest essence of his science with both precision and lyricism.

October 31, 2023
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By:
  • Adam Frank
Adam Kinzinger delivers remarks during the fifth hearing by the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack, in June 2022.

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  • Politics

He says he's a moderate Republican, and the party is on a 'slide to authoritarianism'

Adam Kinzinger describes himself as a Republican moderate; something he says is a dying breed in American politics.

October 31, 2023
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By:
  • Manuela López Restrepo
Anita Gail Jones is the author of "The Peach Seed".

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  • News

A carved peach seed links generations in Georgia-native Anita Gail Jones' debut novel

A long-lost love returns in Albany, Ga., native Anita Gail Jones' debut novel.

October 31, 2023
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  • Peter Biello
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