"Dopesick" author talks about her latest book on the drug crisis

Posted on 11/17/2019 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

When Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America came out last year, it was an instant hit,...

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Translator Jennifer Croft explores her roots in a memoir, "Homesick"

Posted on 11/15/2019 at 01:30 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Coverage of Olga Tokarczuk’s various literary awards often includes information about her English translator, Jennifer Croft. And rightly so —...

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Literary Hub quizzes the National Book Awards finalists

Posted on 11/13/2019 at 02:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We’re a week away from the National Book Awards, given to outstanding work in young people’s literature, translation, poetry, nonfiction,...

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Former UN ambassador Nikki Haley's memoir hits shelves

Posted on 11/12/2019 at 08:50 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Today is release day for yet another political memoir, this one from Nikki Haley, the former South Carolina governor and...

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Author Alex Segura on closing the book on PI Pete Fernandez

Posted on 11/11/2019 at 04:14 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

All good things — including book series — must come to an end. Author Alex Segura just concluded his Pete...

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More Veterans Day reading: "The Tubman Command"

Posted on 11/11/2019 at 11:46 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Harriet Tubman has rightfully earned fame for helping slaves escape to freedom. A novel published earlier this year, however, calls...

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Writers share the recipes that helped them through tough times

Posted on 11/07/2019 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Artist and writer Natalie Eve Garrett found herself seriously down in the dumps a few years back. It was the...

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Booker Prize winner Bernardine Evaristo shares her favorite books

Posted on 11/05/2019 at 08:09 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

You don’t have to admit it if you were among the readers who thought “who?” upon learning that Bernardine Evaristo...

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Patricia Cornwell on her inspiration for her latest novel, "Quantum"

Posted on 10/30/2019 at 03:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Patricia Cornwell’s beloved Kay Scarpetta novels were born of something the author had experience with — covering crime and working...

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New novel sheds light on women imprisoned for "immorality"

Posted on 10/29/2019 at 04:28 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Author Sheila O'Connor never met her maternal grandmother. Nor did O’Connor’s mother know her own biological mother. All they had...

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