Ta-Nehisi Coates on what "Between the World and Me" means in 2020

Posted on November 24, 2020 at 11:55 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Between the World and Me began as a letter from writer Ta-Nehisi Coates to his son. Now it’s a National...

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Tagged As: Author interview, Nonfiction, NPR

The story behind Megan Rapinoe’s memoir, "One Life"

Posted on November 11, 2020 at 10:49 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Soccer star Megan Rapinoe’s memoir, One Life, came out yesterday. In the leadup to its release, she made the media...

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Tagged As: Author interview, Memoir, NPR, Pop culture, The New York Times

Meet the bird who saved World War I's Lost Battalion

Posted on November 11, 2020 at 8:54 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Though the novel came out in August, an interview with the author of Cher Ami and Major Whittlesey fits perfectly...

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Tagged As: Author interview, Historical fiction, NPR

Author Q&A: Vicki Lewis Thompson

Posted on November 10, 2020 at 8:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Contemporary romance author Vicki Lewis Thompson's photo and website URL.

Today we're interviewing contemporary romance author Vicki Lewis Thompson.

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Tagged As: Author interview, Romance

Ruby Bridges, who desegregated New Orleans schools, has a new book

Posted on November 9, 2020 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Imagine being six years old and making history. That was reality for Ruby Bridges, who was escorted into a previously...

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Tagged As: Author interview, Children's literature, Memoir, NPR

New releases in historical fiction can be escapism ... or an explanation

Posted on November 5, 2020 at 12:13 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

No matter how you feel about the current state of affairs in the United States, there’s a new book for...

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Tagged As: Author interview, Historical fiction, NPR

Rick Riordan empathizes with your movie-adaptation frustrations

Posted on November 5, 2020 at 10:45 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Rick Riordan has a message for bookworms: he gets your frustration about movie adaptations. Boy, does he ever. In a...

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Tagged As: Author interview, The Guardian, Young adult literature

Stressed? Ina Garten is ready with "Modern Comfort Food"

Posted on November 4, 2020 at 8:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

There are a number of reasons — regularly planned as well as unforeseen — that right now is comfort food...

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Author Q&A: Geoffrey M. Cooper

Posted on October 30, 2020 at 8:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Medical-thriller author Geoffrey M. Cooper's photo and website URL.

Today we're interviewing medical-thriller author Geoffrey M. Cooper.

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Tagged As: Author interview, Thriller

The stories behind Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"

Posted on October 29, 2020 at 2:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Fittingly, the 200th anniversary of the publication of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow comes during a pandemic year. Why fittingly?...

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Tagged As: Author interview, Classic literature, NPR