What language means to those who don't speak -- but do create

Posted on April 29, 2022 at 11:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

April is both National Poetry Month and Autism Acceptance Month in the United States. And several neurodivergent poets expressed appreciation...

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Tagged As: Author interview, NPR, Poetry

A former Israeli prime minister's memoir is now out in English

Posted on April 21, 2022 at 3:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert found a silver lining to being sentenced to prison. While he maintains he's innocent,...

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Tagged As: Author interview, Memoir, NPR, Politics

Poet Colm Tóibín reads from his new collection, "Vinegar Hill"

Posted on April 20, 2022 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

April is National Poetry Month, so we'd be remiss if we didn't share this interview with Colm Tóibín on NPR....

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Tagged As: Author interview, NPR, Poetry

Celeb book news: Kaepernick's release, Downey Jr.'s plans

Posted on April 7, 2022 at 2:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Former NFL player Colin Kaepernick's first children's book came out earlier this week. In the leadup to I Color Myself...

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Tagged As: Author interview, Children's literature, Nonfiction, NPR, Pop culture

Jennifer Egan dishes on her new novel, "The Candy House"

Posted on April 5, 2022 at 12:41 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Speaking of anticipated novels that just came out ... Jennifer Egan's The Candy House is now available for reading. Egan...

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Tagged As: Author interview, New release, Women in literature

How Ocean Vuong's writing changed after his mother's death

Posted on March 31, 2022 at 11:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Inarguably, a person's parents leave their mark on them, in a variety of ways. And in the case of a...

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Tagged As: Author interview, Diversity, Poetry

Memoir describes the good, bad, and ugly in its author's family tree

Posted on March 30, 2022 at 2:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Sometimes, a book's author is separate from the story — and other times, the author is the story. That's the...

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Tagged As: Author interview, Memoir, NPR

Let's hear from Margaret Atwood

Posted on March 29, 2022 at 9:42 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Margaret Atwood released an essay collection earlier this month, so naturally she's been making the media rounds. In advance of the...

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Tagged As: Author interview, Nonfiction, The New York Times, Women in literature

Madeleine Albright's literary legacy

Posted on March 25, 2022 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Madeleine Albright, who died Wednesday at age eighty-four, is widely remembered as the US's first female secretary of state. But...

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Tagged As: Author interview, Memoir, Nonfiction, NPR, Politics

Author Q&A: Scott Bury

Posted on March 9, 2022 at 8:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

War biography, historical fantasy, and mystery author Scott Bury's photo and website URL.

Today we're interviewing Scott Bury, who writes war biography, historical fantasy, and mystery books.

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Tagged As: Author interview, Historical fiction, Politics