Listen to authors speak about investigations into Harvey Weinstein, Brett Kavanagh

Posted on 09/18/2019 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

As books about the #MeToo movement and the events that prompted it proliferate, so too do NPR’s interviews with these...

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Tagged As: Author interview, Nonfiction, NPR, Scandal

What's the reaction to Edward Snowden's memoir?

Posted on 09/17/2019 at 04:30 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Edward Snowden’s memoir, Permanent Record, went on sale today. Many Americans aren’t interested in hearing what the whistle-blowing former CIA...

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Tagged As: Author interview, Lawsuit, Memoir, NPR, Politics, The Guardian, The New York Times

NPR: "The Only Plane In The Sky" is a powerful tale of 9/11

Posted on 09/11/2019 at 03:57 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

It may seem incredible that eighteen years have passed since the terror attacks of September 11, 2001. So at this...

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Jackie Robinson's daughter talks about her new memoir, "Child Of The Dream"

Posted on 09/11/2019 at 09:03 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The teen years were tough for many of us. But imagine you’re a black teen in 1963. You’re facing your...

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Tagged As: Author interview, Diversity, Memoir, NPR

Enjoy a short story from Etgar Keret's new collection

Posted on 09/10/2019 at 02:56 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

For those of you not reading (sneakily or openly) The Testaments or The Institute today, we have an alternate reading...

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Tagged As: Author interview, Free reads, Literary Hub, NPR, Short story

Margaret Atwood's "The Testaments" finally hits bookshelves

Posted on 09/10/2019 at 08:02 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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Happy release day of The Testaments! We suspect you’re huddled in your favorite reading nook somewhere with your preordered copy,...

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Tagged As: Book reviews, New release, NPR, The Guardian, Women in literature

New book examines how college pressures have changed the middle class

Posted on 09/05/2019 at 05:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

This may not be the most cheerful reading during back-to-school season, but it’s undeniably important if you have a college-bound...

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Listen to Margaret Atwood read from "The Testaments"

Posted on 09/04/2019 at 09:05 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

NPR has an exclusive recording of Margaret Atwood reading from The Testaments, her upcoming sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale. We’ll...

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New book unravels the mystery of author's mother's life

Posted on 09/01/2019 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Five Days Gone is not your average family memoir. (Though who wants to read an average memoir, right?) Journalist Laura...

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Tagged As: Author interview, Memoir, NPR

New book gets up close and personal with global migration

Posted on 08/21/2019 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Over thirty years ago, reporter Jason DeParle went to great lengths to fully research poverty in the Philippines. By that,...

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