Posted on March 23, 2023 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Efforts to make banned and challenged books available to readers who can't access them in public schools or public libraries...

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Posted on March 12, 2023 at 2:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

If you thought the Oscars only recently became controversial, think again. Michael Schulman's new book, Oscar Wars: A History of...

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Posted on March 9, 2023 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Author Margaret Atwood is known for fiction that hits upon uncomfortable truths. And Morning Edition's Leila Fadel says that trend...

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Posted on March 8, 2023 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Ian Falconer, whose artwork charmed adults and children alike, has died at the age of sixty-three. For Falconer, 1996 was...

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Posted on March 1, 2023 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

A small act of kindness can leave a permanent mark on its recipient. Sarah Feldman can attest to that —...

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Posted on February 28, 2023 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

A fun game to play with older science-fiction novels is comparing the author's vision of a future to the world...

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Posted on February 25, 2023 at 2:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Cartoonist Kate Wheeler was raised in a house without a television. And, perhaps unsurprisingly, she and her brother spent plenty...

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Posted on February 23, 2023 at 3:19 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Many brave people are working to make sure the true stories of the Uyghurs are heard around the world. Gulchehra...

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Posted on February 22, 2023 at 2:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Yesterday brought the publication of two books discussing major (negative) global events. Dr. Farzon Nahvi wrote Code Gray: Death, Life,...

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Posted on February 21, 2023 at 11:53 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Grab a tissue or a hankie before listening to this NPR story. Lloyd Devereux Richards wrote his first novel about...

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