Linguist keeps it clean in discussing his book on profanity

Posted on 05/17/2021 at 03:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

For many people (or at least enough to generate a cliché), Mondays bring out bad attitudes … and thus bad...

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Tagged As: Author interview, Language, Nonfiction, NPR

Former inmate discusses how poetry saved him

Posted on 05/15/2021 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Many of us experienced a sense of isolation in the past year-plus, thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic and associated lockdowns....

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Tagged As: Author interview, Memoir, NPR

Stacey Abrams shares her inspiration for "While Justice Sleeps"

Posted on 05/11/2021 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

It’s release day for Stacey Abrams, who is now the published author of a political thriller — While Justice Sleeps...

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Tagged As: Author interview, NPR, Politics

Meet the flight attendant who signed a seven-figure book deal

Posted on 05/06/2021 at 02:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Readers with flight anxiety will want to skip this author interview. Those who don’t fear flying — or who never...

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Tagged As: Author interview, The Guardian, Thriller

Michael Lewis's book on the COVID-19 disaster is out

Posted on 05/04/2021 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The book that none of our Facebook followers asked for has officially hit the shelves. The Premonition: A Pandemic Story,...

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Tagged As: Author interview, coronavirus / COVID-19, Nonfiction, NPR, The New York Times

Author Q&A: Kari Trumbo

Posted on 05/04/2021 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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Today we're interviewing Kari Trumbo, an author of Christian historical and contemporary romance, and romantic suspense. She is also USA...

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Tagged As: Author interview, Romance

James Patterson on writing a novel with a president

Posted on 05/01/2021 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

You may know author James Patterson as a fixture on bestseller lists or as one of the most prolific writers...

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Tagged As: Author interview, The Guardian

Author Jhumpa Lahiri on translations -- her own and others'

Posted on 04/29/2021 at 02:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Jhumpa Lahiri has a unique relationship to translated literature. She’s seen her novels and short-story collections be brought into a...

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Tagged As: Author interview, Literature in translation, Women in literature

Angie Thomas expects, but doesn't fear, challenges to her new book

Posted on 04/27/2021 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Author Angie Thomas takes a pragmatic — yet positive — view about the impact of her writing, in a recent...

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

How Yo-Yo Ma and Sandra Boynton teamed up for a children's book

Posted on 04/26/2021 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Talk about a magnum opus — the new children’s book Jungle Night is also a soundtrack and a video. The...

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