How Don DeLillo’s "The Silence" isn't really a COVID novel

Posted on 10/26/2020 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Don DeLillo’s latest release, The Silence, wasn’t written in connection with the coronavirus pandemic, but its apocalyptic plot has certainly...

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Listen to Sigrid Nunez read from "What Are You Going Through"

Posted on 10/23/2020 at 02:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Like her previous book, the National Book Award-winning The Friend, Sigrid Nunez’s new release explores the grieving process. The narrator...

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Ann Patchett talks about her new children's book, "Escape Goat"

Posted on 10/19/2020 at 10:18 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

If your morning, like ours, is full of gray skies, falling temperatures, and rising winds, you deserve the following mental...

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Where you will and won’t find COVID in books

Posted on 10/13/2020 at 11:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Those seeking an escape from reality in literature can rest assured: Don DeLillo’s next novel is safe. The Silence, which...

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"Leave The World Behind" author reflects on his novel's timeliness

Posted on 10/12/2020 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Leave the World Behind has been published for less than a week, but it has already made a huge splash...

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Late-fee moratorium saves one British reader $10,000

Posted on 10/11/2020 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Libraries around the world have put moratoriums on late fees during the coronavirus pandemic. And one patron in particular has...

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Poet Louise Glück wins the 2020 Nobel in Literature

Posted on 10/08/2020 at 08:08 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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Poet Louise Glück has won the 2020 Nobel Prize in Literature. She is the first American woman to do so...

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Author of book on skin's microbiome: Clean and hygienic are 2 different things

Posted on 09/30/2020 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Cleanliness and hygiene have certainly captured the world’s attention in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. But, says physician and...

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Barbara Kingsolver talks about pursuing her passion for poetry

Posted on 09/28/2020 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Many of us know Barbara Kingsolver best through her novels, such as The Poisonwood Bible and Unsheltered. She, however, knows...

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"Guess How Much I Love You" author Sam McBratney has died

Posted on 09/23/2020 at 08:39 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

If you’ve ever uttered the line "I love you right up to the moon — and back,” then we have...

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