Why a cookbook and a crisis novel are the perfect books for this moment

Posted on 04/07/2020 at 02:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

It’s the best of times and the worst of times for some authors, in terms of the topics and themes...

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Tagged As: Author interview, coronavirus / COVID-19, Nonfiction, NPR, Women in literature

Author Julia Alvarez on her first novel as "an elder"

Posted on 04/06/2020 at 02:58 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Julia Alvarez’s novel Afterlife, which releases tomorrow, is notable for a few reasons. One, it’s her first novel for adults...

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Tagged As: Author interview, NPR, Women in literature

Author: Post-Holocaust memoir is perfectly timed for COVID outbreak

Posted on 03/31/2020 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Esther Safran Foer, of course, began her new memoir well before anyone predicted the coronavirus pandemic and its subsequent challenges....

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Tagged As: Author interview, Memoir, NPR

Libraries everywhere expand access

Posted on 03/30/2020 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

You probably don’t need to be told that your local library is moving heaven and earth to ensure that those...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Libraries, NPR

NPR critic: "Little Fires Everywhere" doesn't sizzle

Posted on 03/18/2020 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Well, if you were excited to watch the TV adaptation of Little Fires Everywhere, we’re sorry to share this review...

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Tagged As: NPR, TV adaptation

Librarian finds a modern cookie in a 16th-century book

Posted on 03/11/2020 at 11:30 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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Having a snack or your lunch right now? Please don’t leave any remnants of it in a library book. You...

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Tagged As: Libraries, NPR

Read an excerpt from “The City We Became” by N.K. Jemisin

Posted on 03/10/2020 at 08:39 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Author N.K. Jemisin has given NPR the very first public look at her upcoming novel, The City We Became. In...

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Tagged As: Excerpt, Fantasy, NPR, Science fiction, Women in literature

Hachette decides not to publish Woody Allen's memoir

Posted on 03/09/2020 at 10:08 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Hachette Book Group will no longer publish Woody Allen’s memoir and has returned the rights to him, reports NPR. The...

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Tagged As: Memoir, NPR, Pop culture, Scandal

Hachette employees walk out in protest over Woody Allen memoir

Posted on 03/06/2020 at 07:29 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Dylan and Ronan Farrow aren’t the only people angry about Hachette Book Group’s decision to publish Woody Allen’s memoir. Dozens...

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Tagged As: Memoir, NPR, Pop culture, Scandal

Read an excerpt from Louise Erdrich's "The Night Watchman"

Posted on 03/05/2020 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Excited about Louise Erdrich’s new release but still waiting on a copy — or unsure whether you’re buying into the...

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Tagged As: Author interview, Diversity, Excerpt, Literary Hub, NPR