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Today on the show, we hear from authors who were inspired by history in wildly different ways. First
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The authors of two new poetry collections aspire to reach broad audiences with their work. First, Jo
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Sen. Chuck Schumer received major backlash from his party after supporting a Republican spending bil
Author Allison Epstein says when she read Oliver Twist, she found Charles Dickens' portrayal of Fagi
Sarah Wynn-Williams, a former Meta executive, is now barred from discussing her criticism of the com
In their new noir novels, authors Joseph Finder and Jo Nesbø choose small towns as the settings for
In 1936, Merle Oberon became the first Asian woman–and person of color–to receive an Oscar nominatio
In a new memoir, Olympic gymnast Jordan Chiles describes moments of deep uncertainty in her storied
The first book in the The Hunger Games series was published more than a decade ago, ultimately launc
The Antidote opens on what seems like an ordinary Sunday in a fictional town in 1930s Nebraska. But
Two books set in Hollywood show different sides of the film business, from industry-shaping success
Jennifer Finney Boylan's 2003 memoir She's Not There: A Life in Two Genders was about her new life a
La muerte me da, a novel published in Spanish in 2007 by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Cristina Rive
