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'The Queen of Dirt Island' captures the bond between women in an Irish family
Published: 12/2/2023 -
Two National Book Awards finalists take on climate extremes
Published: 12/1/2023 -
How Indian migrant workers escaped human trafficking in Mississippi
Published: 11/30/2023 -
Patricia Park's new YA novel captures the complexities of race and adolescence
Published: 11/29/2023 -
Stephen Buoro's comic novel follows a young Nigerian man's obsession with whiteness
Published: 11/28/2023 -
'Burn It Down' exposes discrimination and toxicity behind the scenes in Hollywood
Published: 11/27/2023 -
'Loot' traces the love, war and art that shaped India's colonial history
Published: 11/25/2023 -
Two graphic memoirs explore growing up as a minority in the U.S.
Published: 11/24/2023 -
In 'Blackouts,' Justin Torres shines a light on silenced LGBTQ history
Published: 11/23/2023 -
Jonathan Eig's biography of MLK explores the activist's life and faith
Published: 11/22/2023 -
In 'The Covenant of Water,' Abraham Verghese traces an Indian family's drowning curse
Published: 11/21/2023 -
Discover your next great read with NPR's Books We Love
Published: 11/21/2023 -
Jamie Loftus' 'Raw Dog' investigates the social and culinary history of the hot dog
Published: 11/20/2023 -
Henry Winkler and Arnold Schwarzenegger's memoirs open up about the fear of failing
Published: 11/17/2023 -
Max Brooks teaches kids life lessons through the world of 'Minecraft'
Published: 11/16/2023 -
Curtis Chin's memoir pays homage to his family's Chinese restaurant
Published: 11/15/2023 -
'The Liberators' details the lives of Korean-Americans grappling with the war
Published: 11/14/2023 -
Barbra Streisand's memoir looks back on a groundbreaking career
Published: 11/13/2023 -
In 'Thicker Than Water,' Kerry Washington processes a family secret
Published: 11/10/2023 -
What it's like to write the biographies of Elon Musk and Sam Bankman-Fried
Published: 11/9/2023
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