News & Interviews
Arundhati Roy
Twenty years after The God of Small Things, Roy's second novel arrives this month. She talks about her political activism in India and how she found the plot of her new book.
Dean Koontz
The master of spine-tingling fiction is back with a new series, a new heroine, and a new look at the dangers of technology. But would he ever go completely off the grid?
Fredrik Backman
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In Beartown the author of A Man Called Ove focuses on a small Swedish town with a winning junior hockey team…and a violent crime against a young girl.
Mark Bowden
From Black Hawk Down to his new book on the Vietnam War, Bowden is known for his insightful writing about conflicts. Here is his recommended battlefield reading.
Taylor Jenkins Reid
In Reid's latest novel, a classic film actress looks back at her life, her loves, and her secrets. Here Reid shares her favorite true Hollywood stories of glamour and intrigue.
Kate Moore
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The Radium Girls author chronicles a WWI account of women fighting horrific workplace abuse. Here are her favorite books about seeking justice.
Want to Read
Jenny Han
It began with To All the Boys I've Loved Before, and now it ends with Always and Forever, Lara Jean. Jenny Han answers your questions about farewells, Hogwarts houses, and food.
Alexandra Bracken
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Time-traveling violin prodigy Etta is back and facing new era-leaping action in the Passenger sequel, Wayfarer. The Darkest Minds author talks time travel dreams and writing advice.
Penny Reid
Life coaches and professional cuddlers and medication, oh my! Dating-ish author Penny Reid shares her favorite books on relationship research.
Megan Whalen Turner
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Bow down to YA royalty—Megan Whalen Turner is back with a new The Queen's Thief adventure. She shares the books that inspire her love of history and magic.
Ilona Andrews
Turn up the heat with White Hot, Ilona Andrews' sizzling new paranormal romance. The husband-and-wife writing team answers your questions about magical abilities and character names.
Kylie Scott
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Feeling thirsty? Maybe one of Kylie Scott’s hunky bartenders can help. The author answers your questions about love at first sight, go-to drinks, and her new Dive Bar book, Twist.
Robert Rauschenberg by Leah Dickerman
"Painting relates to both art and life. Neither can be made (I try to act in the gap between the two)," American painter and graphic artist Robert Rauschenberg once said.
Unleashed by Amanda Jones
More Book Look…
Is there anything happier than a dog playing outdoors? The answer is "No. No, there is not."
Reach Out & Read
Through the program, Reach Out & Read-trained doctors give books to children at each of ten well-child visits, from infancy until they start school.
ProLiteracy
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Help promote adult literacy through education, training, research, policy development, and advocacy.
Matthew J. Sullivan
This Denver literary mystery features a cast of bookish characters and a dark crime. The author took his inspiration from working at bookstores and the readers he encountered.
Lisa Ko
In The Leavers a Chinese woman is deported, leaving her American-born son alone. The author talks about the ripped-from-the-headlines inspiration for her book.
Omar El Akkad
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American War imagines a second American Civil War, fought over fossil fuel. A former journalist, Akkad talks about his debut, the violence of war, and political polarization.
Kevin Hart
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Kevin Hart tells us how he messed up his college applications, and the lesson he learned from his mistake.
