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Are parents, teachers and the public feeling as divided as the headlines make it seem? A pair of new NPR/Ipsos polls reveals division, to be sure, but also surprising consensus ..read more
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John Vercher trained in mixed martial arts as a young man. His novel, After the Lights Go Out, centers on a veteran MMA fighter who struggles to remember things ..read more
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U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón has written a poem that will fly on NASA's Europa Clipper, which will explore one of Jupiter's moons. And you can add your name to the poem ..read more
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It's finally summer! And what better way to celebrate than to pick up a juicy book on a nice day? Romance authors join host Brittany Luse to give their recommendations for great summer reads. Plus, they play a dating game featuring literary hotties ..read more
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Love works in mysterious ways. The unlikely trio has teamed up on a story called . "An American woman goes to a hill town in Tuscany, opens a café, meets this hunk," Mary Trump says ..read more
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After a parent's complaint, a school district in Utah banned the Bible from middle and elementary schools for containing "vulgarity or violence" inappropriate for the age group ..read more
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Brandon Taylor deftly explores the idea of youth's possibilities and the constraints of time, space, class and wealth disparities through the intersecting lives university students and townspeople ..read more
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When Russia's Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine, he clamped down on the media. In his new book, author Alan Philps sees parallels to Soviet dictator Josef Stalin who confined reporters in World War II ..read more
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Love stories are close to many of our hearts. We want to swoon, maybe laugh and cry, we want that romance. Today we're recommending great books for people who ..read more
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It can be easy to get your hopes up about exciting new research or alternative approaches to cancer treatment. Here's an insider's guide for figuring out which ones are worth your time ..read more