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Dylan Farrow spins a tale of truth, lies and power in 'Hush'

Dylan Farrow spins a tale of truth, lies and power in 'Hush'

Dylan Farrow's new young adult novel — based on her own experiences — is about plague-blighted land where a cabal of magical men can steal away your ability to distinguish fact from fantasy.
by Lulu Garcia-Navarro

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Pete Buttigieg says there's a 'crisis in trust'

Pete Buttigieg says there's a 'crisis in trust'

Pete Buttigieg argues that Americans don't trust enough — in the government and in each other. Buttigieg talks with NPR about his book, “Trust: America's Best Chance.”
by Christianna Silva and Michel Martin

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It's not quite dark enough in 'The Midnight Library'

It's not quite dark enough in 'The Midnight Library'

Critic Jason Sheehan says the new novel from Matt Haig — about a mystical library that lets people sample all the ways their lives might have gone — is a little too gentle and straightforward.
by Jason Sheehan

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'Aspen Ideas Now': The importance of music and the arts on our brains and health

'Aspen Ideas Now': The importance of music and the arts on our brains and health

Renowned singer Renee Fleming, NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins, playwright Anna Deavere Smith and opera director Yuval Sharon on the importance of music and the arts.

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In 'Jack,' Marilynne Robinson shows grace is for everyone

In 'Jack,' Marilynne Robinson shows grace is for everyone

Robinson's latest Gilead novel centers on prodigal son Jack, newly released from prison and in love with a Black woman — a crime in 1950s Missouri. But it's not a pat tale of love overcoming racism.
by Lily Meyer

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This 'Bestiary' lives in a family's multigenerational stories

This 'Bestiary' lives in a family's multigenerational stories

K-Ming Chang's debut novel is full of mythical beasts that roam through the lineage and the stories of a Chinese family in Arkansas, stories that come alive and help them endure pain and trauma.
by Ilana Masad

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A Syrian refugee family's resettlement in the U.S. is captured in graphic novel

A Syrian refugee family's resettlement in the U.S. is captured in graphic novel

“Welcome To The New World” begins in 2016 when the Aldabaans arrive on election day — and wake up in Donald Trump's America. Author Jake Halpern began to document the newcomers in a comic strip.
by Deborah Amos

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