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For January, 3 enemies-to-lovers romances

For January, 3 enemies-to-lovers romances

This month, we're celebrating an old favorite trope: Enemies who fall for each other. Sparks and witty banter fly in these three novels, starring rival TV hosts, youth pastors and fashion executives.
by Maya Rodale

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Love by the letters in 'How To Speak Boy'

Love by the letters in 'How To Speak Boy'

Fans of “You've Got Mail” will find a lot to love in Tiana Smith's tale of a high-achieving high-schooler who gets distracted by a correspondence with another student whose identity is a mystery.
by Alethea Kontis

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To stand still is to die: A new novel follows migrants to 'American Dirt'

To stand still is to die: A new novel follows migrants to 'American Dirt'

Jeanine Cummins' new novel opens in Mexico, where a drug cartel has massacred 16 members of a family. A tense on-the-road ordeal follows, as a desperate mother struggles to save herself and her son.
by Maureen Corrigan

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'Tightrope' implores America to make changes to save itself

'Tightrope' implores America to make changes to save itself

A new book by Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn is an agonizing account of how apathy and cruelty have turned America into a nightmare for many less fortunate citizens. But it is not without hope.
by Michael Schaub

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Living an everyday life amid the disrupters in 'Uncanny Valley'

Living an everyday life amid the disrupters in 'Uncanny Valley'

Anna Wiener's new memoir chronicles the time she spent working in Silicon Valley tech startups. She says industry narratives tend to be about genius and innovation — not ordinary employees.
by Scott Simon

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'Joker' tops Oscar nominations with 11; 3 other films get 10

'Joker' tops Oscar nominations with 11; 3 other films get 10

Todd Phillips' much-debated supervillain origin story and R-rated box-office smash "Joker" topped all films with 11 Academy Awards nominations, while Martin Scorsese's elegiac crime epic "The Irishman," Quentin Tarantino's 1960s Los Angeles fairy tale "Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood" and Sam Mendes' World War I tale "1917" all trailed close behind with 10 nods apiece.
by The Associated Press

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