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It's been 50 years since Rolling Stones founder Brian Jones died

July 3, 2019 is the 50th anniversary of the day that Brian Jones was pronounced dead. Jones founded the Rolling Stones, gave them their name and was their first business manager.
by Cathy Wurzer

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'We Went to the Woods' warns: You can know history and still repeat it

'We Went to the Woods' warns: You can know history and still repeat it

Caite Dolan-Leach's new novel follows a young woman who gets kicked off a reality TV show and ends up on a 1960s-style commune, where utopian ideals soon fall prey to some very human foibles.
by Jean Zimmerman

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A teenage M.D. takes on the adult world in 'Symptoms of a Heartbreak'

A teenage M.D. takes on the adult world in 'Symptoms of a Heartbreak'

Sona Charaipotra's young adult novel might be familiar to back-in-the-day fans of Doogie Howser -- it's about 16-year-old supergenius Saira, fresh out of med school and interning at a hospital.
by Alethea Kontis

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'Three Women' puts female desire at the forefront

'Three Women' puts female desire at the forefront

For her new book, Lisa Taddeo spent nearly a decade immersed in the sex lives of three women. She says desire is one of the things we think about the most, and it's time to talk about women's desires.
by Sarah McCammon

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Judge: Andy Warhol didn't violate Prince picture copyright

Judge: Andy Warhol didn't violate Prince picture copyright

Andy Warhol transcended a photographer's copyright by transforming a picture of a vulnerable and uncomfortable Prince into an artwork that made the singer an "iconic, larger-than-life figure," a judge ruled Monday.
by The Associated Press

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In 'The Gifted School,' ripped-from-the-headlines parental scheming

In 'The Gifted School,' ripped-from-the-headlines parental scheming

Bruce Holsinger's new novel -- about overprivileged parents cheating to get their kids into a magnet school -- is very topical, but the characters are too flat to hook readers' attention for long.
by Lily Meyer

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Kids' author Mo Willems has a new creative challenge (and so should you)

Kids' author Mo Willems has a new creative challenge (and so should you)

The creator of the Pigeon series, Knuffle Bunny, and Elephant & Piggie is currently an Artist-in-Residence at the Kennedy Center. He says if you want kids to draw, you should let them see you drawing.
by Rachel Martin

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'Growing Things' will winds its tendrils into your mind

'Growing Things' will winds its tendrils into your mind

Horror writer Paul Tremblay's new short story collection is full of ghosts, monsters, nightmares and apocalypses -- all of which feel so close by they might be happening to you, right now.
by Jason Sheehan

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