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'Sharp' is a dinner party you want to be at

'Sharp' is a dinner party you want to be at

Michelle Dean's new compendium of outspoken women is as stimulating and insightful as its roster of guests -- ten writers, from Dorothy Parker to Pauline Kael, who pulled no punches on the page.
by Heller McAlpin

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'Heads of the Colored People' takes on the pressures of being 'the only one'

'Heads of the Colored People' takes on the pressures of being 'the only one'

Nafissa Thompson-Spires' new story collection is full of characters coping with being not just black in a white world -- but the only black person in their worlds. She says that's a hard role to fill.
by Audie Cornish

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'The Simpsons' to 'The Problem With Apu': Drop dead

'The Simpsons' to 'The Problem With Apu': Drop dead

The Simpsons addressed complaints about its caricature of an Indian convenience store owner by making clear that it ... doesn't really care.
by Linda Holmes

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Prince's first manager writes about his music career

Owen Husney, who is best known as Prince's first manager, has published a book about his life in the music business called "Famous People Who've Met Me."
by Cathy Wurzer

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The most frequently challenged books of 2017

The most frequently challenged books of 2017

Jay Asher's "Thirteen Reasons Why" and Sherman Alexie's "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" top the American Library Association's list of "challenged" books from 2017. The list also includes Harper Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird" and Angie Thomas' "The Hate U Give."
by The Associated Press

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'No one meant to be in my office': A divorce lawyer's tips on staying together

'No one meant to be in my office': A divorce lawyer's tips on staying together

James Sexton has seen the demise of more than a thousand marriages -- which inspired him to write a new book on how to keep it together. His advice? Keep communicating, and be painfully honest.
by Lulu Garcia-Navarro

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Feminist health guide 'Our Bodies, Ourselves' will stop publishing

Feminist health guide 'Our Bodies, Ourselves' will stop publishing

The groundbreaking book was first released in the early 1970s. It gave women frank information about then-taboo topics like masturbation, birth control and female sexual anatomy.
by Neda Ulaby and Evie Stone

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Bob Dylan contributes to new LGBT-themed love compilation

Bob Dylan contributes to new LGBT-themed love compilation

On "Universal Love," a new album released April 6, musicians like Bob Dylan, Kesha, and St. Vincent have recorded traditional love songs, with a twist: their pronouns have been changed to reflect same-sex romances.
by Mike Moen

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