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'Justice, Justice Thou Shalt Pursue' offers look at Ruth Bader Ginsburg's early work

'Justice, Justice Thou Shalt Pursue' offers look at Ruth Bader Ginsburg's early work

One of the justice's former clerks, Amanda Tyler, worked with her on the collection that includes historic opinions and arguments from earlier years when she appeared as a lawyer before the top court.
by Steve Inskeep

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Racial diversity in children's books grows, but slowly

Racial diversity in children's books grows, but slowly

Data suggests books about people of color stayed largely the same and there were only slight increases in books written by people of color. Experts say the true effect of 2020 on the children's book industry may be seen in the years to come.
by The Associated Press

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'The Jigsaw Man' presents a compelling puzzle

'The Jigsaw Man' presents a compelling puzzle

The debut novel from British criminal lawyer Nadine Matheson stars a Black homicide detective dealing with not only PTSD from a serial killer's attack, but also mistrust from her family and community.
by Swapna Krishna

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'The Impudent Ones' shows signs of future greatness

'The Impudent Ones' shows signs of future greatness

Marguerite Duras' never-before-translated debut novel “The Impudent Ones,” first published in 1943, isn't a pleasant read — but it is a signpost to what she would later achieve with “The Lover.”
by Martha Anne Toll

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Read more romance by Black authors

Read more romance by Black authors

A new report on race and romance novels finds that although many publishers have promised to publish more romance from writers of color that feature diverse characters, very little progress has been made.
by Kerri Miller

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'Useful Delusions' examines how beliefs can be powerful in positive and negative ways

'Useful Delusions' examines how beliefs can be powerful in positive and negative ways

In a new book, former NPR reporter Shankar Vedantam suggests attaining "a deeper psychological understanding of why people believe what they believe," being empathetic and considering costs involved.
by Steve Inskeep

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'Silence Is A Sense' works to dispel the terrible abstractions of Syria's civil war

'Silence Is A Sense' works to dispel the terrible abstractions of Syria's civil war

Layla Alammar's new novel is about a journalist who's fled the Syrian civil war for a new life in London — but can only tell anonymous stories about her neighbors because trauma has left her silent.
by Scott Simon

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