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'I see these conversations as protective': Talking with kids about race

'I see these conversations as protective': Talking with kids about race

What does it mean to be anti-racist, and how should adults talk to kids about race and racism? Children's author Renée Watson and anti-racism scholar Ibram X. Kendi suggest starting with books.
by Noel King

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'Miss Iceland' is a subdued, powerful portrait of a suppressed society

'Miss Iceland' is a subdued, powerful portrait of a suppressed society

Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir's atmospheric novel, about a young writer and her outcast friends in 1963 Iceland, will transport you to another time and place, though not necessarily a rosier time and place.
by Heller McAlpin

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Tune in to 'Up All Night' for the story of Daniel Schorr and the birth of CNN

Tune in to 'Up All Night' for the story of Daniel Schorr and the birth of CNN

Former Murrow Boy Dan Schorr and "Mouth of the South" Ted Turner seem like an unlikely pairing — but when Turner was launching CNN 40 years ago, the veteran newsman was his first editorial employee.
by Scott Simon

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'I want teens to recognize their own power': Questions for Liara Tamani

'I want teens to recognize their own power': Questions for Liara Tamani

Tamani's new young adult novel follows two high school basketball stars who fall in love at first sight — but then have to deal with their own issues and secrets to build a lasting relationship.
by Petra Mayer

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'You Exist Too Much' exists in a constant state of discontent

'You Exist Too Much' exists in a constant state of discontent

Zaina Arafat's powerful new novel follows a queer Palestinian American woman from adolescence to adulthood, a journey dogged by constant longings for home, for identity, for belonging.
by Gabino Iglesias

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