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How do you move a bookstore? With a human chain, book by book

How do you move a bookstore? With a human chain, book by book

Shoulder to shoulder, they formed a line 500 feet long: from the stockroom of the old shop, down the sidewalk, and onto the shop floor of the new store.

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Fierce and mysterious, 'The Naked Woman' walks in dark dreams

Fierce and mysterious, 'The Naked Woman' walks in dark dreams

The Uruguayan writer Armonia Somers was part of a generation of talented artists -- but she stood out, so wild, surreal and uncompromising that she scared critics and other authors alike.
by Lily Meyer

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Louis Cha, who wrote beloved Chinese martial arts novels, dies

Louis Cha, who wrote beloved Chinese martial arts novels, dies

He's been called China's Tolkien, its Martin, its Rowling -- all in one. With his adventure stories rooted in ancient China, Louis Cha gave life to decades' worth of martial arts films.
by Bill Chappell

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'The Proposal' knocks it out of the park

'The Proposal' knocks it out of the park

Jasmine Guillory's new romance kicks off with her heroine rejecting an over-the-top public proposal at a ball game -- luckily, there's a hot, sensitive doctor on hand to help her with the backlash.
by Kamrun Nesa

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'Let the People See': It took courage to keep Emmett Till's memory alive

'Let the People See': It took courage to keep Emmett Till's memory alive

Historian Elliott J. Gorn's new book revisits the 1955 death and public funeral of the African-American teen. Critic Maureen Corrigan says it's a timely story about the fragility of collective memory.
by Maureen Corrigan

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Inside the ever-expanding wizarding world: Harry Potter at 20

Inside the ever-expanding wizarding world: Harry Potter at 20

It's hard to remember a world before Harry Potter. But it's been 20 years since readers in the U.S. were first introduced to the boy wizard, whose story has captivated audiences ever since.
by Barrie Hardymon

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Author, playwright Ntozake Shange of 'for colored girls' fame dies at age 70

Author, playwright Ntozake Shange of 'for colored girls' fame dies at age 70

Playwright, poet and author Ntozake Shange, whose most acclaimed theater piece is the 1975 Tony Award-nominated play "for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf," died Saturday, according to her daughter. She was 70.
by Associated Press

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A shadowy book about the end of the world and the power of letters

A shadowy book about the end of the world and the power of letters

In a world scarred by war and sickness, the bartering economy has returned and the unnamed narrator of "Scribe" makes a living writing letters for people. Then a man arrives who asks her to take down his confessions.
by Tracy Mumford

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Twitter star Jonny Sun draws 'positive, hopeful things' into being

Twitter star Jonny Sun draws 'positive, hopeful things' into being

The comedian and illustrator joined forces with Lin-Manuel Miranda for 'Gmorning, Gnight!: Little Pep Talks for Me & You.' Sun says he filled the book's 100+ drawings with peace and quiet optimism.
by Andrea Y. Henderson

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