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Harper Lee estate sues over 'Mockingbird' Broadway version

Harper Lee estate sues over 'Mockingbird' Broadway version

The estate of "To Kill a Mockingbird" author Harper Lee has filed suit over an upcoming Broadway adaptation of the novel, arguing that screenwriter Aaron Sorkin's script wrongly alters Atticus Finch and other characters from the book.
by The Associated Press

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In 'Go Home,' finding -- or building -- a home with words

In 'Go Home,' finding -- or building -- a home with words

This new anthology of Asian diasporic writers, edited by Rowan Hisayo Buchanan, is packed with stories, essays and poetry on the idea of home -- where it is, what it is, and how you find or lose it.
by Ilana Masad

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Two books investigate the mysteries of Agatha Christie and the Golden State Killer

Two books investigate the mysteries of Agatha Christie and the Golden State Killer

Maureen Corrigan recommends two books that grapple with real-life mysteries: Laura Thompson's biography of the sphinxlike Agatha Christie, and "I'll Be Gone In The Dark," by the late Michelle McNamara.
by Maureen Corrigan

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In Junot Diaz's 'Islandborn,' a curious child re-creates her Dominican roots

In Junot Diaz's 'Islandborn,' a curious child re-creates her Dominican roots

The Pulitzer Prize-winning author's new children's book follows Lola, a young Dominican-American who is "haunted by the fact that she was born on an island that she can't remember," Diaz says.
by Steve Inskeep

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Partition, through child's eyes, in 'The Night Diary'

Partition, through child's eyes, in 'The Night Diary'

Veera Hiranandani's new book is a coming of age story, for both her half-Muslim, half-Hindu heroine, 12-year-old Nisha, and Nisha's country -- which is about to split into India and Pakistan.
by Renee Montagne

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In 'No Turning Back,' the journeys of four Syrians in wartime

In 'No Turning Back,' the journeys of four Syrians in wartime

Journalist Rania Abouzeid has had a front-row view of the Syrian conflict since its beginning. Her new book tracks people through the six chaotic years following the first peaceful protests.
by Renee Montagne

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