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'Piecing Me Together' novelist says she writes to help kids feel seen

'Piecing Me Together' novelist says she writes to help kids feel seen

Renee Watson won the Coretta Scott King Award for her novel about a black student at a mostly white private school.

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In 'Freshwater,' a college student learns to live with separate selves

In 'Freshwater,' a college student learns to live with separate selves

Akwaeke Emezi's debut novel follows the spiritually receptive student, Ada. The author pulls from her own experience with what she says "is like a cloud of selves that are shifting."

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The key to raising a happy child

The key to raising a happy child

A new book warns parents: Stop micromanaging your kids. Think of yourself less as their boss, and more like a consultant.
by Cory Turner

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Dessa working on book of essays, due in September

Dessa working on book of essays, due in September

The Minneapolis rapper-singer will publish an essay collection this fall, titled "My Own Devices: True Stories from the Road on Music, Science, and Senseless Love."
by Associated Press

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A bonfire of scorn, schadenfreude and social insecurity in 'Mrs.'

A bonfire of scorn, schadenfreude and social insecurity in 'Mrs.'

If you think the social pressures in high school are brutal, they're nothing compared to the jockeying that goes on among the high-powered preschool parents in Caitlin Macy's withering new novel "Mrs."
by Heller McAlpin

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At 80, Judy Blume reflects on feminism, #MeToo and keeping Margaret 12

At 80, Judy Blume reflects on feminism, #MeToo and keeping Margaret 12

Judy Blume's best-selling books have shaped the way we talk about puberty, periods and female sexual experiences. Those story lines take on renewed relevance amid the #MeToo movement.
by Chloee Weiner

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In 'Heart Berries,' an indigenous woman's chaotic coming-of-age

In 'Heart Berries,' an indigenous woman's chaotic coming-of-age

Terese Marie Mailhot's new memoir is an effort to draw art from mental illness, lost love and her family history on an Indian reservation in British Columbia.
by Lulu Garcia-Navarro

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A novel on the power and pains of sisterhood

A novel on the power and pains of sisterhood

Bookseller Susan Hans O'Connor recommends a novel about two sisters whose bond is tested by mental illness.
by Tracy Mumford

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