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Sue Grafton, writer of popular 'alphabet' mysteries, dies

Sue Grafton, writer of popular 'alphabet' mysteries, dies

Grafton was the author of the so-called Kinsey Millhone Alphabet Series in which each book title begins with a letter from the alphabet.
by Associated Press

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Definition mission: A rhyming limerick for each English word

Definition mission: A rhyming limerick for each English word

The Omnificent English Dictionary in Limerick Form (or OEDILF for short) has published more than 97,000 rhyming definitions since Chris Strolin started it in 2004.
by The Associated Press

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In 'The Power,' women develop a weapon that changes everything

In 'The Power,' women develop a weapon that changes everything

Naomi Alderman's new novel imagines a world in which women suddenly pose a physical threat to men. Alderman says it was gratifying to imagine how characters might use that power to fight back.
by Lynn Neary

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Just trust me: In praise of strange books

Just trust me: In praise of strange books

Author Victoria Schwab says she loves the books that can't be categorized, that fall between library-shelf categories, and that spark passionate debate among readers who either love them or hate them.
by Victoria Schwab

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For children, a good booger joke helps the medicine go down

For children, a good booger joke helps the medicine go down

Dr. Howard Bennett knows that humor can help his young patients be less worried when they're at the doctor's office. In his latest book, he uses gross-out jokes to explain how kids' bodies work.
by Lauren Kafka

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She's done the sums on Santa, and the math checks out

She's done the sums on Santa, and the math checks out

Hannah Fry is co-author of The Indisputable Existence Of Santa Claus, an application of mathematics to holiday quandaries like wrapping round presents, turkey roasting and one man's annual journey.
by Ray Suarez

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A brutal crime and the beginning of the FBI

A brutal crime and the beginning of the FBI

Bookseller Karen Barros recommends David Grann's book on the murders of the Osage tribe in Oklahoma in the 1920s and 30s: "This book explores those murders, and the birth of the FBI in solving those murders."
by Tracy Mumford

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As she turns 90, suspense still thrills author Mary Higgins Clark

As she turns 90, suspense still thrills author Mary Higgins Clark

Known as the "queen of suspense," Higgins Clark still publishes two books a year. She says the greatest compliment she gets is when someone tells her, "'I read your darn book till 4 in the morning.'"
by Lynn Neary

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Why teens find the end of the world so appealing

Why teens find the end of the world so appealing

Dystopian novels are all about consequences, choices and gray areas. And psychologists say that plays right into the sweet spot of the developing teenage brain.
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