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Book your summer: 13 great picks for young readers

Book your summer: 13 great picks for young readers

A librarian, a bookseller and an 11-year-old bookworm share their favorite reads of the moment, from picture books to young adult novels.
by MPR News Staff

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A guide to Ivanka Trump's manual for 'Women Who Work'

A guide to Ivanka Trump's manual for 'Women Who Work'

Trump's new book is billed as a resource for women trying to reach their dream professional lives, but it is fairly short and nonspecific about how to get there.
by Danielle Kurtzleben

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With book, Ivanka Trump must walk complicated ethical line

With book, Ivanka Trump must walk complicated ethical line

While Trump has opted to donate proceeds to charity and avoid a publicity tour, the book has generated a rash of media coverage -- and some fresh questions about whether she could profit from her rising profile,
by The Associated Press

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'I belonged nowhere': A story of displacement, from a novelist who knows

'I belonged nowhere': A story of displacement, from a novelist who knows

'Salt Houses' traces several generations of a displaced Palestinian family. Author Hala Alyan says she experienced firsthand the 'intergenerational trauma that went along with losing a homeland.'
by Steve Inskeep

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Neil Gaiman's 'American Gods' comes to TV

Neil Gaiman's 'American Gods' comes to TV

In the new Starz adaptation of Neil Gaiman's beloved fantasy novel, gods from all over the world are drawn to America when their worshippers arrive here -- whether as immigrants, explorers, or slaves.
by Mallory Yu

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Eerie 'Fen' is full of dazzling, hard-to-explain stories

Eerie 'Fen' is full of dazzling, hard-to-explain stories

Daisy Johnson's story collection is set in the marshlands of eastern England -- now mostly, catastrophically drained. It's beautifully creepy but easy to read over and over again.
by Michael Schaub

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'I'd Die for You' gives a glimpse into F. Scott Fitzgerald's writing life

'I'd Die for You' gives a glimpse into F. Scott Fitzgerald's writing life

Fitzgerald wrote most of his best work in his 20s, and the stories in this new collection -- all unpublished or uncollected -- demonstrate how hard it was for him to deliver what readers wanted.
by Heller McAlpin

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Gabourey Sidibe's message to the world: 'Mind your own body'

Gabourey Sidibe's message to the world: 'Mind your own body'

'I am plus-size, I have dark skin and I am 100 percent beautiful,' the actress says. Her new book, 'This Is Just My Face,' is a collection of essays about body image and her rise to fame.
by Rachel Martin

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