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In new memoir, women's college basketball coach Dawn Staley says she's a 'sore loser'
There's a statue of Dawn Staley in Columbia, South Carolina, where she's coached the University of South Carolina women's basketball team to three na…
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In debut novel 'Food Person,' a food writer ghostwrites a celebrity cookbook
In Adam Roberts' debut novel, a food writer named Isabella loses her job after fumbling a chocolate souffle demonstration on Instagram Live. But soon…
1 year, 1 month ago
Two authors consider how being a daughter shaped their relationship to motherhood
New books by Joy Harjo and Ruthie Ackerman focus on very different moments in the life cycle of motherhood. First, Harjo's new book Washing My Mother…
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In 'Anima Rising,' Gustav Klimt encounters a young woman under strange circumstances
In 1911 Vienna, a man on his way home spots the figure of a woman at the edge of the river. She is still, beautiful and nude, framed by tendrils of y…
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'Lost Marvels No. 1: Tower of Shadows' restores a lost chapter of comic book history
In the 1950s, horror comic books – featuring at times gory depictions of violence – were rising in popularity. But these comics triggered a moral pan…
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Honor Jones' 'Sleep' explores how our childhoods influence who we are as parents
In Honor Jones' new novel Sleep, the protagonist Margaret grows up in a verdant suburban world with her family and a best friend who follows her thro…
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Karen Hao's new book is a skeptical look at Sam Altman and Elon Musk's AI empire
OpenAI was founded as a nonprofit meant to conduct artificial intelligence research that would benefit the general public. In the company's early day…
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With new novel, Ocean Vuong says he wants to reframe America as a place of salvage
Ocean Vuong's debut novel On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous placed him in an elite club of American writers. He teaches at NYU and is the recipient of …
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'Little Bosses Everywhere' looks into the Wild West of multilevel marketing
Multilevel marketing – or MLM – first became popular in the period that followed World War II. Since then, millions have tried their luck as salespeo…
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A new biography of Rafael Nadal focuses on the tennis star's domination on clay
Tennis legend Rafael Nadal retired last year after a record-breaking career, one that included winning every major championship. In a new biography, …
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