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NPR staffers pick their favorite reads of the year
The 2024 edition of Books We Love is here. Each year, NPR staffers and critics submit their favorite reads of the year across genres. Those selection…
1 year, 4 months ago
Bonnie Kistler's new thriller explores ageism from the lens of a murder
Kate's new husband, who she reunites with 50 years after they were high school sweethearts, has just confessed that he was behind the Tylenol murders…
1 year, 4 months ago
Two nonfiction books take critical views of bankruptcy and microlending systems
Two nonfiction books question the efficacy of financial systems that are meant to help lift people out of poverty. In Unjust Debts, law professor Mel…
1 year, 5 months ago
'Say Nothing' tells the story of 'The Troubles' through one woman's murder
In the late 1900s, Protestants and Catholics were in conflict over who should rule Northern Ireland, the British or the Irish. The time was dubbed "T…
1 year, 5 months ago
In 'Citizen,' former President Clinton reflects on his post-White House years
Since leaving the White House more than two decades ago, Bill Clinton has remained a leader in the Democratic Party, but has mostly focused on philan…
1 year, 5 months ago
In a new version of 'The Cake Bible,' Rose Levy Beranbaum updates a culinary classic
When Rose Levy Beranbaum's The Cake Bible was first published in 1988, it took the baking world by storm. It was the first cake book to list ingredie…
1 year, 5 months ago
In the new novel 'Pony Confidential,' a crime-solving pony seeks revenge
Pony Confidential, a new novel by author Christina Lynch, is about an unlikely detective: a crime-solving pony who sets off to find his long-lost fir…
1 year, 5 months ago
Two new books on Johnny Carson and Shirley MacLaine offer intimate views of celebrity
New books focused on Johnny Carson and Shirley MacLaine offer intimate portraits of two of television and Hollywood's biggest stars. Johnny Carson ho…
1 year, 5 months ago
Brit Barron's new book is a guide on maintaining relationships in a polarized world
We live in a time where it can be difficult to maintain good relationships with people with opposing views. While writing her new book, Do You Still …
1 year, 5 months ago
With 'Mystical Lotería,' Yvette Montoya reimagines a traditional Latino party game
Author Yvette Montoya didn't grow up playing Lotería, but she discovered the classic Latino party game in college. There, she fell in love with Loter…
1 year, 5 months ago