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In 'Room 706,' a woman confronts her extramarital affair during a hostage crisis
Kate loves her husband and their family, but she’s also involved in a long-standing affair with a married lover. Ellie Levenson opens her novel Room …
2 months, 1 week ago
Two new books take on lesser-known chapters of WWII and Cold War-era Black history
Two new books focus on lesser-known chapters of Black history. First, Kings & Pawns tells the story of Jackie Robinson and Paul Robeson, who were pit…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
A woman takes over her dead sister’s dating profile in 'Dandelion is Dead'
Dating apps are full of small lies, but Rosie Storey’s debut novel imagines a relationship built on a much bigger one. What if you take over the prof…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
'How to Commit a Postcolonial Murder' is a dark new novel about sisterhood
In today’s interview, author Nina McConigley tells NPR’s Ayesha Rascoe that she wanted to write a sister book. How to Commit a Postcolonial Murder is…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
In Sara Levine’s novel 'The Hitch,' a corgi’s soul enters a little boy’s body
When Rose’s 6-year-old nephew arrives for a week-long visit, she has a lot of expectations for how their time together will go. Instead, the boy’s so…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Angela Tomaski’s debut novel takes readers on a tour of an English manor in decline
In Angela Tomaski’s debut novel, an old English manor has just been sold and is on the brink of conversion into a hotel. The Infamous Gilberts tells …
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Romance authors Emily Henry, Beverly Jenkins, and others on the state of their genre
To wrap up our pre-Valentine’s Day week of reads, we revisit two roundtable discussions with contemporary romance authors. First, Here & Now’s Celest…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
A meet-cute followed by real life: 'Party of Two' is about love in the real world
Romance writer Jasmine Guillory writes beautiful love stories – but that doesn't mean they aren't based in reality. Her novel Party of Two, from the …
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Looking back at 'Normal People,' before Sally Rooney’s rise to fame
In 2019, Sally Rooney was promoting Normal People, the novel that would become her breakout hit. The book inspired a popular Hulu adaptation and posi…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
'Emergency Contact' explores love in the age of modern technology
Content warning: this episode contains discussions of sexual assault.
It’s not breaking news that technology has seeped into modern dating culture. Sc…
2 months, 3 weeks ago