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‘Nomadland’ is our March book club pick
The March and April selection for Now Read This is Jessica Bruder's "Nomadland," which chronicles the growing community of transient…
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Why this small, Black-owned bookstore is hallowed ground for some
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Author Charles Yu on using satire to point out Asian American stereotypes
The February pick for our 'Now Read This' book club was "Interior Chinatown," winner of the 2020 National Book Award.…
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For author Charles Yu, ‘non-writing time can also be productive’
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