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Discussion questions for ‘Inheritance’
Our March 2020 pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club is Dani Shapiro's "Inheritance."
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‘American Prison’ author Shane Bauer answers your questions
Shane Bauer, author of our February pick for the NewsHour-New York Times book club, Now Read This, joins Amna Nawaz…
‘Inheritance’ is our March book club pick
After submitting her DNA for analysis to an ancestry website in 2016, Dani Shapiro received a piece of news that…
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Uber whistleblower Susan Fowler details harassment, retaliation in new book
In 2015, Susan Fowler was excited about joining high-flying startup Uber -- but was propositioned by her manager on her…
5 ways prisoners were used for profit throughout U.S. history
"American Prison" author Shane Bauer highlights a few key moments in the history of prison-as-profit in America, drawing from research…
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This novel makes fun of your child’s meltdown
A new, acclaimed novel takes a young child's meltdown and turns it into a surreal satire of modern life. In…
Author Shane Bauer on being both prisoner and prison guard
"Power struggles in prison are sometimes overtly violent, but mostly they are psychological and subtle," he said.
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The long history of presidents as authors
Journalist and historian Craig Fehrman has written a book called "Author in Chief: The Untold Story of Our Presidents and…
To celebrate Toni Morrison’s birthday, fans read her words
A live webcast will mix recorded readings and live tributes to the northeast Ohio native, who would have been 89…
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