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September 16th, 2025

 

Trymaine Lee spent years reporting on the deaths of men who look just like him. His new memoir, A Thousand Ways to Die, chronicles the impact of gun violence in Black communities.
Author: Tonya Mosley
Posted: September 15, 2025, 5:22 pm
Sze is a poet with a lot of acclaim — he's won the National Book Award, was a Guggenheim fellow and was a finalist for the Pulitzer. He aims to promote interest in translated poetry in his new role.
Author: Andrew Limbong
Posted: September 15, 2025, 10:06 am
Author and illustrator Andrea Cáceres has changed careers, moved countries and built a new home — all alongside her 15-year-old pup, Tobi. Now, he's the main character of her new children's book, Hello, Tobi!, which celebrates their walks in the park.
Author: Isabella Gomez Sarmiento
Posted: September 14, 2025, 1:03 pm
The 12 profiles featured in this edited book highlight the positive aspects of the U.S.-China engagement, which began in earnest after diplomatic relations were established in 1979.
Author: Vincent Ni
Posted: September 13, 2025, 10:17 am
The secret to his success isn't just genius — it's collaboration a lot of creative friends. Author Daniel Pollack-Pelzner interviewed more than 150 people for his biography about the Hamilton creator.
Author: Jennifer Vanasco
Posted: September 12, 2025, 3:12 pm
Winner was working at the NSA in 2017 when she leaked a classified document to the press. Soon after, the FBI showed up at her door. Winner's new memoir is I Am Not Your Enemy.
Author: Terry Gross
Posted: September 11, 2025, 5:21 pm
Patrick Ryan's novel focuses on two married couples and stretches from pre-WWII to the close of the 20th century, capturing both the sweep of history and the mundane particularity of everyday life.
Author: Maureen Corrigan
Posted: September 10, 2025, 5:07 pm
Beverly Cleary's fictional third grader with an adopted dog named Ribsy made his debut in 1950. Cleary was praised for writing simple, humorous stories that kids wanted to read.
Author: Elizabeth Blair
Posted: September 10, 2025, 2:57 pm
New books this week include Secret of Secrets — the sixth installment of The Da Vinci Code saga, plus a tech memoir from Tim Berners-Lee and a career-spanning anthology from Terry McMillan.
Author: Colin Dwyer
Posted: September 9, 2025, 1:39 pm
Angeline Boulley, author of the hit Firekeeper's Daughter, writes thrillers set in Native American communities in northern Michigan, like the ones where her family has lived for generations.
Author: Neda Ulaby
Posted: September 8, 2025, 7:14 pm

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