'You Just Serve As Much As You Can': Mj Rodriguez On Ball Culture And 'Pose'
The FX drama stars several transgender actors, including Rodriguez. She says, "It's great that finally our stories are getting to be told."
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What We Learned From Dad
This Father's Day, we celebrate what our dads have taught us, from how to run to being a good listener.
'Where The Nightmares Go' Maps The Territory Of Fear
C. Robert Cargill's new story collection covers the globe and genres of horror from classic to modern, with ghost stories, thrillers, gore and puzzles that would be right at home on premium cable.
A Dad, A Daughter, A Disappearing Act: Love And Mourning On Father's Day
After waiting a lifetime to meet her father, NPR journalist Maquita Peters finally got to know him, only to have him vanish from her life.
'The Secret Life of Cows' Aims To Show Animals As Thinking, Feeling Beings
Farmer Rosamund Young's book will charm people who want to lap up more evidence that animals have personalities, but may not warm hearts of animal lovers who don't eat meat.
Teaching Children To Ask The Big Questions Without Religion
Religion offers answers to big questions about life and death, right and wrong, and who we are. But some unaffiliated parents are finding power in not knowing those answers.
In June, Make Your Escape With These 3 Hot Reads
Summer's getting hotter, so here are three romances guaranteed to raise your temperature and take you on an adventure, from London's West End to Barcelona to a Harvard University classroom.
'Old In Art School': An MFA Inspires A Memoir Of Age
Upon retiring from Princeton University at age 64, historian Nell Irvin Painter decided to pursue a second career in visual art among students a third of her age.
In 'Fight No More,' Life Rushes By, But Sometime's There's Beauty
Lydia Millet's latest is a novel about death, disguised as a short story collection about real estate, alternately wrenching and hilarious, and full of joys on every scale.
Struggling For Words, A Boy And His Grandfather Are 'Drawn Together' At Last
Author Minh Lê had a loving relationship with his grandparents, but he also remembers a lot of "awkward silence." His new book explores barriers of language and culture between generations.