'Where do we draw the line?': NC legislation targets public school libraries
Tara Gold has never experienced a book challenge during her four years as a media coordinator at Riverside High School in Durham.
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Greensboro Bound Book Festival to bring authors, poets to downtown area
The free event will include a wide range of panels for adults and children.
'All the Beauty in the World': Patrick Bringley reflects on a decade of observations as a guard at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
This Saturday, the WFDD Book Club will discuss All the Beauty in the World. Meetings are at Scuppernong Books and Book Ferret at 11:00 a.m.
WFDD Editorial Director Bethany Chafin recently spoke with author Patrick Bringley about his memoir that documents 10 years as a guard at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.
Wake Forest University celebrates Maya Angelou during National Poetry Month
April is National Poetry Month, and Wake Forest University is paying homage to one of its most renowned literary leaders, Maya Angelou.
Writers Road Show connects readers to authors in four rural libraries and venues
The event's focus remains on connecting writers to readers in Surry, Stokes, Alleghany and Yadkin counties.
Keynotes and school visits kick off Bookmarks Festival of Books & Authors
The 19th annual Bookmarks Festival of Books & Authors kicks off Thursday evening and continues through the weekend.
'Foreign Agents' explores the U.S. citizens lobbying for foreign governments
Author Casey Michel says you might be surprised by who is advocating for foreign interests: lobbyists, law firms, and publicists as well as charitable foundations, major universities and think tanks.
Legalizing same-sex marriage is good for straight people and the country, author says
As part of Morning Edition's Summer of Love series, NRP's Michel Martin asks author Jonathan Rauch how the legalization of same-sex marriage has changed America.
'You’re Embarrassing Yourself' is author Desiree Akhavan's memoir about shame
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with award-winning Iranian American filmmaker Desiree Akhavan about how she overcame years of self doubt.
What happens at the end of the universe?
Today, we're bringing you the final installment of our space summer series ... with the end ... of EVERYTHING. Will the universe end in a huge cosmic unraveling? A slow and lonely dissolution? Or a quantum-level transition that breaks the laws of physics? Theoretical astrophysicist Katie Mack breaks down three possible scenarios for how the universe as we know it will finally come to an end.
To celebrate the end of our Space Camp series, we also made a QUIZ! Check it out at npr.org/spacecamp.
Questions? Comments? Existential dread or excitement? Email us at shortwave@npr.org — we'd love to hear from you!
To celebrate the end of our Space Camp series, we also made a QUIZ! Check it out at npr.org/spacecamp.
Questions? Comments? Existential dread or excitement? Email us at shortwave@npr.org — we'd love to hear from you!