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Author's Advice To Millennials: Manage Your Money And Stop Pleasing Others

1:37pm April 19, 2021

by Dave Davies

Julie Lythcott-Haims's new book, Your Turn: How to Be an Adult, is a handbook on adulthood. Her 2017 memoir, Real American, is the story of her coming to terms with her biracial identity.

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Journalist Rose Eveleth Imagines Future Worlds In New Book

5:05am April 19, 2021

Noel King speaks with Rose Eveleth about her illustrated book: Flash Forward.

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#NPRPoetry: Samuel Getachew

6:13pm April 18, 2021

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with poet Samuel Getachew, former National Youth Poet Laureate finalist, about his favorite listener-submitted poems.

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Lauren Hough On Growing Up In A Cult, New Memoir

7:58am April 18, 2021

Lauren Hough tells NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro about her memoir Leaving Isn't the Hardest Thing. Hough spent part of her childhood in a cult, which affected her later life.

Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, says her immigrant journey, detailed in a new memoir, has driven her to "stand up to bullies."

Quiet No More: Sen. Hirono's Immigrant Journey Fuels Her Fire In Congress

7:40am April 18, 2021

by Michel Martin

Sen. Mazie Hirono of Hawaii — one of the most outspoken Democrats in Congress — wasn't always so vociferous. She says her story, detailed in a new memoir, has driven her to "stand up to bullies."

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Juan Hormiga, by Gustavo Roldán, translated by Robert Croll

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The Ant-icipation Is Over: 'Juan Hormiga' Is Here!

7:00am April 18, 2021

by Juanita Giles

Gustavo Roldán's tale of an adventurous (if nap-prone) ant — newly translated into English — has everything you could want: silliness, adventure, daring, a cliffhanger, and a fun, satisfying ending.

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Sen. Mazie Hirono Talks New Memoir

6:07pm April 17, 2021

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with U.S. Sen. Mazie Hirono, Democrat from Hawaii, about her book, Heart of Fire: An Immigrant Daughter's Story.

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Jory Fleming Shares What It's Like Going Through Life With Autism In New Memoir

7:59am April 17, 2021

NPR's Debbie Elliott speaks to Jory Fleming about his new book, How to be Human — An Autistic Man's Guide to Life. Fleming, who himself is autistic, co-wrote the book with Lyric Winik.

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Gary Paulsen's Memoir Taps Into The Childhood Experiences That Inspired His Stories

7:59am April 17, 2021

by Samantha Balaban

Gary Paulsen has a new memoir about the childhood experiences behind some of his most beloved novels for young people. It's called Gone to The Woods.

The Light of the Midnight Stars, by Rena Rossner

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'The Light Of The Midnight Stars' Doesn't Shine Brightly Enough

7:00am April 17, 2021

by Jessica P. Wick

Rena Rossner's YA novel, set in a magical version of medieval Eastern Europe, follows a rabbi and his three supernaturally-talented daughters. Unfortunately the characters never quite come to life.