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Kaveh Akbar — himself a poet — posts in-depth interview with his favorite poets every week on DiveDapper.

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Kaveh Akbar Is Poetry's Biggest Cheerleader

10:00am January 14, 2018

by Jeevika Verma

Akbar, a poet himself, waves his pom poms for the form at DiveDapper, a site dedicated to in-depth interviews with his favorite poets. He says he wants to live his life "in joyful service" to poetry.

The French-Moroccan author Leila Slimani has just released her breakout novel, The Perfect Nanny, in the U.S.

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When 2 Children Are Murdered, 'The Perfect Nanny' Is Anything But

7:51am January 14, 2018

by Barrie Hardymon

Leila Slimani's breakout novel, inspired by true stories of killer caregivers, chronicles the complex relationship between a mother and her babysitter.

Indian traders and vendors negotiate prices at a wholesale vegetable market in Hyderabad. The Indian economy grew at 7.1 percent for the 2016-2017 financial year.

With Greater Economic Strength, India Believes Its 'Time Has Come'

7:00am January 14, 2018

by Nishant Dahiya

"I don't think India wants to be a formal U.S. ally," says Alyssa Ayres, author of Our Time Has Come: How India Is Making Its Place in the World. "It sees alliance relationships as too constraining."

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'This Could Hurt' Is A Workplace Saga With Heart

7:00am January 14, 2018

by Heller McAlpin

Jillian Medoff has spent years in the corporate world, and she puts that experience to good use in this story of a hard-charging boss whose devoted staff has to cover for her when she starts to slip.

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Reproductive Freedom Lies Just Outside The U.S. Border In 'Red Clocks'

6:20pm January 13, 2018

by Scott Simon

Leni Zumas' new novel follows five women in an Oregon town, living in an alternate reality where abortion and IVF are illegal — a world that Zumas says "could happen next week."

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'Grist Mill Road' by Christopher J. Yates.

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'Grist Mill Road' Bears Witness To Horror — And Its Aftermath

7:00am January 13, 2018

by Jason Sheehan

Christopher J. Yates' new novel begins with an awful crime — and the teenaged boy who stands by and watches as his best friend commits it. But what becomes of everyone involved as the years pass?

Shaun T attends the Sweat USA America's All-Star Fitness Festival at the Miami Beach Convention Center in 2013. At some live events, thousands of people turn out to work out with the fitness superstar.

Fitness Superstar Shaun T: Keys To Workout Motivation Include Fun — And Selfishness

6:40pm January 12, 2018

by Chris Arnold

After a rough childhood and later dealing with his own weight problem, Shaun T eventually found success as a workout video guru. He says it's important to have fun and focus on yourself for a change.

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In a rush to buy journalist and author Michael Wolff's book Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House, buyers have mistakenly purchased Randall Hansen's book of a similar name, Fire and Fury: The Allied Bombing of Germany, 1942-1945.

Author Of The Other 'Fire And Fury' Book Says Business Is Booming

1:53pm January 11, 2018

Historian and author Randall Hansen's book, Fire And Fury: The Allied Bombing Of Germany 1942-1945, has been mistaken by buyers for Michael Wolff's Trump exposé and selling out.

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'The Afterlives' Explores What We'll Do For Another Glimpse Of The Departed

9:57am January 11, 2018

by Michael Schaub

There's nothing quite like the desperation to communicate with loved ones we've lost — and it's that desire that fuels Thomas Pierce's richly imaginative debut novel The Afterlives.

Two hundred years ago, Mary Shelley warned us about entering into realms of science we were not sure we could control, says Marcelo Gleiser.

Man As God: 'Frankenstein' Turns 200

12:50pm January 10, 2018

by Marcelo Gleiser

Mary Shelley cautioned us of the dangers of extending science into realms where we have little control of the outcomes; may we all read her tale — and take in its lessons, says Marcelo Gleiser.