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'Mirror Made of Rain' looks at how patterns of self-destruction are inherited
A mural of George Floyd at the intersection where he was murdered in Minneapolis, Minn. Brandon Bell/Getty Images hide caption
After a stroke blinded one eye, Frank Bruni focused on the future
Angela Davis is escorted by two FBI agents after her arrest in New York on Oct. 13, 1970. She was taken from FBI headquarters to the Women's House of Detention. David Pickoff/AP hide caption
This forgotten women's prison helped cement Greenwich Village's queer identity
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Rick Riordan, author of Percy Jackson and The Olympians. Rick Riordan hide caption
2022 Pulitzer Prizes in arts and letters go to 'Fat Ham' and 'The Netenyahus'
Mark Esper has written a book about the challenges he faced as Defense secretary in the Trump administration. Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Former Pentagon chief Esper says Trump asked about shooting protesters
George Pérez, a celebrated comic book writer and artist, died at age 67 on Friday. Here, the artist is seen in 2019 at Excelsior! A Celebration of the Amazing, Fantastic, Incredible & Uncanny Life of Stan Lee, at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles. Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP hide caption
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Runaway Bunny, Horton Hatches The Egg and Happy Dreams, Little Bunny are three examples of how writers have portrayed moms to young readers. NPR hide caption