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The Doctors Blackwell: How Two Pioneering Sisters Brought Medicine to Women and Women to Medicine, by Janice P. Nimura W.W.Norton & Co. hide caption
Poet Amanda Gorman performs "The Hill We Climb" during the inauguration of U.S. President Joe Biden. Erin Schaff-Pool/Getty Images hide caption
With the pandemic, many people are turning to at-home workouts and walks in their neighborhoods. That's good, says Exercised author Daniel Lieberman. "You don't have to do incredible strength training ... to get some benefits of physical activity." Grace Cary/Getty Images hide caption
Just Move: Scientist Author Debunks Myths About Exercise And Sleep
Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman speaks at the inauguration of U.S. President Joe Biden. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption
White Freedom: The Racial History of an Idea, by Tyler Stovall Princeton University Press hide caption
An illustration shows medical student Elizabeth Blackwell at Geneva Medical College (later Hobart College) in upstate New York, as she eyes a note dropped onto her arm by a male student, during a lecture in the college's operating room. Bettmann/Getty Images hide caption
'Doctors Blackwell' Tells The Story Of 2 Pioneering Sisters Who Changed Medicine
Capitol workers remove damaged furniture on from the U.S. Capitol on January 7, 2021, following the riot at the Capitol the day before. Bill Clark/Getty Images hide caption
Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., has a new publisher for his book The Tyranny of Big Tech. Simon & Schuster dropped the title after the deadly insurrection at the Capitol on Jan. 6, saying Hawley played a role in fomenting the mob attack that threatened House and Senate members. Patrick Semansky/AP Photo/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
Nadia Owusu is a Brooklyn-based writer and urban planner. Beowulf Sheehan/Simon & Schuster hide caption
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'Aftershocks' Is A Powerful Memoir Of A Life Upended — Then Pieced Back Together
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'Aftershocks' Is A Powerful Memoir Of A Life Upended — Then Pieced Back Together
Martin Luther King Jr. addresses the crowd at the March On Washington D.C., on Aug. 28, 1963. CNP/Getty Images hide caption
Music journalist Betto Arcos gathers his favorite reports from prolific career in Music Stories from the Cosmic Barrio. Erik Esparza/Courtesy of the author hide caption
Betto Arcos Shares The Power Of Community In 'Music Stories From The Cosmic Barrio'
The Planet Money team reads The Great Gatsby. Franziska Barczyk for NPR hide caption
Parler, founded in Nevada in 2018, bills itself as an alternative to "ideological suppression" at other social networks. Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
What's Next For Social Media After Trump? Plus The Lie Of 'Laziness'
Drug Use for Grown-Ups: Chasing Liberty in the Land of Fear, by Dr. Carl L. Hart Penguin Press hide caption
Summerwater, by Sarah Moss Farrar, Straus and Giroux hide caption