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Authors Bolu Babalola and Emily Henry bring their recs for great summer reads. Caleb Azumah Nelson/Devyn Glista hide caption

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Authors Emily Henry and Bolu Babalola give their hottest summer reading recs

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An illustration for Backstory Serial, the Substack home for Mary Trump, E. Jean Carroll and Jennifer Taub's romance project The Italian Lesson. James Lake hide caption

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Mary Trump, E. Jean Carroll and Jennifer Taub launch romance novel on Substack

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A novelist's time in the MMA cage informed his book on memory loss and identity

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This Aug 25, 2020 image captured by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope shows the planet Jupiter and one of its moons, Europa, at left, when the planet was 406 million miles from Earth. AP hide caption

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NASA is sending an Ada Limón poem to Jupiter's moon Europa — and maybe your name too?

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Poll: Americans say teachers are underpaid, about half of Republicans oppose book bans

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In a town where private space is at a premium, this 1953 photo from Michael "Tony" Vaccaro taken for LOOK magazine shows off a stylish way to get a city view. Michael "Tony" Vaccaro/Museum of the City of New York hide caption

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Our 5 favorite exhibits from 'This Is New York' — a gritty, stylish city celebration

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Brandon Taylor on art, loving across class and why he writes sex scenes

This week, host Brittany Luse chats with author and culture critic Brandon Taylor about his latest novel, The Late Americans. The book is set in Iowa City and follows several characters pursuing love, art and the promise of prosperity. They discuss what's so American about The Late Americans, and how it's a departure from what's currently seen as fashionable in fiction.

Brandon Taylor on art, loving across class and why he writes sex scenes

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Former FBI director James Comey before testifying on Capitol Hill in 2018. Mark Wilson/Getty Images hide caption

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James Comey knows the politics of NY law enforcement. Now, he's writing about it

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Why our allergies are getting worse —and what to do about it

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Amanda Gorman says she wrote "The Hill We Climb" — which she read at President Biden's inauguration — "so that all young people could see themselves in a historical moment." Gorman is seen here in February, at the Grammy Awards. Frazer Harrison/Getty Images hide caption

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Translator Angela Rodel, left, and author Georgi Gospodinov have won the 2023 International Booker Prize for Time Shelter. They are pictured above in London on May 23, 2023. David Parry/The Booker Prizes hide caption

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A school district's book screening process didn't violate civil rights laws — but it should have done a better job of handling the process, the U.S. Department of Education says. Terry Vine/Getty Images hide caption

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During World War II, the American Red Cross Clubmobile corps (shown here on an airfield in England in 1943) provided donuts, coffee and friendly conversation to the troops. AP hide caption

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Luis Alberto Urrea pays tribute to WWII's forgotten volunteers — including his mother

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Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, who directed the prosecution of former Minneapolis officer Derek Chauvin, is releasing a book about his experience. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption

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The AG who prosecuted George Floyd's killers has ideas for how to end police violence

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