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In 'Heart Berries,' An Indigenous Woman's Chaotic Coming-Of-Age

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In 'Heart Berries,' An Indigenous Woman's Chaotic Coming-Of-Age

February 11, 2018 • Terese Marie Mailhot's new memoir is an effort to draw art from mental illness, lost love and her family history on an Indian reservation in British Columbia.

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NPR's Book Concierge: Our Guide To 2017's Great Reads

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NPR's Book Concierge: Our Guide To 2017's Great Reads

December 5, 2017 • The Book Concierge is back and bigger than ever! Explore more than 350 standout titles picked by NPR staff and critics.

NPR's Book Concierge: Our Guide To 2016's Great Reads

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NPR's Book Concierge: Our Guide To 2016's Great Reads

December 6, 2016 • The Book Concierge is back and bigger than ever! Explore more than 300 standout titles picked by NPR staff and critics.

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Pack These Pages: 7 Professional Booksellers Select Your Summer Reading

August 2, 2016 • We asked booksellers across the country to share recommendations for books that you can take with you on vacation — or just to the nearest shade tree.

Sherman Alexie On His New Kids' Book And The Angst Of Being A 'Jr.'

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Sherman Alexie On His New Kids' Book And The Angst Of Being A 'Jr.'

May 23, 2016 • Alexie says he always struggled with being named after his dad — so he decided to write a book about it. Thunder Boy Jr. is about a little boy who is eager to have his own name and be his own person.

Sherman Alexie On His New Kids' Book And The Angst Of Being A 'Jr.'

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Hitch A Ride! We've Got Road Trip Reads For Every Passenger

June 17, 2014 • Remember maps? A lot of these writers do. They use them to drive from Los Angeles to Las Vegas, Tangier to Cape Town, and Xinjiang, China, to New Delhi, among other places.

Seeking Wonderful Young Adult Novels That Deal With Race

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Seeking Wonderful Young Adult Novels That Deal With Race

December 18, 2013 • What books that touch on topics of race would you recommend to a not-so-bookish teen? A reader asks us to share our suggestions.

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The Ultimate Backseat Bookshelf: 100 Must-Reads For Kids 9-14

August 5, 2013 • More than 2,000 of you weighed in with your nominations for the best books for young readers.

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Best Books Of 2012

Short Stories To Savor On A Winter Weekend

November 26, 2012 • Author Hortense Calisher once called the short story "an apocalypse in a teacup." Critic Jane Ciabattari presents her favorite mini-apocalypses of 2012, from veteran authors like Sherman Alexie to newcomer Claire Vaye Watkins, who combines a unique voice and a shadowed family history in her debut collection.

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Summer Books 2012

Your Favorites: 100 Best-Ever Teen Novels

August 7, 2012 • More than 75,000 of you voted for your favorite young-adult fiction. Now, after all the nominating, sorting and counting, the final results are in. Here are the 100 best teen novels, chosen by the NPR audience.

Three Rapid Reads For The Impatient Intellectual

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Three Rapid Reads For The Impatient Intellectual

May 30, 2011 • Short story month is just about over, but take heed: if diving into the latest bestseller seems too daunting, the short story could be the form of fiction for you. Atlantic writer and producer Miriam Krule suggests three collections that are complex and nuanced despite their brevity — and perfect for your morning commute.

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Three Books About Cowboys and Indians

June 4, 2008 • As a child, Emily Wylie always wanted to be a cowboy — or maybe an Indian. Though she no longer constructs teepees out of table cloths, she turns to these three books when she wants to relive her romance with the American West.

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Hear the National Book Award Winners

November 20, 2007 • Tree of Smoke, Denis Johnson's Vietnam epic, and Legacy of Ashes, Tim Weiner's critical history of the CIA, were among the winners at the 58th annual National Book Awards, held earlier this month in New York.

Winners for Fiction, Nonfiction, Youth and Poetry

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Libraries Commemorate American Indian Heritage Month

November 7, 2007 • Loriene Roy, president of the American Library Association, talks about recent works of Native American fiction during this, American Indian Heritage Month.

Libraries Commemorate American Indian Heritage Month

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Author Sherman Alexie Targets Young Readers

September 21, 2007 • Writer Sherman Alexie is out with his first book for young adults. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian tracks the misadventures of a young teen, Arnold Spirit, Jr., who decides to leave the Spokane Indian Reservation to attend an all-white high school.

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In 'Heart Berries,' An Indigenous Woman's Chaotic Coming-Of-Age

Sherman Alexie On His New Kids' Book And The Angst Of Being A 'Jr.'

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Short Stories To Savor On A Winter Weekend

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Three Books About Cowboys and Indians

Winners for Fiction, Nonfiction, Youth and Poetry

Libraries Commemorate American Indian Heritage Month

Author Sherman Alexie Targets Young Readers