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'Christmas Days' Is A Feast Of Stories — And Food

December 17, 2016 • For author Jeanette Winterson, Christmas is as much about food as it is about storytelling. So her new book Christmas Days combines stories with favorite recipes from her friends and family.

'Christmas Days' Is A Feast Of Stories — And Food

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In 'Gap Of Time,' Shakespeare Is Updated, But Not Upstaged

October 9, 2015 • Jeanette Winterson's retelling of The Winter's Tale includes hedge fund managers and a New Orleans setting. But critic Annalisa Quinn says the book doesn't quite stand on its own.

Where There's A Will: Shakespeare Remixed In 'The Gap Of Time'

October 4, 2015 • You've heard of cover songs — now, a group of authors are writing cover plays, retelling the works of Shakespeare in their own words. Jeanette Winterson leads off, reimagining The Winter's Tale.

Where There's A Will: Shakespeare Remixed In 'The Gap Of Time'

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To Infinity, And Beyond: Rocket-Powered Summer Reading

June 17, 2014 • Blast off for summer adventure! These books will take you from a few feet off the ground to far beyond the galaxy (even this universe). Also, rocket ship trees, did we mention the rocket ship trees?

To Infinity, And Beyond: Rocket-Powered Summer Reading

June 17, 2014 • Blast off for summer adventure! These books will take you from a few feet off the ground to far beyond the galaxy (even this universe). Also, rocket ship trees, did we mention the rocket ship trees?

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NPR's Book Concierge: Our Guide To 2013's Great Reads

December 4, 2013 • NPR staff and critics selected more than 200 standout titles. Now it's up to you: Choose your own adventure! Use our tags to search through books and find the perfect read.

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'Gate' Opens To Bloody And Raucous 17th Century England

October 28, 2013 • Jeanette Winterson's The Daylight Gate follows the witches and outcasts of 17th century England. The titular gate is a portal to hell — but England itself has become hellish for persecuted Catholics.

'Gate' Opens To Bloody And Raucous 17th Century England

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March 11-17: A Family Reunion, A Hunted Werewolf, A Military Standoff

March 11, 2013 • In softcover nonfiction, Jeanette Winterson revisits her haunting past. In fiction, Mark Haddon's tale of an estranged family's gathering, Glen Duncan's werewolf sequel and Joydeep Roy-Bhattacharya's modern-day Antigone arrive in paperback.

Embracing The Quirkiness Of Djuna Barnes

Before publishing the plays and novels she's now known for, women's rights advocate Djuna Barnes was a journalist and illustrator. Djuna Barnes Papers, Special Collections, University of Maryland Libraries hide caption

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Embracing The Quirkiness Of Djuna Barnes

June 16, 2012 • When Djuna Barnes was in her early 20s, she walked into the offices of the Brooklyn Daily Eagle and announced: "I can draw, I can write, you'd be foolish not to hire me." The paper did. Nearly 30 years after her death, a collection of her writings and illustrations is on display at the Brooklyln Museum.

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Critics' Lists: Summer 2012

15 Summer Reads Handpicked By Indie Booksellers

May 25, 2012 • Not sure what to read? NPR's Susan Stamberg asked three booksellers to share their top five picks for the books you shouldn't miss — tales of con artists, grade-school spies, refugees and ranchers.

15 Summer Reads Handpicked By Indie Booksellers

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Three Gutsy Heroines To Celebrate Women's History

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Three Gutsy Heroines To Celebrate Women's History

March 2, 2011 • For the contemporary woman, feminist classics don't always do the trick — most of us believe there's more to life than marriage or madness. To kick off Women's History Month, author Stephanie Staal suggests three books about mold-breaking heroines, sure to inspire your inner feminist.

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'Nightwood,' A Hymn To The Dispossessed

August 7, 2008 • Djuna Barnes' novel of passion and grief, of exile and loneliness, spoke directly to Siri Hustvedt, both when she read it as a 24-year-old and when she re-read it nearly 30 years later.

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Three Famed Novelists Weave Exhilarating Tales

May 5, 2008 • Three renowned women writers have books of fiction out this spring, and each one asks the reader to take a leap of imagination. The resulting novels, says reviewer Alan Cheuse, are a thrill and a privilege to read.

Three Famed Novelists Weave Exhilarating Tales

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Critics' Lists: Summer '07

Great Opening Lines to Hook Young Readers

June 25, 2007 • If you're interested in getting your child or teen to keep reading during a hot, long, lazy vacation, offer them these cool summer books. Librarian Nancy Pearl's picks all have great first lines, three-dimensional characters and strong finishes.

Great Opening Lines to Hook Young Readers

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Summer Books 2007: Excerpts

Excerpt: 'Tanglewreck'

June 22, 2007 • Tanglewreck is Jeanette Winterson's debut novel for kids, and it grabs young readers from the first with a description of a Time Tornado swallowing a red double-decker omnibus on London's Waterloo Bridge.

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'Christmas Days' Is A Feast Of Stories — And Food

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Where There's A Will: Shakespeare Remixed In 'The Gap Of Time'

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'Gate' Opens To Bloody And Raucous 17th Century England

Embracing The Quirkiness Of Djuna Barnes

15 Summer Reads Handpicked By Indie Booksellers

Review

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Three Famed Novelists Weave Exhilarating Tales

Great Opening Lines to Hook Young Readers