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Turtle Books fills a children’s bookstore void in Brookline Village

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‘The Wilderness’ centers often-overlooked joys and struggles of Black millennial women

Under the Radar

New novel brings readers to the US-Mexico border to glimpse at the American Dream

Under the Radar
On Batman Day, a celebration of the man behind the Caped Crusader's archnemesis

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In 'Tyranny of the Minority,' author Daniel Ziblatt examines political disfunction in the US

In "Tyranny of the Minority: Why American Democracy Reached the Breaking Point" Harvard political scientist Daniel Ziblatt examines how the US constitution allows for government disfunction.

All Things Considered
Author Rick Riordan on new 'Percy Jackson' projects and inclusion in books

Rick Riordan, famous for writing the "Percy Jackson & the Olympians" series, spoke with GBH News ahead of his keynote address at the Boston Book Festival.

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Boston Book Festival returns to Copley Square for 15th annual event

The eponymous festival attracts upwards of 25,000 people.

Boston Public Radio
What will R.L. Stine be on Halloween? Himself. 'I'm selling books and things.'

This year, the Goosebumps author is releasing a guidebook on writing horror stories for kids called “There Is Something Strange About My Brain” on Halloween.

Morning Edition
Shelf Life: Provincetown's East End Books brings cultural hub to the Seaport

East End Books, a mainstay in Provincetown, is gearing up to open its newest Seaport location. Jeff Peters, who runs the store's two locations in Provincetown, has plans to make the store a destination in Boston — with special author events, drag story hours, collaborations with local restaurants and fundraisers for nonprofits.

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Author Jennifer L. Armentrout explains how she creates fantasy that still feels real

"Some of it comes from my background in psychology and sociology," she explains.

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Beyond The Page: Reading Selections From Author Emily Gray Tedrowe

Each month, Beyond The Page: A WGBH Book Club features a notable author, who takes part in a live Q&A with a WGBH personality to discuss the intricacies of that month's novel. With each monthly book selection, we also ask the author for a list of reading recommendations. For its December edition, Beyond The Page selected Emily Gray Tedrowe's "The Talented Miss Farwell," an electrifying page-turner of greed and obsession, survival and self-invention that is a piercing character study of one unforgettable female con artist.

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