14 minutes In the story of a mass shooting, ‘Bloomland’ reveals the bloody tapestry of a beleaguered nation Attica Locke left Hollywood to write novels. Now she’s found success in both worlds. Three plucky sisters refuse to accept their place in the world in Amy Stewart’s new novel In this account of the Kavanaugh hearings, no heroes or villains — just humans Edward Snowden explains how he pulled off one of the largest leaks in U.S. history In Lara Prescott’s ‘The Secrets We Kept,’ the CIA takes a novel approach to Cold War spycraft ‘The Goldfinch’ movie left a lot of the book out — but not what you’d expect With her new book, Raina Telgemeier makes a gutsy move. Kids and parents will love it. How lawlessness and ignorance are harming our oceans After a scandal, a one-sided warning against generic drugs Trump watches TV. Trump stars on TV. Trump is TV. Emma Donoghue’s ‘Akin’ sends an odd couple to France How the New York Times broke Harvey Weinstein Carmen Giménez Smith will be the next guest for the Life of a Poet Praise be: Margaret Atwood has published a sequel to ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’

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