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In 'The Unexpected,' Emily Oster tackles the emotional toll of difficult pregnancies
Author Ava Chin poses next to the cover of her recent book, Mott Street: A Chinese American Family's Story of Exclusion and Homecoming Author headshot via Tommy Kha hide caption
"You think it will never happen to you," Paul Auster wrote about aging and mortality in his 2012 book Winter Journal. He's pictured above in New York in April 2007. Nicholas Roberts/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Bestselling novelist Paul Auster, author of 'The New York Trilogy,' dies at 77
English actress Judi Dench at a dress rehearsal of 'Hamlet', making her London debut as Ophelia in 1957. Bob Haswell/Getty Images hide caption
Left: An Ebony Fashion Fair Model. Right: A hand holds up a copy of Ebony magazine in front of a Chicago skyline. (Photo by KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI/AFP via Getty Images)/ (Photo By Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post via Getty Images) hide caption
AI is contentious among authors. So why are some feeding it their own writing?
Karla Vasquez, author of The SalviSoul Cookbook. Ren Fuller hide caption
How 'SalviSoul,' first Salvadoran cookbook from a major U.S. publisher, came together
Novelist John Green says OCD is like an 'invasive weed' inside his mind
The trees in this photo are amazing (and not just because they happen to be growing in a very Instagrammable heart shape around Baker Lake in Quebec, Canada.) Read on for a tree appreciation reading list for Arbor Day. Sebastien St-Jean/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
A new collection of Emily Dickinson's letters has been published by Harvard's Belknap Press, edited by Dickinson scholars Cristanne Miller and Domhnall Mitchell. Three Lions/Getty Images hide caption
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This collection may be the closest we'll ever come to a Dickinson autobiography
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This collection may be the closest we'll ever come to a Dickinson autobiography
Barbara Walters forged a path for women in journalism, but not without paying a price
Keary Hines, Prairie View, Texas. Ivan McClellan hide caption
A photographer documented Black cowboys across the U.S. for a new book
A sample of pages from chapter 9 of the book, which profiles poet and essayist Louise Glück. Penguin Press hide caption
In a collection of 40+ interviews, author Adam Moss tries to find the key to creation
After decades creating and publishing recipes, cookbook author Joan Nathan has released what she said is likely her final book, a cookbook and memoir called "My Life in Recipes." Michael Zamora/NPR hide caption
After years of documenting Jewish food traditions, Joan Nathan focuses on her family's
Playwright Ayad Akhtar on stage at the 2023 PEN America Literary Awards in his role as then-president of the organization. Beowulf Sheehan/PEN America hide caption
A voter leaves a voting booth in Concord, N.H., the during primary election on Jan. 23, 2024. Timothy A. Clary/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
How the Founding Fathers' concept of 'Minority Rule' is alive and well today
Amy Tan, author of The Backyard Bird Chronicles. Kim Newmoney/Penguin Randomhouse hide caption
Amy Tan's bird obsession led to a new book — and keeping mealworms in her fridge
