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Can a Mom Be a War Photographer?

Mary Sullivan
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In January of 2015, I happened upon an article in the New York Times Magazine entitled, “What Can a Pregnant Photojournalist Cover? Everything.” It was written by Lynsey Addario, a photographer who has covered ... Read More...

Author Katelyn Detweiler Discusses Her New YA Novel, Transcendent

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By day, Katelyn Detweiler is a literary agent, and by night—and any other time she can squeeze in—she’s an author. Ms. Detweiler explores the intersection of faith, celebrity, privilege, and friendship in her n... Read More...

Lisa Selin Davis Discusses Her Debut YA Novel, Lost Stars

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In Lost Stars, Lisa Selin Davis’ young adult debut, protagonist Carrie is in crisis. Her older sister was tragically killed in an accident, her mother abandoned the family, and she is in a state of constant con... Read More...

Should Fans of the Book Bother Seeing Tim Burton’s Miss Peregrine?

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Let me begin by saying that I have a prejudice against fantasy. Monsters, goblins, things-that-go-bump-in-the-night are excruciating to me. I fear I’m exactly the kind of adult Peter Pan never wanted to become:... Read More...

Interested in the Human Past? Check out Lydia Pyne’s Book, Seven Skeletons

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Though we normally review and interview writers of fiction, when I heard about Lydia Pyne’s new book, Seven Skeletons: The Evolution of the World’s Most Famous Human Fossils, I knew I had to make an exception. ... Read More...

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Alice Mattison’s new book has disabused me of the notion that I’m a special writerly snowflake. Other aspiring writers—wannabe writers—mostly stay-at-home mom/writers—okay, writers, are self-conscious about ... Read More...

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Breakfast with Neruda is young adult author Laura Moe’s tale of redemption for two troubled teens. Michael and Shelly are both sentenced to community service, cleaning up their high school for the summer. The t... Read More...

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Kimberly McCreight’s new YA thriller, The Outliers, releases today. It’s the first in a trilogy about Wylie, a troubled young woman searching for her missing best friend, Cassie. Cassie’s been in trouble lately... Read More...
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Both of my grandpas served in World War II. One was a Navy man haunted by his time in the Pacific; the other talked of his glory days flying bombers in Europe until the day he died. For me, World War II was par... Read More...

The Diary of a Teenage Girl

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The Diary of a Teenage Girl (theatrical release August 2015) came out on DVD this week. It’s about a 15-year-old girl in 1970s San Francisco who embarks on a sexual affair with her mother’s 35-year-old boyfrien... Read More...
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