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- Filmmaker John Waters -- aka the 'Pope of Trash' -- turns 80by Terry Gross on April 17, 2026
Once called the "King of Bad Taste," Waters is […]
- Whiting Foundation names its 10 emerging authors of 2026by Ivy Buck on April 15, 2026
The annual Whiting Award for Emerging Writers […]
- Have we been reading Toni Morrison all wrong?by Tonya Mosley on April 13, 2026
Harvard professor Namwali Serpell has been […]
- 'Speakeasies to Symphonies' and 'Cosmic Music' chronicle 2 jazz greatsby Kevin Whitehead on April 13, 2026
Critic Kevin Whitehead reviews biographies of two […]
- Gut troubles? This gastroenterologist has tips to help you achieve 'poophoria'by Andrea Muraskin on April 11, 2026
In her new book You've Been Pooping All Wrong, […]
- Move over, Mr. Ripley. 'I Am Agatha' is a delightfully duplicitous debutby Maureen Corrigan on April 10, 2026
Nancy Foley's deviously-plotted novel centers on […]
- What draws people into cults? A new book tracks the journeys of two followersby Ilana Masad on April 9, 2026
Harrison Hill's book The Oracle's Daughter is a […]
- This doctor turned a 31-foot RV into one of the country's only mobile OB-GYN clinicsby Tonya Mosley on April 9, 2026
Mary Fariba Afsari's book, Labor, is a portrait […]
- 'After the Flood' argues Bob Dylan's late career is just as potent as his early yearsby Ken Tucker on April 9, 2026
Much of our image of Dylan derives from his early […]
- 11 new books in April offer a chance to step inside someone else's worldby Colin Dwyer on April 8, 2026
The books we're spotlighting this month don't […]