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- Welcome to 'Anxietyland' theme park, where the rides are no funby LA Johnson on April 29, 2026
From the Emotional Roller Coaster to the Worry-go-round, cartoonist Gemma Correll walks us through […]
- A little boy loses his orange 'Balloon' but gains a new friend in this kids' bookby Samantha Balaban on April 26, 2026
When author Bruce Handy's son was young, he loved and lost an orange balloon. He and illustrator […]
- Anthony Horowitz talks about his new book, 'A Deadly Episode'by Scott Simon on April 25, 2026
Anthony Horowitz's novels often open with a murder, and his latest is no different. This time, did […]
- Author details the spy network that took on America's post-WWII Nazi groupsby Terry Gross on April 23, 2026
In The Secret War Against Hate, Steven J. Ross details the racist, anti-Semitic groups that sprang […]
- Family influencers make the lifestyle look good. But kids pay the price, new book saysby Ilana Masad on April 22, 2026
What does it mean to monetize your offspring? To turn their childhood into content? In Like, […]
- Want to lighten your mental load? First, let go of these gender mythsby Andee Tagle on April 21, 2026
"Men can't see the mess." "Women are better at chores." These myths position women to take on more […]
- The 11 most challenged books of 2025, according to the American Library Associationby Anastasia Tsioulcas on April 20, 2026
The ALA says 4,235 titles were challenged at U.S. libraries — the second-highest year on record. […]
- Malala Yousafzai on life before and after being shot by a Taliban gunmanby Terry Gross on April 20, 2026
As a teen, Yousafzai risked her life speaking out against the Taliban. "At the time, what scared me […]
- 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 known for his off-beat cult films Pink Flamingos and […]
- Whiting Foundation names its 10 emerging authors of 2026by Ivy Buck on April 15, 2026
The annual Whiting Award for Emerging Writers comes with $50,000 to support each winner's work. […]