We Are Still Here: A New Generation of Native Americans Demands Your Attention

A new wave of Native American writers and artists are creating works that reflect the realities of what it means to be Native American today. Up-and-coming authors Tommy Orange and Tommy Pico have moved off reservations to urban settings where, according to the Urban Indian Health Institute, 70 percent of Native American and Native Alaskans…
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Madeleine L’Engle’s Legacy: Science Fiction for Kids

Writer, wife, mother, daughter, friend—all these words describe the amazing Madeleine L'Engle. On what would have been her 100th birthday (November 29), take a look back at what made Madeleine Madeleine. Then look forward to the writers who were inspired by this icon of science fiction writing for kids. Get to Know L'Engle Becoming Madeleine: Written…
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Read Like a Wicked Queen

Everyone knows your standard princess tale, but each wicked queen has her own story to tell. Is she evil or misunderstood? What spurs an evil queen to act? Check out these titles for queens who may or may not be evil, depending on how you look at it. Heartless starts at the beginning, before the…
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Weird, Weird West

Charlaine Harris has an almost preternatural ability to build a cosmos, and she's done it again with her latest book, the start of a new series: An Easy Death. Set in an alternate reality where FDR was assassinated and the Romanovs escaped the Bolsheviks, this rip-roaring western is full of violence and magic. Lizbeth Rose is…
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Top Picks: Catherine Deneuve

Actress Catherine Deneuve will hit a milestone birthday this month, turning 75 on October 22, but she shows no signs of slowing down. According to the IMDb she has acting credits for every single year going back to 1991, and more sporadically going back to the beginning of her career around 1960. At the height…
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