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Some John Grisham adaptations are better than others. We ranked them

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The Rainmaker.'/>A TV version of The Rainmaker is out this week, which...

Novelist Thomas Mallon looks back on the early years of the AIDS epidemic

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In 2023, Mallon spoke about his novel, Up With the Sun, which...

A dogged reporter takes on a mysterious cabal in 'The Diary of Lies'

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Philip Miller's sinister thriller is set in a Great Britain that's lost...

A big break after age 40 is possible. Just ask Jeff Hiller of 'Somebody Somewhere'

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Actress of a Certain Age: My Twenty-Year Trail to Overnight Success. He's...

New books this week: investigating rehab, fighting wildfires, and a Slaughter thriller

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Just published this week: A portrait of the lucrative drug-treatment industry; a...

These 'Blondes' are turning 100, and they're still a lot of fun

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Gentlemen Prefer Blondes is about two flappers on the prowl for sugar...

Boston Public Library aims to increase access to a vast historic archive using AI

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The library is launching a project in collaboration with Harvard Law School...

In 'Blessings and Disasters,' Alexis Okeowo honors their home state of Alabama

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NPR staffers recommend fiction books they love for the summer

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NPR's Books We Love list has lots of great reads, as recommended...

A writer learns to embrace her imperfect recovery from an eating disorder

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In a new book, Mallary Tenore Tarpley says she's learned to reject...

Little Free Library provides free books to readers. Will online reading affect this?

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You may have spotted a little free library in your neighborhood —...

During an 'Island Storm,' two kids on an adventure ask — 'Do we try for more?'

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A storm is coming and two siblings pull on their boots and...