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    Goats and Soda
    Masuma Ahuja, author of <em>Girlhood: Teenagers Around The World In Their Own Voices</em>, set out to document girls' ordinary lives.
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    In 'Girlhood,' Teens Across The Globe Write About Their Everyday Lives

    Feb 28, 2021
    'Girlhood,' a collection of diary-style entries by teen girls, aims to bust stereotypes about cultures while revealing girls' everyday lives.
    Fifth Street

    February 25, 2021

    Feb 25, 2021
    How Drag Culture Builds Community | A Review of Tod Goldberg's The Low Desert | The Imaginary Vegas That Saved My Sanity During the Pandemic | Media Sommelier
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    Fifth Street

    December 17, 2020

    Dec 17, 2020
    Treasures at the Thrift Store | Moapa Activists vs. Big Solar | Media Sommelier
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    Fifth Street

    November 12, 2020

    Nov 20, 2020
    Meme's the Word | Cooking on Water (Street) | Media Sommelier | Searchlight
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    Code Switch
    Here's a sampling of books <em>Code Switch</em> readers recommended.
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    What Code Switch Listeners Are Reading During The Pandemic

    Oct 23, 2020
    Some want escapist reads to distract themselves during these times, while others are turning to books that lean into the darkness and dread of the pandemic.
    Fifth Street

    October 1, 2020

    Oct 01, 2020
    My Showgirls Theory | Health Information Exchange | Rediscovering Black Literature | Barrick's Transformation | Media Sommelier
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    Code Switch
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    Colonialism, Eugenics And Downright Terror In 'Mexican Gothic'

    Sep 24, 2020
    This week, Code Switch is talking about the books that are getting us through the pandemic. Today's conversation is with Silvia Moreno-Garcia, author of the creepy and engrossing Mexican Gothic.
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    Books
    The National Book Foundation released its annual book award longlists on Friday.
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    Here Are The 50 Books Nominated for 2020 National Book Awards

    Sep 18, 2020
    There are writers on the longlist in five categories: fiction, nonfiction, poetry, translation and young people's literature. Two debut novels are in the running for the fiction prize.
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    Simon Says
    Demonstrators gather on 16th St. near Lafayette Park during a peaceful protest against police brutality and the death of George Floyd, on June 5, 2020 in Washington, DC.
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    OPINION: In the Shadow of Protests, Turn to Ralph Ellison

    Jun 06, 2020
    WIth protests continuing across the country in the wake of police killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, Scott Simon turns to Ralph Ellison's classic novel "Invisible Man" for wisdom.
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    Good Books To Read While Social Distancing

    Apr 14, 2020

    People have a lot of time to read these days.

    And maybe you’ve gone through all the books in your house and need a new stash now.

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    Code Switch
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    YA Fantasy Where The Oppression Is Real

    Jan 28, 2020
    Tomi Adeyemi's new book, Children of Virtue and Vengeance, is fantasy for young adults. But the issues it's dealing with — racism, oppression and war — are very real. And they're not sugarcoated.
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    World
    Pakistani author Mohammed Hanif says copies of the Urdu translation of his irreverent novel, <em>A Case of Exploding Mangoes</em>, were seized from his publisher's office this week. The book was published in English in 2008 to wide international acclaim
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    Pakistani Author Comes Under Fire For Satirical Novel After Urdu Edition Is Published

    Jan 10, 2020
    Copies of a new Urdu edition of Mohammed Hanif's 2008 novel, A Case of Exploding Mangoes, were seized Monday. Rights groups say it's another sign that freedom of expression is threatened in Pakistan.
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    Trans Character At The Heart Of Vegas Author's Youth Novel

    Dec 23, 2019

    A teenage boy. The girl he’s crushing on. Bullies he must avoid.

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    Goats and Soda
    Nesma (left) and Anys are Algerian siblings who came out to each other at a party. They live in Paris, and both identify as queer. "It now makes us stronger and committed together for the queer and Algerian causes," Anys says.
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    'Un-African'? Photos Challenge Notions Of LGBTQ Identity In The African Diaspora

    Nov 02, 2019
    Mikael Owunna's new book captures the stories of LGBTQ African immigrants, refugees and asylum-seekers reconciling their identity and their heritage.
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    A Craft Beer Movement Is Brewing In Las Vegas

    Nov 01, 2019

    Las Vegas is one of America’s booziest cities. And beer has played a big part in developing that reputation.

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    UNLV: Alumna's Donations Will Bolster Rare Books Collection

    Sep 07, 2019

    LAS VEGAS (AP) — UNLV says a former student is establishing a $5 million endowment to bolster the rare books collection at the university libraries.

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    Technology
    A man reads a book on his e-book reader device. In July, Microsoft will be deleting its e-book library and ceasing all e-book sales.
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    Microsoft Closes The Book On Its E-Library, Erasing All User Content

    Jul 07, 2019
    The move comes as a result of Digital Rights Management, an approach that allows companies to prevent piracy. Every purchased book will disappear this month.
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    Dr. Seuss Books Can Be Racist, But Students Keep Reading Them

    Feb 26, 2019
    A recent study found that Dr. Seuss books can be pretty racist. It's highlighted a growing debate: Should schools teach classic books that may be problematic or trade them for socially conscious ones?
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    The Salt
    Korean kimchi, made of salted and fermented vegetables, contains microbes that contribute to its distinctive taste.
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    'Cultured': A Look At How Foods Can Help The Microbes Inside Us Thrive

    Feb 24, 2019
    The foods we put in our bodies affect the kinds of bacteria that live and flourish there. A new book explores this collaboration — and the cultures whose dishes maximize the relationship.
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    Code Switch
    Author Glory Edim uses her literary society to signal boost emerging black women writers.
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    'Well-Read Black Girl' Turns Books Into Community

    Dec 02, 2018

    With her new anthology, Glory Edim says she wants to "capture the energy and vibrancy of what it means to be a black woman in the literary space."

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    My Weekend Was Better Than Yours
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    My Weekend Was Better Than Yours: October 20-21

    Oct 24, 2018

    Two days of books, authors, theater — and the perfect amount of rain

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    Code Switch
    Imani Perry, author of <em>Looking for Lorraine: The Radiant and Radical Life of Lorraine Hansberry</em>
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    Lorraine Hansberry: Radiant, Radical — And More Than 'Raisin'

    Sep 22, 2018
    A new biography of the African-American playwright shows that she was so much more than her most famous work: A Raisin in the Sun.
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    Asia
    Journalist Patrick Winn.
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    The 'Shadowlands' Of Southeast Asia's Illicit Networks: Meth, Dancing Queens And More

    Sep 11, 2018
    In his new book, Hello, Shadowlands, journalist Patrick Winn describes how underground crime groups thrive in a region where democracy is in retreat.
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    Books: Going Dark

    Jun 26, 2018

    After the success of her literary memoir about her gypsy background, Oksana Marafioti is trying something different: urban fantasy.

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    Books
    The white clapboard farmhouse where Laura Ingalls Wilder wrote many of the books in her <em>Little House on the Prairie</em> novels still stands in Mansfield, Mo.
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    Little House On The Controversy: Laura Ingalls Wilder's Name Removed From Book Award

    Jun 25, 2018
    The Association for Library Service to Children voted unanimously to strike Wilder's name from a major children's lit award over concerns about how the author referred to Native Americans and blacks.

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