WYPR Books

King: Grove Press (l); Adichie: Knopf (r)

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Lives and Loves: Heart the Lover, by Lily King, and Dream Count, by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Marion Winik

What's more fun, or more complicated, than falling in love?

Lisa Lawson is the president and CEO of the Annie E. Casey Foundation, and the author of "Thrive."

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Casey Foundation CEO's new book says brain science shows us new ways to help adolescents succeed

Tom Hall

Annie E. Casey Foundation CEO Lisa Lawson says adolescent brain research suggests new strategies for supporting teens through a crucial stage of their development.

Jenkins Reid: Ballantine Books (l); Ramage: Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster (r)

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Sappho In Space: "To the Moon and Back" by Eliana Ramage and "Atmosphere" by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Marion Winik

Lesbian love stories...in space.

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Carol Hamer

Tom Hall

Tom talks with Carol Hamer, Executive Operations and Board Liaison at the Baltimore Community Foundation

Dr. Keisha N. Blain is a distinguished historian and professor at Brown University, where she teaches in the departments of History and Africana Studies.

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Keisha Blain's 'Without Fear' chronicles the Black women who have championed human rights

Tom Hall

Dr. Blain's book illuminates the lives of Black women activists in America — some well-known, many unsung — who've fought for human rights, at home and abroad.

Shulman book: Knopf (l); Silber book: Counterpoint (r)

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Super Stories: "Fools for Love" by Helen Schulman and "Mercy" by Joan Silber

Marion Winik

Novels in stories from two great writers.

Dr. Leigh Vinocur is an ER physician, media commentator and corporate healthcare consultant, and the author of the new guide to managing stress, Never Let Them See You Sweat.

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In 'Never Let Them See You Sweat,' Dr. Leigh Vinocur shows us how to 'harness stress for success'

Tom Hall

Dr. Leigh's new book offers tips on turning life's daily stress into a catalyst for positive change.

Author/illustrator Jeff Kinney - with 'Wimpy Kid' protagonist Greg Heffley -- is coming to Baltimore to celebrate publication of 'Partypooper,' the 20th installment in his popular 'Diary of a Wimpy Kid' book series for 8-12 year olds.

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As his 'Wimpy Kid' series hits #20, Jeff Kinney muses on his success, his craft, and his pre-teen readers

Tom Hall

'Partypooper' is the 20th installment in author/illustrator Jeff Kinney's 'Diary of a Wimpy Kid' series of YA books, which have sold 300 million copies worldwide since 2007.

Sussman: Penguin Press (l); Henderson: Harper (r)

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Meet the Parents: "The Boy from the North Country" by Sam Sussman and "No Ordinary Bird" by Artis Henderson

Marion Winik

So, who's your daddy?

Journalist and author Jane Eisner. Her new biography of singer-songwriter Carole King is the latest in the Yale University Press series, Jewish Lives.

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Carole King's chart-topping career as a singer-songwriter illuminated in Jane Eisner's new biography

Tom Hall

Jane Eisner's new bio of Carole King traces the decades-spanning career, with all its triumphs and setbacks, of one of America's most influential singer-songwriters.