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Books in the National Media May 2017
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This is just my face : try not to stare by Gabourey SidibeThe Oscar-nominated star of Precious and Empire delivers a much-awaited memoir that shares details about her childhood with a polygamous father in Harlem, her gifted mother who supported them by singing in the subway and her own unconventional rise to fame. 150,000 first printing. Illustrations. Featured on Morning Edition on NPR, May 1 and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on May 2, The Daily Show, May 16
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Borne : a novel by Jeff VanderMeerIn a ruined, nameless city of the future, a scavenger named Rachel finds a creature named Borne, a leftover from a biotech firm called The Company, and she takes it back to her underground layer where she must shield it from her drug-dealer boyfriend, Wick. By the author of the Southern Reach trilogy. Featured in Entertainment Weekly, May 12
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The leavers by Lisa KoAn award-winning debut novel follows the experiences of a Chinese youth who when his undocumented worker mother fails to return home is adopted by a family that attempts to make him over as an American teen while he struggles to reconcile his new life with memories of the family he left behind. Featured in Entertainment Weekly, May 12
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Salt houses by Hala Alyan"From a dazzling new literary voice, a debut novel about a Palestinian family caught between present and past, between displacement and home...On the eve of her daughter Alia's wedding, Salma reads the girl's future in a cup of coffee dregs. She sees an unsettled life for Alia and her children; she also sees travel, and luck. While she chooses to keep her predictions to herself that day, they will all soon come to pass when the family is up rooted in the wake of the Six-Day War of 1967. Salma is forced to leave her home in Nablus; Alia's brother gets pulled into a politically militarized world he can't escape; and Alia and her gentle-spirited husband move to Kuwait City, where they reluctantly build a life with their three children. When Saddam Hussein invades Kuwait in1990, Alia and her family once again lose their home, their land, and their story as they know it, scattering to Beirut, Paris, Boston, and beyond. Soon Alia's children begin families of their own, once again navigating the burdens (and blessings) of assimilation in foreign cities. Lyrical and heartbreaking, Salt Houses is a remarkable debut novel that challenges and humanizes an age-old conflict we might think we understand--one that asks us to confront that most devastating of all truths: you can't go home again" Featured on NPR Books May 4 and in Entertainment Weekly, May 12
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Winter tide by Ruthanna Emrys"Two decades ago the U.S. Government rounded up the people of Innsmouth and took them to a desert prison, far from their ocean, their Deep One ancestors, and their sleeping god, Cthulhu. Only Aphra and Caleb Marsh survived the camps, emerging without a past or a future. Now it's 1949, and the government that stole Aphra's life needs her help. FBI Agent Ron Spector believes that Communist spies have stolen dangerous magical secrets from Miskatonic University, secrets that could turn the Cold War hot in aninstant and hasten the end of the human race. Aphra must return to the ruins of her home, gather the scraps of her stolen history, and assemble a new family to face the darkest of human politics and the wildest dangers of an uncaring universe" Featured Morning Edition, May 4
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The courage to act : a memoir of a crisis and its aftermath by Ben BernankeThe former chairman of the Federal Reserve documents his rise from a Southern youth to Ivy League professorships prior to the 2007 housing bubble burst, detailing the dramatic efforts to salvage the U.S. economy that earned him Time magazine's 2009 Person of the Year. Featured on CBS This Morning, May 2
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Astrophysics for people in a hurry by Neil deGrasse TysonThe notable host of StarTalk reveals just what people need to be fluent and ready for the next cosmic headlines: from the Big Bang to black holes, from quarks to quantum mechanics, and from the search for planets to the search for life in the universe. Featured on The Late Show, May 1
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Anything is possible : fiction by Elizabeth StroutTwo sisters, one who trades self-respect for a wealthy husband and one who discovers a kindred spirit in the pages of a book, struggle with intimate human dramas at the sides of their community members and a returned Lucy Barton. By the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Olive Kitteridge. Featured on NPR Book Review, May 2
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Featured on Good Morning America, May 1
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Democracy : stories from the long road to freedom by Condoleezza RiceThe controversial former Secretary of State traces her witness to key events throughout the past half century while assessing the evolution of global democracy and how it is under attack in all world regions. Featured on NPR, May 8 and PBS Newshour, May 12
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House of names by Colm TóibínA retelling of the story of Clytemnestra and her children in the legendary Greek city of Mycenae, describes how at the side of her lover she plots to murder her long-absent husband for his betrayals and infidelities. By the award-winning author of The Master. Featured on NPR, May 7
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Behave : the biology of humans at our best and worst by Robert M SapolskyA professor of biology and neurology at Stanford reveals what makes humans do the things they do, delving into environmental stimuli, things that trigger the nervous system, hormonal responses and how they work in conjunction with evolutionary and cultural factors. Featured on The Daily Show, May 4
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Featured on Late Night, May 15 and NPR Morning Edition, May 16
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The ministry of utmost happiness : a novel by Arundhati RoyA provocative love story by the award-winning author of The God of Small Things meanders through a spectrum of powerful emotions experienced by diverse protagonists, including a grieving father who writes a letter profiling the people who came to his 5-year-old daughter's funeral and two longtime friends at a guest house who sleep wrapped around each other like newlyweds. Featured in Entertainment Weekly, May 26
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Are you anybody? : a memoir by Jeffrey TamborAn anthology of riotous autobiographical essays by the beloved Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning actor and star of Transparent and Arrested Development discusses such topics as his formative childhood years, his relationship with his depressive father and his enduring creative process. Featured on NPR Weekend Edition, May 13 and The Tonight Show, May 15
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You don't look your age... : and other fairy tales by Sheila NevinsA famed television producer and president of HBO Documentary Films shares frank but lighthearted advice for today's women on how to navigate the challenges of pursuing a career in a man's world, balancing the responsibilities of a working parent, aging in a youth-obsessed culture and thriving as a feminist in a dynamic marriage. Featured on The Talk, May 18
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Shake Shack : recipes and stories by Randy GaruttiWith each chapter focusing on a main menu item, this cookbook for fans of the burger restaurant chain includes photos, infographics and 70 recipes for how to make your own ShackBurgers, crinkle fries, Chick’n Shack and limited edition burgers. Featured on Today, May 18
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Featured on Wendy Williams, May 18
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Featured on CBS This Morning, May 12
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Girling up : how to be strong, smart and spectacular by Mayim BialikThe Critics' Choice Award-winning scientist, writer and star of The Big Bang Theory draws on personal experience to share anecdotal advice on everything from body image and relationship challenges to first kisses and finding one's true passion. Featured on The View, May 12
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The American spirit : who we are and what we stand for by David G McCulloughA timely collection of speeches by one of the most honored historians in the United States—winner of two Pulitzer Prizes, two National Book Awards and the Presidential Medal of Freedom—aims to remind readers of fundamental American principles. Featured on Hardball, May 22
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Featured on NPR's Fresh Air, May 23
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Anne Boleyn, a king's obsession : a novel by Alison WeirA follow-up to Katherine of Aragon finds Henry VIII risking his marriage and the political strategies of Cardinal Wolsey in his obsession to marry Anne Boleyn, who does not welcome the king's advances and loathes the cardinal for breaking her betrothal to Harry Percy. Featured on NPR Book Review, May 21
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Featured on Late Night, May 25
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Standard deviation : a novel by Katherine Heiny"The celebrated author of Single, Carefree, Mellow, returns with her debut novel--a rueful, funny examination of love, marriage, infidelity, and origami. Divorcing his wife to marry his girlfriend, Audra, is the one impulsive thing Graham Cavanaugh has ever done. Audra is charming and spontaneous and fun, but life with her can be exhausting, constantly interrupted by phone calls, burdened by houseguests, and populated by old men with backpacks full of origami paper. As Graham and Audra struggle to define their marriage and raise a child with Asperger's, they decide to establish a friendship with his first wife, Elspeth. But former spouses are hard to categorize--are they friends, enemies, old flames, or just people who know you really, really well? Graham starts to wonder: How can anyone love two such different women? Did he make the right choice? Is there a right choice? A novel as poignant as it is hilarious, Standard Deviation never deviates from superb" Featured on NPR's Weekend Edition, May 20
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