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            5 Articles Tagged fiction

            First-Year Reading: Fiction
            November 29 2021

            The Last Town on Earth Gives Students a New Perspective on Our Pandemic Times

            Contributed by Thomas Mullen, author of The Last Town on Earth: A Novel Authors are usually thrilled when our work is considered particularly resonant for today, but this isn’t quite what I had in mind. When I began writing The Last Town on Earth nearly two decades ago, I was intrigued by the setting of

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            The Last Town on Earth Gives Students a New Perspective on Our Pandemic Times

            First-Year Reading: Fiction
            November 29 2021
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            September 7 2021

            Now Available: Updated Educator Guides for Khaled Hosseini’s The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns

            Kabul-born novelist Khaled Hosseini, author of The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns, is known for his evocative storytelling deeply rooted in Afghanistan’s history and culture. Like so many of us, he watched Afghanistan fall to the Taliban with profound sadness. In the wake of these events, Penguin Random House has updated the educator’s guides for Hosseini’s

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            Now Available: Updated Educator Guides for Khaled Hosseini’s The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns

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            September 7 2021
            Community & School Reads Adults: Fiction
            July 23 2020

            Megha Majumdar’s debut novel A BURNING is an urgent story of class, fate, corruption, and justice

             A Burning is a novel about three unforgettable characters who seek to rise—to the middle class, to political power, to fame in the movies—and find their lives entangled in the wake of a catastrophe in contemporary India. Jivan is a Muslim girl from the slums, determined to move up in life, who is accused of

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            Megha Majumdar’s debut novel A BURNING is an urgent story of class, fate, corruption, and justice

            Community & School Reads Adults: Fiction
            July 23 2020
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            First-Year Reading: Fiction
            August 29 2018

            Karan Mahajan: Meet the Author of The Association of Small Bombs

            Karan Mahajan, author of THE ASSOCIATION OF SMALL BOMBS, discusses his idol, what inspires him, the first book he loved, and his biggest fear as a writer.

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            Karan Mahajan: Meet the Author of The Association of Small Bombs

            First-Year Reading: Fiction
            August 29 2018
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            August 22 2018

            Women of Color: Common Reading Selections for All Ages

            Women’s history is still under-discussed and undervalued, doubly so when it comes to the history of women of color.  We’re highlighting some of our recent favorite titles, bringing these women’s stories and perspectives to the forefront.

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            Women of Color: Common Reading Selections for All Ages

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            August 22 2018
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