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In the arresting opening scene of Sarah Moss’ new novel, “Ripeness,” we meet Edith, 73, smushed beneath the…

Matthew McConaughey is a tried-and-true Texan, an Oscar-winning actor, UT Austin’s minister of culture, a guy who somehow…

A Slippery Rock University professor is getting their name and research on the map –– literally. Stentor Danielson,…

American novelist Pearl Buck said, “If you want to understand today, you have to search yesterday.” Although Buck…

In writing The Waterbearers: A Memoir of Mothers and Daughters, author and cultural critic Sasha Bonét sought to…

On today’s show… The 23rd annual South Dakota Festival of Books kicks off next week in Spearfish. We’re…

Stewart Home, 63, is a legend of British counterculture: a director, writer, playwright, and activist, famous for his…

Leaders Adapt A bold, co-authored book that blends raw stories with repeatable leadership practices to help women overcome…

In Annie Ernaux’s autobiographical story, translated by Alison L Strayer, the author recalls a past affair with a…

It’s been almost exactly seven months since Betty Bayer announced her intention to move Betty’s Books, the Webster…

National Reading Crisis Inspires Mom & 12-Year-Old Son to Write Book for Screen-Obsessed Kids NEW YORK, Sept. 18,…

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Sarah Moss’ ‘Ripeness’ looks at two eras in a woman’s life