Books
Historian Finds Freedom in Art
October 18, 2018
Nell Irvin Painter, already a Harvard PhD., was 64 when she enrolled as an undergraduate at Rutgers’s Mason Gross School of the Arts, where she earned a BFA followed by a MFA from the Rhode Island School of Design....
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A Conversation with U.S. Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith
October 15, 2018
The Director of Creative Writing at Princeton University and Pulitzer Prize winner sat down with us to discuss how New Jersey has affected her work. ...
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The Garden State is Fertile Ground for Poetry
October 9, 2018
New Jersey is a hotbed of contemporary poets. Ever wonder why?...
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The Untold Story of The Real Lolita
September 6, 2018
In "The Real Lolita: The Kidnapping of Sally Horner and the Novel that Scandalized the World," author Sarah Weinman shines a light on the New Jersey girl who inspired the controversial novel. ...
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Summer reading isn't just for students. Whether you're at the pool or down the Shore, these books by New Jersey writers will make the perfect companion....
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Terence A. Harkin, the author of "The Big Buddha Bicycle Race" splits his time between the Jersey Shore and Chiang Mai, Thailand....
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Revisiting Einstein’s Brain, Six Decades Later
May 16, 2018
What went on between the ears of the legendary Princeton genius? More than 60 years after his death, we’re still pondering that mystery....
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When Cape May Had a Navy
April 24, 2018
A new book documents the Revolutionary exploits of Cape May privateers against British ships....
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Jenny Xie’s Work is Poetry on the Eye Level
April 17, 2018
In Eye Level, Middlesex County poet Jenny Xie's first book of poetry, questions the bonds of seeing and perspective and confronts issues of travel and observing others as an outsider. ...
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Worthy Wordsmiths
March 12, 2018
March 15-18 Authors, including Tom Perrotta, Christina Baker Kline, Meg Wolitzer, Dara Horn and 2017 National Book Award finalist Min… Read the rest
Laurie Wallmark is Defying STEM Stereotypes
February 14, 2018
Laurie Wallmark’s latest book, "Grace Hopper: Queen of Computer Code"—a Parents’ Choice Gold Medal awardee—follows the life of a trailblazing software tester and inventor who taught computers how to speak English....
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Writer Morgan Jerkins Weaves the Personal With the Political
January 29, 2018
Author and South Jersey native Morgan Jerkins examines pop culture, misogyny, black history and racism in her book "This Will Be My Undoing."...
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Writer Hopes Mob Book is a Hit
December 18, 2017
Scott Deitche's book "Garden State Gangland: The Rise of The Mob in New Jersey" details the state's sordid history of mafioso....
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Growing Up Jersey: Writers
December 6, 2017
Judy Blume, Junot Diaz, Akhil Sharma and more tell tales about how New Jersey shaped them as writers, and as people. ...
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Poet Patrick Rosal Paves His Own Path to Success
December 5, 2017
Patrick Rosal, an Edison native, recently won the 2017 Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize for his latest book, "Brooklyn Antediluvian."...
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A Quest to Save the Greyhound
November 13, 2017
Montclair writer Laura Schenone's latest book chronicles the life of Marion Fitzgibbon, who ran the Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals....
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National Book Foundation’s Lisa Lucas Always Enjoys a Good Book
November 1, 2017
"There are small, glowing moments of satisfaction that come from being a reader."...
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Transform Your Life With New Book From Fitness Motivator Shaun T
October 31, 2017
Fitness motivator Shaun T's new self-help book, T is For Transformation, goes beyond calorie-burning moves and weight loss pep talks....
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A Conversation with Tom Perrotta
October 9, 2017
The creator of the HBO series "The Leftovers" talks about the true, down-to-earth Jersey attitude, and how the state influenced his work....
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A new book about the 1947 World Series between the New York Yankees and the Brooklyn Dodgers profiles important members of each team....
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