SCV Public Library

Santa Clarita Public Library's official Tumblr. We mostly talk about books, science, art history, and much more. Basically we're across the board.

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New story on NPR: Hollywood strikes may cause the Emmys to delay its planned September broadcast https://ift.tt/OAZNksd

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New story on NPR: What's Making Us Happy: A guide to your weekend listening and viewing https://ift.tt/dhcUzEB

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New story on NPR: The dreams and disappointments of India's Barbie https://ift.tt/lfjc0JM

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Her books explored psychoanalytic theories and a range of other topics, including the enduring popularity of a Julia Roberts movie.

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New story on NPR: A pediatric neurosurgeon reflects on his intense job, and the post-Roe landscape https://ift.tt/8w0Maib

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Jennifer Szalai discusses recent books about natural history, and Jeff Goodell talks about his new climate change book, “The Heat Will Kill You First.”

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“Writing for kids had long been an ambition of mine, but until recently I didn’t know it had long been an ambition.”

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Her research proved that a 19th-century book presumed to be a novel by a white woman was actually an autobiography by a formerly enslaved Black woman.

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Novels from Ann Patchett and James McBride, a biography of the Chinese American movie star Anna May Wong and a handful of edgy thrillers — including one about a scuba driver swallowed by a whale.

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New story on NPR: The 75th Emmy Awards show has been postponed https://ift.tt/TplZitR

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From a house haunted by phantom children to younger siblings haunted by sexual trauma, three new novels feature protagonists struggling to be or raise kids.

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John Adams reviews “Schoenberg: Why He Matters,” in which Harvey Sachs explores the artistic, academic and spiritual life of a 20th-century cultural giant.

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Novels from Ann Patchett and James McBride, a biography of the Chinese American movie star Anna May Wong and a handful of edgy thrillers — including one about a scuba driver swallowed by a whale.

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These novels remind us of old-fashioned human connections that can’t be severed, for better or worse.

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Three recent audiobooks feature authors narrating their own personal stories, directly into your ear.

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“Writing for kids had long been an ambition of mine, but until recently I didn’t know it had long been an ambition.”

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New story on NPR: We promise this week's NPR news quiz isn't ALL about 'Barbie' https://ift.tt/eo5pf8V