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Evan Osnos' 'The Haves and Have-Yachts' is a book of essays about the new Gilded Age
00:12:336/19/2025
Leisha Hailey and Kate Moennig reflect on 'The L Word' in memoir 'So Gay For You'
00:08:496/18/2025
For a novel on the first women astronauts, Taylor Jenkins Reid studied old NASA PDFs
00:09:196/17/2025
As prime minister of New Zealand, Jacinda Ardern juggled leadership and motherhood
00:09:506/16/2025
In 'The Dry Season,' Melissa Febos chronicles a transformative year of celibacy
00:15:576/13/2025
Susan Choi's 'Flashlight' is about an alternate-universe version of her own family
00:07:226/12/2025
'Sea of Grass' chronicles the disappearance of the North American prairie
00:09:436/11/2025
In 'The Catch,' estranged sisters confront a mystery surrounding their mother's death
00:07:446/10/2025
Madeleine Thien's new novel 'The Book of Records' is a story that traverses centuries
00:05:516/9/2025
'What Will People Think?' and 'Climbing in Heels' star women trying to make it big
