Legacy
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Jane Yolen's children's books explore diverse themes
Jane Yolen, who passed away at 87, was so prolific that her 450th book, 'Monsters of Fife: Terror Birds,' is scheduled for posthumous release on July 14, according to Kveller and The New York Times .
Chloe Kim·June 15, 2026
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Elizabeth Stordeur Pryor's new book 'Something We Said' is a daughter's reckoning.
At just 12, Elizabeth Stordeur Pryor watched her father, Richard Pryor, publicly challenge Barbara Walters' use of the n-word—a word he himself used on stage, yet had forbidden his daughter to ever le
Karim El-Sayed·June 13, 2026
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John Basinger memorizes all 12 books of Milton's Paradise Lost
Okay, let's kick things off with a bang!
Chloe Kim·June 10, 2026
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Children of Radicals Confront Their Parents' Legacies Today
Zayd Ayers Dohrn, son of Weather Underground founders, and Harriet Clark have both published books detailing the profound and often painful experience of growing up with radical parents, according to
Mateo Garcia·May 20, 2026