By Sara Novic In Kwame Alexander’s new verse novel and Karen L. Swanson’s nonfiction picture book, Black girls pursue their dreams of playing big-league baseball. By Abby McGanney Nolan How ...

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Richard Powers has been writing for decades, after a career as a computer programmer. In 2019, his nature-inspired book "The Overstory" took home a Pulitzer Prize. His newest book, "Playground ...

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American novelist Richard Powers won the Pulitzer Prize in 2019 for his book “The Overstory,” which addressed the destruction of forests. His new novel “Playground” celebrates oceans while ...

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"Playground" (W.W. Norton), the latest novel by Richard Powers (the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "The Overstory"), explores artificial intelligence and the race to save the oceans. Its multi ...