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    Here are the buzziest new books to add to your shelf in April 2025

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  • NBC’s Vicky Nguyen sits down with Hoda Kotb on ‘Making Space’

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  • Maria Shriver on the inspiration behind new book 'I Am Maria'

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  • Christina Perri on turning 'A Thousand Years' into a children's book

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  • How Maria Shriver found her voice through poetry in new book

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  • Maria Shriver reflects on heartbreak in new book ‘I Am Maria’

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  • How to identify high functioning depression and how to reclaim joy

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  • Vicky Nguyen gets surprise message from daughters about memoir

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  • Dina Powell McCormick on the important power of mentorship

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  • NBC's Vicky Nguyen opens up about family's journey from Vietnam

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  • Laila Lalami shares how oversleeping inspired 'The Dream Hotel'

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  • Meet the teen making sure other children have books at home

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  • Jenna Bush Hager announces her April 2025 book club pick

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  • Jenna’s Bookshop: Browse items inspired by ‘I Loved You First’

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  • Jenna, Barbara and Laura talk family bond that inspired new book

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  • Amy Griffin talks about her intimate new memoir 'The Tell'

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  • Ben Falcone talks new kids' book ‘What’s Scarier Than Thunder?’

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  • Author shines a light on ‘Dumb Birds,’ mixing education with snark

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  • Hilaria Baldwin, daughter Carmen open up about life in spotlight

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  • This woman reenacted her favorite rom-com and found true love

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TODAY

‘Friday Night Lights’ author Buzz Bissinger looks back 25 years later

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Before “Friday Night Lights” became a critically acclaimed film and TV series, it was a 1990 book about the fanatical devotion to high school football in a Texas town. To mark the book’s 25th anniversary, author Buzz Bissinger revisited six of the former football players he profiled and found that high school is the “worst barometer” of success later in life.