"I let Steve Nash go, and the whole town hated my ass for a long time" - Mark Cuban urges Mavs fans to trust Nico Harrison’s ...

Angie Thomas’s 2017 debut novel, 'The Hate U Give,' has held its place in our hearts (and on the New York Times Bestseller List) for half a decade now. Here's what you need to know.

Thomas’ latest page-turner, Concrete Rose, steps back 17 years before the events depicted in The Hate U Give, and looks at Starr’s dad, Maverick, and his teenage years.

It’s clear things worked out: When we meet Maverick in “The Hate U Give,” he’s a successful entrepreneur, happily married to Starr’s mother, and doing everything in his power to lead and ...

Thomas has just published a brand-new book, “Concrete Rose,” a prequel that tells the coming of age story of Maverick Carter, the father character in “The Hate U Give.” ...

Does that mean you've had Concrete Rose ready and waiting for the right time to publish? I was jotting things down for both Concrete Rose and On the Come Up while I was on set for The Hate U Give.

NPR's Noel King talks to young adult author Angie Thomas about her book: Concrete Rose. It goes back in time to tell the story of the parents of Starr Carter, the teenage girl in The Hate U Give.