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Red, White & Royal Blue, by Casey McQuiston

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'Red, White & Royal Blue' Reigns As Must-Read Romance

7:00am May 18, 2019

by Kamrun Nesa

Casey McQuiston's tale of a British prince who falls for the son of the U.S. president (who's a woman, by the way) is a snappy, banter-packed rom-com that's also empowering and uplifting.

Novelist Herman Wouk, pictured here in 1955, wrote about a variety of subjects, including World War II, the publishing world and a fictional Caribbean island.

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Herman Wouk, 'The Jackie Robinson Of Jewish-American Fiction,' Dies At 103

5:15pm May 17, 2019

by Rose Friedman

Wouk was famous for writing The Winds of War, Marjorie Morningstar and The Caine Mutiny, which won a Pulitzer Prize. He also helped popularize themes that writers like Philip Roth later tackled.

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Forsyth County Summer Parks Concerts Kick Off In Kernersville

3:27pm May 17, 2019

by David Ford

The official first day of summer may still be weeks away, but the outdoor summer concert season has already begun.

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Pei described his work on the Suzhou Museum in Suzhou, China, as a "return to home."

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I.M. Pei, Architect Of Some Of The World's Most Iconic Structures, Dies At 102

2:37pm May 17, 2019

During his influential career, the Pritzker-winning architect designed everything from schools to skyscrapers. Known for spare geometric forms, Pei said the goal was to "eliminate the inessential."

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George Clooney's 'Catch-22' On Hulu Is Ambitious And Darkly Satisfying

1:24pm May 17, 2019

by David Bianculli

The new adaptation of Joseph Heller's 1961 novel presents a classic story of war and the military, at a time when it's not only advisable — but also necessary — to question authority.

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Novelist Stephen McCauley Embraces Life On A 'Small, Everyday Scale'

1:24pm May 17, 2019

by Terry Gross

McCauley's novel, My Ex-Life, is a comedy about a couple whose marriage ended years ago when the husband came out as gay. "All relationships evolve," he says. Originally broadcast June 20, 2018.

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A Bend in the Stars, by Rachel Barenbaum

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Rachel Barenbaum's 'A Bend In The Stars' Tells A Tale Of Injustice And Romance

1:11pm May 17, 2019

by Ari Shapiro

Barenbaum says she was inspired by the story of Albert Einstein's race to prove his theory of relativity. The novel digs into questions of philosophy, time, and whether rules are meant to be broken.

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Dmitri Shostakovich, Russian composer-member of the Soviet delegation to the Cultural and Scientific conference for World Peace, plays the second movement of his Fifth Symphony at Madison Square Garden in New York City on March 27, 1949.

'How Shostakovich Changed My Mind' Touches On The Music-Body Connection

1:00pm May 17, 2019

by Nicholas Cannariato

BBC music broadcaster Stephen Johnson's remarkably diverse aesthetic and personal sensitivity are on full display in his new book on the Russian composer's music — and his own personal struggles.

Natasha (Yara Shahidi) and Daniel (Charles Melton) fall in love over the course of a single day in the film adaptation of Nicola Yoon's young adult romance novel The Sun Is Also a Star.

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'Love Is A Thing That Everyone Wants,' Says Author Of 'The Sun Is Also A Star'

9:10am May 17, 2019

by CHRISTABEL NSIAH-BUADI

A Jamaican teen threatened with deportation falls in love over the course of a single day in the film adaptation of Nicola Yoon's bestselling young adult romance novel.

Rules for Visiting, by Jessica Francis Kane

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Friendship Keeps You Human In 'Rules For Visiting'

7:00am May 17, 2019

by Ilana Masad

Jessica Francis Kane's new novel follows a prickly, 40-something gardener who — inspired by the friendless fate of Beowulf's monstrous Grendel — decides to reconnect with four of her oldest friends.