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In the Dream House: A Memoir, by Carmen Maria Machado

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In The 'Dream House,' Carmen Maria Machado Recounts Nightmares

3:39pm November 03, 2019

by Lulu Garcia-Navarro

Carmen Maria Machado's new memoir is a haunting account of an abusive relationship with a former girlfriend. One of the hardest things in the book, she says, was acknowledging the damage it did.

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Emilia Clarke plays Kate, who works in a year-round Christmas goods store, in Last Christmas, directed by Paul Feig.

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Emilia Clarke On 'Last Christmas,' Brexit And Life After 'Game Of Thrones'

10:20am November 03, 2019

by Lulu Garcia-Navarro

Her new romantic comedy, also starring Henry Golding, is set to George Michael tunes, was co-written by Emma Thompson and takes place in London in winter.

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Chris Garcia On 'Scattered'

8:10am November 03, 2019

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with comedian Chris Garcia about his new podcast, Scattered, which focuses on his Cuban exile family, and the mystery of his father's past.

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You'll Float Away On The Warm Waters Of 'The Starless Sea'

7:00am November 03, 2019

by Amal El-Mohtar

Erin Morgenstern's long-awaited followup to The Night Circus imagines a world of magical doors leading to a literal underground sea — surrounded by layers of pleasurable mystery and mythography.

Nesma (left) and Anys are Algerian siblings who came out to each other at a party. They live in Paris, and both identify as queer. "It now makes us stronger and committed together for the queer and Algerian causes," Anys says.

'Un-African'? Photos Challenge Notions Of LGBTQ Identity In The African Diaspora

12:55pm November 02, 2019

by Isabella Gomez Sarmiento

Mikael Owunna's new book captures the stories of LGBTQ African immigrants, refugees and asylum-seekers reconciling their identity and their heritage.

Edward Norton plays detective Lionel Essrog in Motherless Brooklyn, a movie he also directed and wrote.

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Why Edward Norton Moved 'Motherless Brooklyn' To The New York Of Robert Moses

9:08am November 02, 2019

by Mary Louise Kelly

The actor stars in — and directs, and wrote the screenplay for — his adaptation of Jonathan Lethem's detective novel. But he moved it to the 1950s to mine a dark side of NYC history.

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Kevin Wilson Is On Fire In 'Nothing To See Here'

7:00am November 02, 2019

by Heller McAlpin

Wilson's new novel centers on a young woman taking care of two kids with a disturbing ability: When upset, they burst into flames. But in Wilson's hands, what could be scary is funny, even beautiful.

As of Friday, Macmillan Publishers Ltd. is drastically restricting the sales of eBooks to libraries.

You May Have To Wait To Borrow A New E-Book From The Library

8:03pm November 01, 2019

by Lynn Neary

Macmillan Publishers Ltd. will begin restricting sales of new e-books to libraries to one per library system for the first eight weeks after publication. Libraries are fighting back.

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How To Pick The Streaming TV Services You Actually Want

2:43pm November 01, 2019

by Eric Deggans

Apple TV+ is here. Disney+, HBO Max and Peacock are coming soon. Netflix, Amazon and Hulu keep on growing. And that's just the beginning. Here's what our television critic recommends.

Punk Icon And Memoirist Viv Albertine On A Lifetime Of Fighting The Patriarchy

2:18pm November 01, 2019

by Terry Gross

"We weren't going to try and be this constructed ideal of femininity," the Slit's guitarist says of the band. Albertine's memoir is To Throw Away Unopened. Originally broadcast July 16, 2018.

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