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In 'Olive, Again,' Elizabeth Strout Revisits An Old Friend

7:00am October 16, 2019

by Heller McAlpin

Ten years after her Pulitzer Prize-winning Olive Kitteridge, Elizabeth Strout returns to the town of Crosby, Maine, where ornery Olive is learning about compassion, connection, and her own self.

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Edna O'Brien Bears Witness To Horror In 'Girl'

7:00am October 16, 2019

by Michael Schaub

O'Brien's 19th novel is based on the real story of the Nigerian schoolgirls kidnapped by jihadist group Boko Haram in 2014. It's a painful and essential read that ends on a hopeful yet realistic note.

Actress Felicity Huffman leaves federal court after her sentencing in a nationwide college admissions bribery scandal in Boston last month.

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Felicity Huffman Begins 14-Day Prison Term In College Admissions Scandal

10:43pm October 15, 2019

by Richard Gonzales

Huffman must also pay a $30,000 fine, perform 250 hours of community service and spend a year on probation.

The 1966 Salvador Dalí etching Burning Giraffe, valued at $20,000, was swiped from a San Francisco gallery on Sunday.

Salvador Dalí Etching Stolen From San Francisco Gallery In 'Snatch And Run'

5:48pm October 15, 2019

by Laurel Wamsley

Surveillance footage shows a young man casually walking away with the $20,000 work, one in a series that's seen as poking fun at both Pablo Picasso and the Spanish tradition of bullfighting.

The Compatriots: The Brutal and Chaotic History of Russia's Exiles, Émigrés, and Agents Abroad, by Andrei Soldatov and Irina Borogan

'The Compatriots' Suggests The Days Of Domestic-Only Politics Are Behind Us

5:47pm October 15, 2019

by Leonid Ragozin

Andrei Soldatov and Irina Borogan, revered experts on the Russian secret service, give the book a credibility most others on Russian clandestine operations lack — and they also change the optics.

Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist Ronan Farrow poses for a portrait in NPR's Manhattan offices ahead of the release of his book Catch and Kill.

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Ronan Farrow: 'Catch And Kill' Tactics Protected Both Weinstein And Trump

5:45pm October 15, 2019

by Terry Gross

He was followed and his house bugged as he reported on allegations against Harvey Weinstein. Farrow says it's part of a pattern in which powerful entities go to extremes to quash unfavorable stories.

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The Body:A Guide for Occupants, by Bill Bryson

Bill Bryson's 'The Body' Is Missing His Characteristic Wit, Ingenious Way Of Analysis

11:26am October 15, 2019

by Kamil Ahsan

The author of the magisterial work A Short History of Nearly Everything turns his sights inside, but without the magic touch of the past that made his very big books transcend the common textbook.

A younger Julie Andrews poses with the Academy Award she won for her role in Mary Poppins.

How Julie Andrews Made Herself At 'Home' In Hollywood

10:57am October 15, 2019

by Rachel Martin

In a new memoir, the actress writes about the films and creative collaborations — like Mary Poppins and The Sound of Music — that marked the height of her fame.

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Literary critic and author Harold Bloom addresses an audience in New York on March 9, 2003.

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Harold Bloom, A Rare Best-Selling Literary Critic, Dies At 89

11:27pm October 14, 2019

by Neda Ulaby

Over a redoubtable career, Bloom wrote scores of books, edited many more and irritated innumerable intellectuals. He died Monday in New Haven, Conn.

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Documentary Reveals The Depth And Complexity Of Opera Star Maria Callas

1:37pm October 14, 2019

by Lloyd Schwartz

Maria by Callas weaves together performance clips, home movies, interviews and poignant diary excepts to present an intimate portrait of the singer in her own words.

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