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'The Souls Of China' Documents Country's Dramatic Return To Religion

4:36pm April 12, 2017

When the author Ian Johnson first visited China in 1984, he says religious life appeared to be dead. Today, he says China is experiencing a dramatic return to religion, and he documents this in a new book called The Souls of China: The Return of Religion After Mao.

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John Leguizamo Plays Professor In 'Latin History For Morons'

4:36pm April 12, 2017

John Leguizamo has been in over 90 films and written and starred in six one-man shows. His latest project is called "Latin History for Morons," which tells the story of his search for an understanding of Latin history. NPR's Audie Cornish sat down with Leguizamo at the Public Theater in New York to talk to him about the process of learning Latin history.

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'Nixon: The Life' Humanizes — But Doesn't Rehabilitate

12:41pm April 12, 2017

by Jason Heller

John A. Farrell's new biography of Richard Nixon contains a bombshell about Nixon's interference in a Vietnam peace deal — and that's just one of the book's many extensively-researched revelations.

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In 'Exes,' The Losses Pile Up Like New England Snowdrifts

10:00am April 12, 2017

by Heller McAlpin

Max Winter's bleak, powerful debut novel is haunted by missing people — and those who feel their absence. It centers around a man trying to piece together his estranged brother's last years.

Trump Organization Says It Is Closing Its Modeling Agency

8:26pm April 11, 2017

by Jim Zarroli

While Trump Model Management "enjoyed many years of success," the Trump Organization said in a statement that it was choosing to focus on its core businesses of real estate, golf and hospitality.

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A 2010 memorial service for the Jonestown massacre in Oakland, Calif., featured photographs of the victims.

Nearly 40 Years Later, Jonestown Offers A Lesson In Demagoguery

2:24pm April 11, 2017

by Terry Gross

In 1978, more than 900 followers of the Rev. Jim Jones committed mass suicide in Guyana. In his new book, The Road to Jonestown, journalist Jeff Guinn details how Jones captivated so many.

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A moment of discovery from Cathy Malkasian's richly melancholic graphic novel Eartha.

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Long-Buried Secrets, Scampering Dreams And A Cat That Talks: 'Eartha'

12:01pm April 11, 2017

by Glen Weldon

In Cathy Malkasian's gorgeous, melancholic graphic novel, a woman travels to a distant city to learn why its residents have stopped dreaming.

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Strengthening The Community Through Music and Coffee: Shana Whitehead

11:27am April 11, 2017

by Alex Young

Shana Whitehead, owner of The Muddy Creek Cafe and Music Hall, sits down with Radio Camper Alex Young to discuss how she was inspired to bring the community together through music in her

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'Brimstone' Burns Brightly, Despite A Few Flaws

10:00am April 11, 2017

by Amal El-Mohtar

Set in a real Florida town with a real history of devastating fires, Cherie Priest's Brimstone is a deeply loving story about a witch and a grieving veteran with a strange connection to the fires.

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'Where The Water Goes' Is Effortlessly Engaging — And Also Scary

7:00am April 11, 2017

by Genevieve Valentine

In Where the Water Goes, David Owen uses the history of the Colorado River to lay out the immense complexity of America's water situation, reminding us that both water and time are finite resources.