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'Tender' Author Calls Novel On Friendship 'Autobiographical To Its Core'

7:59am February 21, 2016

Adolescence is a time when "friendship feels like something you die for," says Irish author Belinda McKeon. It's how she explains the characters in her new novel "Tender" to NPR's Rachel Martin.

Family And Friends Pay Tribute To 'Mockingbird' Author Harper Lee

7:59am February 21, 2016

In a tribute to the late Harper Lee, we hear several poignant passages read from her novel, "To Kill a Mockingbird."

'Fuller House' To Satisfy 90s Nostalgia This Week

7:59am February 21, 2016

First there was "Full House" and now, more than 20 years later, the reboot of the family sitcom starts this week. NPR's Rachel Martin speaks to the show's creator, Jeff Franklin.

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'Serpent' Film Explores, Revives Lost Cultural Knowledge For Colombians

7:59am February 21, 2016

by Tom Cole

The Colombian film "Embrace of the Serpent" tells the story of Amazon exploration not through European, but indigenous eyes. It's a contender for the Best Foreign Language Oscar.

Trevor Noah — who took over hosting from Jon Stewart in 2015 — remembers watching The Daily Show on CNN in South Africa. "It looked like a news show and it had the same colors as CNN and the ticker," he says. "I just worked under the assumption that i

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Fresh Air Weekend: Trevor Noah; The I Don't Cares' Debut; 'Narconomics'

12:25pm February 20, 2016

Noah discusses The Daily Show and growing up in South Africa. Critic Ken Tucker reviews Wild Stab, the debut album by The I Don't Cares. Tom Wainwright explains the business models of drug cartels.

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'World Of Tomorrow' Animated Short Explores What It Means To Be Human

11:21am February 20, 2016

Linda Wertheimer talks with Don Hertzfeldt about his Oscar-nominated animated short, "World of Tomorrow."

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'To Kill A Mockingbird' Author Harper Lee Dies

11:18am February 20, 2016

by Lynn Neary

Lee won the Pulitzer Prize for the novel that was published in 1960 and didn't publish another book for more than 50 years afterward. She avoided the spotlight her entire life. She was 89.

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Ann Goldstein is an editor at The New Yorker. She says she tries to stick to the text when she translates. "You're not trying to write your own version of it," she says.

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Translator Behind Elena Ferrante Novels Says Her Job Is To Be An 'Enabler'

11:02am February 20, 2016

by NPR Staff

Ann Goldstein is the translator for the mysterious novelist's popular Neapolitan series. She says her role is to "enable someone to express him or herself as much as he or she possibly can."

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Pakistani stand-up comedy pioneer Saad Haroon tests cultural sensitivities between his native country and India in his material. "When it comes to satire, I think as a culture, we kind of struggle with it," he says.

Stand-Up Bridges Decades-Long Boundaries — By Crossing The Line

9:46am February 20, 2016

by Philip Reeves

In Pakistan, a stand-up comic is sharing the stage with another comedian from the old enemy, India. The comics believe laughter is the best medicine for their conflict-blighted region.

Harper Lee Remembered As Reclusive

8:25am February 20, 2016

Linda Wertheimer talks to Harper Lee's longtime friend Wayne Flynt about the late author. He will deliver Lee's eulogy.