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A Historic Backdrop Frames Forbidden Love In 'The Paying Guests'

9:46am September 24, 2014

by Julia Keller

Sarah Waters' latest novel, set in 1920s London, examines the moral consequences of passion. Though slightly too long, this book brings the past to life with exquisite clarity.

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Shared Radiance Performing Art Company Provides Experiential Shows

8:38am September 24, 2014

by David Ford

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Book News: Author J. California Cooper, Whose Simple Prose Drew Acclaim, Dies

7:55am September 24, 2014

by Colin Dwyer

The playwright-turned-novelist had a conversational style that made even vast themes feel intimate.

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In 'Afterworlds,' A Teen Imagines Worlds Within Worlds

7:13am September 24, 2014

by Tasha Robinson

Scott Westerfeld's latest book is about a teen who writes her own YA novel. Westerfeld alternates chapters about her life with chapters of her novel. This book honors YA tropes as it subverts them.

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A Feisty Writer Spars With Her Young Protege

7:38pm September 23, 2014

by Heller McAlpin

Brian Morton's Florence Gordon is about the relationship between a tough, 75-year-old feminist icon and her granddaughter. It's self-aware, funny and full of characters that are entirely believable.

André Benjamin plays Jimi Hendrix in the new film Jimi: All Is By My Side.

From Sideman To Star: A New Film Captures Jimi Hendrix's Pivotal Year

4:33pm September 23, 2014

Jimi: All Is By My Side focuses on the year Hendrix changed his name and recorded his first album. Director John Ridley and star André Benjamin (a.k.a. André 3000) talk about portraying the guitarist.

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After WWI, A Mother And Daughter Must Take In 'Paying Guests'

4:10pm September 23, 2014

by Maureen Corrigan

Sarah Waters' spellbinding novel — about two women in 1920s London — is no simple period piece. Waters is a superb storyteller with a gift for capturing the layered nuances of character and mood.

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These pastel boxes originally owned by Mary Cassatt were acquired recently by the National Gallery of Art. Click here for a closer look.

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Now That's An Artifact: See Mary Cassatt's Pastels At The National Gallery

1:20pm September 23, 2014

by Susan Stamberg

Cassatt gave the three well-loved, wooden boxes of pastels to a friend's 10-year-old granddaughter, who later recalled: "I wasted lots of them on playing and swapping them with my friends."

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Ben McKenzie (front right) and Donal Logue (left) lead the cast of Fox's Batman prequel Gotham.

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Deggans Picks 'Gotham,' 'Black-ish,' 'The Flash' Among Fall TV's Best

10:20am September 23, 2014

by Eric Deggans

As the fall TV season begins this week, NPR TV Critic Eric Deggans gives his picks on new shows to watch and a few to avoid (or hate-watch, if you like).

My Life as a Foreign Country book cover.

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A Poet Parses The Legacy Of War In 'My Life As A Foreign Country'

9:38am September 23, 2014

by NPR Staff

When award-winning poet Brian Turner served in the Army, he was following a long family tradition. His new memoir traces that history — and imagines the perspectives of the people shooting back.

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