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Monsters: A Fan's Dilemma, by Claire Dederer

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When art you love was made by 'Monsters': A critic lays out the 'Fan's Dilemma'

1:50pm May 10, 2023

by Maureen Corrigan

Do geniuses get a "hall pass" for their behavior? Or, do we "cancel" the art of artists who've done "monstrous" things? That's the question Claire Dederer tackles in her new book.

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a news conference to sign several bills related to public education and teacher pay, in Miami, on May 9.

Florida rejects some social studies textbooks and pushes publishers to change others

1:21pm May 10, 2023

by Joe Hernandez

In one case, references to the killing of George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter movement were removed. The list of rejected materials included books on U.S. history, the Holocaust and psychology.

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'Warrior Girl Unearthed' revisits the 'Firekeeper's Daughter' cast of characters

9:10am May 10, 2023

by Caitlyn Paxson

In this gripping follow-up to Angeline Boulley's much-lauded debut, we return to Sugar Island and meet the next generation of girls in the Firekeeper family.

'Hotel Cuba' tells an immigrant's story of everyday courage

6:01pm May 09, 2023

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with Aaron Hamburger, author of Hotel Cuba, a novel is based on the real life immigration story of his grandparents.

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Author Dave Eggers channels a stray dog for his new book

4:07pm May 09, 2023

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with author Dave Eggers about his new book, "The Eyes and the Impossible." The protagonist is a dog whose job is to serve as the eyes of the vast urban park where he resides.

'Paved Paradise' examines how parking has changed the American landscape

1:22pm May 09, 2023

by Terry Gross

Author Henry Grabar says parking codes, parking lots and garages have shaped the landscape of cities and suburbs, and limited the creation of affordable housing.

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Tom Hanks used some of the pandemic slowdown to write a novel titled The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece.

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Tom Hanks has starred in dozens of movies. Now he's written a novel too

12:40pm May 09, 2023

by Ziad Buchh

For Tom Hanks, movies have always been transformative. Now, after acting in dozens of them, he's written a novel based on his experiences on movie sets. He talked to NPR's A Martinez.

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'Wild Dances' puts consequences of a long-ago, faraway conflict at center

5:00am May 09, 2023

by Thúy Đinh

By ingeniously weaving improbable and conflicting forces that make up his personal history, Eurovision expert William Lee Adams affirms an idea of home that yearns to transcend space and time.

Bryan Robinson, author of Chained to the Desk in a Hybrid World.

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Advice from a recovering workaholic: break free

7:45pm May 08, 2023

by Reena Advani

How to achieve that hard-to-hit goal of work/life balance? NPR's A Martinez asks Bryan Robinson, author of Chained to the Desk in a Hybrid World.

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Why the U.S. builds more three-car garages than one-bedroom apartments

4:57pm May 08, 2023

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Henry Grabar about his book Paved Paradise. It makes the case that Americans' pursuit of abundant parking is upending our cities and our lives.