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A daughter confronts the failures of our health care system in 'A Living Remedy'

2:25pm April 10, 2023

by Maureen Corrigan

Nicole Chung reflects on the deaths of her parents in a powerful new memoir, and how that loss was complicated by class, geographical distance and the pandemic.

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Celebrating #NPRPoetryMonth with Franny Choi

5:11pm April 09, 2023

We read listener-submitted poems, as NPR's Scott Detrow celebrates National Poetry Month with poet Franny Choi, author of the collection The World Keeps Ending, and the World Goes On.

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Mostly through images, a daughter grieves her mother in 'Ephemera'

7:00am April 09, 2023

by Tahneer Oksman

Briana Loewinsohn's graphic novel presents a fully developed internal, and external, landscape without leaning heavily on words. It's a sophisticated exploration of the weight adults carry around.

'On Grief' book has its roots in the long-lost diaries of a 9/11 victim

5:44pm April 08, 2023

NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with Atlantic writer Jennifer Senior about grief.

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Mary Louise Kelly on her memoir 'It. Goes. So. Fast. The Year of No Do-Overs'

8:02am April 08, 2023

by Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon and Mary Louise Kelly talk about her new book, "It. Goes. So. Fast. The Year of No Do-Overs." The memoir takes looks at the balance of work and motherhood, intention and memory.

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College dreams and teen love find common ground in 'Promposal'

7:00am April 08, 2023

by Alethea Kontis

In RaeChell Garrett's delightful YA book, a Black teen entrepreneur launches a start-up where she is paid to help conceive and execute elaborate prom date proposals for fellow classmates.

Jennifer Aniston as Audrey Spitz and Adam Sandler as Nick Spitz in Murder Mystery 2.

What's making us happy: A guide to your weekend reading, listening and viewing

5:00pm April 07, 2023

Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: Murder Mystery 2, If the Shoe Fits, and more.

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'The House Is on Fire' spotlights privilege, sexism, and racism in the 1800s

5:14am April 06, 2023

by Gabino Iglesias

Rachel Beanland's historical novel chronicles the burning of a theater and its aftermath in Virginia in 1811, while also tackling the rampant racism and misogyny of the times in the process.

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5 new YA books that explore the magic of the arts and the art of magic

5:10am April 06, 2023

by Caitlyn Paxson

Art and magic so often go hand in hand. These new YA releases all explore both art and magic as the means to heal trauma, communities — and even worlds.

The survivor of multiple suicide attempts explains 'How Not to Kill Yourself'

3:37pm April 05, 2023

by Terry Gross

Clancy Martin lives with two incompatible ideas in his head: "I wish I were dead – and I'm glad my suicides failed." He says he wrote his book especially for people struggling with suicidal thoughts.

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