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We are approaching the brave new world of neurotech.

Neurotech could connect our brains to computers. What could go wrong, right?

5:50pm March 14, 2023

by Manuela López Restrepo

Connecting our brains to computers may sound like something from a science fiction movie, but it turns out the future is already here. One expert argues it's a slippery slope.

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Paris Hilton was at the center of it all. Now she's delving into her pre-fame life

4:12pm March 14, 2023

NPR's Juana Summers talks to early 2000s socialite and "it girl" Paris Hilton about her new book, Paris: The Memoir.

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This law and philosophy professor warns neurotechnology is also a danger to privacy

4:12pm March 14, 2023

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Nita Farahany about her new book The Battle For Your Brain, which looks at the promise and perils of neurotechnology — tech that connects the human brain and computers.

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Eco-idealism and staggering wealth meet in 'Birnam Wood'

1:32pm March 14, 2023

by John Powers

Eleanor Catton's novel centers on young members of an radical environmental rights group who wind up entangled with a billionaire drone manufacturer. Our critic devoured all 400+ pages in two days.

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Margaret Atwood's 'Old Babes in the Wood' tackles what it means to be human

7:11am March 14, 2023

by Gabino Iglesias

Margaret Atwood's first collection of short stories in almost a decade is a dazzling mixture of tales showcasing her imagination and humor — and exploring everything from love to the afterlife.

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'What Looks Like Bravery' explains how achievement can't protect us from grief

5:11am March 14, 2023

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with Laurel Braitman about her memoir, What Looks Like Bravery: An Epic Journey Through Loss to Love.

Beautiful white cat, breed Siberian Neva Masquerade in a plastic collar

A veterinarian says pets have a lot to teach us about love and grief

4:53pm March 13, 2023

by Dave Davies

Karen Fine says "I feel like I learn from my patients all the time. ... They really have skills and senses that we don't." Her new memoir is The Other Family Doctor.

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Japanese Nobel Prize winning author Kenzaburo Oe poses in March 2012 during the inauguration of the 32nd Paris Book Fair, which focused on Japanese writers.

Japan's Kenzaburo Oe, a Nobel-winning author of poetic fiction, dies at 88

8:46am March 13, 2023

by The Associated Press

Oe's works, including The Catch and A Personal Matter, were built from his childhood memories during Japan's postwar occupation and from being the parent of a disabled son.

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'Love at Six Thousand Degrees' is a refreshing inversion of the trauma narrative

8:15am March 13, 2023

by Leland Cheuk

Maki Kashimada's work is a fascinating exploration of the sources of our own cruelty and our level of individual agency when healing from trauma.

On a book tour, DeSantis teases his platform and a possible 2024 run

5:14pm March 12, 2023

NPR's Michel Martin talks to Ana Ceballos, a reporter for the Miami Herald who has been following Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on his book tour and his possible bid for the presidency.