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Olivia and the Missing Toy by Ian Falconer

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'Olivia' creator and stage designer Ian Falconer dies at 63

5:03pm March 08, 2023

by Chloe Veltman

Best known as the illustrator and author of the beloved children's book series about a spry and smart young pig, Falconer was also a theatrical set and costume designer.

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'The Angel Maker' is a thrilling question mark all the way to the end

7:18am March 08, 2023

by Gabino Iglesias

In Alex North's skilled hands, this narrative that juggles so many elements becomes a very cohesive, enthralling ride into some of the darkest corners of extreme religiousness and human nature.

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Biography of first lady Edith Wilson examines the complexities of women and power

5:08am March 08, 2023

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Rebecca Roberts about her biography of first lady Edith Wilson, called Untold Power. After President Woodrow Wilson suffered a stroke, she made decisions for him.

Former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick on his new coming of age graphic novel

5:41pm March 07, 2023

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Colin Kaepernick on his book Change The Game, detailing his pivot from baseball to football and how he found himself in the process.

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How Alice Winn found inspiration for her debut novel in school newspapers from WWI

4:34pm March 07, 2023

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with author Alice Winn about her debut book In Memoriam, a love story following two boarding school classmates fighting for Britain in the trenches of World War I.

Barnes & Noble opened this new store in Pikesville, Md., as it began its biggest expansion in years.

How Barnes & Noble turned a page, expanding for the first time in years

10:28am March 07, 2023

by Alina Selyukh

After years on the brink, the bookseller is going for a plot twist: Sales are growing and the chain plans to open some 30 new stores. Here's what's changed.

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In her new stories, Atwood has characters modeled after herself and her late husband

5:10am March 07, 2023

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with author Margaret Atwood about her new short story collection, Old Babes in the Wood.

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'Dr. No' is a delightfully escapist romp and an incisive sendup of espionage fiction

5:01am March 07, 2023

by Carole V. Bell

Pulitzer and Booker Prize finalist Percival Everett just won another prestigious award, the PEN/Jean Stein Award, for his newest book in which he makes a myriad of compelling creative choices.

Growing up in a kitchen full of women inspired Donal Ryan's new book

5:53pm March 06, 2023

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with author Donal Ryan on where the idea for his new book The Queen of Dirt Island came from and how he completed it in 12 weeks.

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Pennsylvania state troopers deploy in Baltimore, Md, on May 1, 2015, following the release of a report on the death of Freddie Gray. Gray, 25, died April 19, 2015 from a severe spinal cord injury he received while in police custody.

Police are 'shielded' from repercussions of their abuse. A law professor examines why

1:24pm March 06, 2023

by Tonya Mosley

UCLA law professor Joanna Schwartz talks about the legal protections — including qualified immunity and no-knock warrants — that have protected officers from the repercussions of abuse.

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