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U.S. Poet Laureate Billy Collins on 'Music Tables', his new collection of short poems

9:46am November 12, 2022

by Scott Simon

Short poems take center stage in former U.S. Poet Laureate Billy Collins' new collection, "Music Tables." NPR's Scott Simon speaks with the poet about his work and finding beauty in a couple of lines.

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Meet the longtime librarian being honored at the National Book Awards

8:02am November 12, 2022

by Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon talks with librarian and writer Tracie D. Hall, head of the American Library Association. She'll receive a lifetime achievement award at the National Book Awards next week.

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Women's work is never done: a trio of art books showcasing women

5:00am November 12, 2022

by Heller McAlpin

Three new art books feature female subjects of every shape and hue from all over the world, doing the things that women have historically done — and also the things that men have historically done.

Emily Blunt as Lady Cornelia Locke in The English.

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

5:01pm November 11, 2022

Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: The Carmichael Show, Stephanie Williams' work for Marvel, The English and more.

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Writer Nick Hornby on his new book, "Dickens and Prince: A Particular Kind of Genius"

4:21pm November 11, 2022

NPR's Elissa Nadworny speaks with writer Nick Hornby about his new book, "Dickens and Prince: A Particular Kind of Genius."

An art installation commemorates the novel Slaughterhouse-Five in the cellar of the former slaughterhouse where author Kurt Vonnegut, then an American prisoner of war, was held in Dresden, Germany.

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Kurt Vonnegut would have turned 100 today — his war novels are relevant as ever

4:21pm November 11, 2022

by Tom Vitale

The author — who died in 2007 at the age of 84 — wrote satirical novels that won him a cult-like following among young people in the 1960s. Vonnegut's novels communicated: "Hey, you're not alone."

The Veterans Day Parade on Nov. 11, 2019 in New York City.

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On Veterans Day, here are stories that honor heroes and homecoming

12:31pm November 11, 2022

by NPR Staff

We dug into the NPR Books archives to find stories of combat and coping. Explore novels, memoirs and poems by veterans, and chronicles of war and returning from war — both historical and present day.

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Remembering author Kurt Vonnegut, who would have turned 100 on Friday

5:07am November 11, 2022

On what would've been Kurt Vonnegut's 100th birthday, Morning Edition host Steve Inskeep shares a memorable interview he did with the writer in 2006. Vonnegut died in 2007.

HarperCollins employees on a one-day strike earlier this summer. Workers have been in negotiations with the company since December 2021.

Workers at HarperCollins Publishers begin strike

3:47pm November 10, 2022

by Andrew Limbong

Unionized workers at one of the largest publishing companies in the country started an indefinite strike today. They are asking for better pay and a stronger commitment to diversity from the company.

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'Fatty Fatty Boom Boom' details podcaster's battle with weight

10:01am November 09, 2022

by Heller McAlpin

Atypical of inspirational weight-loss books, Fatty Fatty Boom Boom by Rabia Chaudry — an advocate of Serial podcast subject Adnan Syed — is a love letter to the author's native cuisine.