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Alexander Vindman, Key Witness To Trump Impeachment, Shares His 'American Story'

1:48pm August 10, 2021

by Dave Davies

The retired Army officer who testified about President Trump's call to the president of Ukraine, talks about the experience and the price he paid. Vindman's new memoir is Here, Right Matters.

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All The Moving Parts Fit Together In This Smart, Emotional Debut Novel

1:00pm August 10, 2021

by Michael Schaub

YZ Chin's Edge Case follows a Malaysian immigrant working at a lousy, sexist startup, worried about her marriage and the thought of having to move back home — all topics it handles beautifully.

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5 Hit Men Board A 'Bullet Train' In This Fast And Fun Japanese Thriller

12:15pm August 10, 2021

by John Powers

No fewer than five assassins are on the high speed train at the center of Kotaro Isaka outlandish and virtuoso novel — and within pages, they're going after each other.

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After A 20-Year Wait, Louis Edwards' Latest Novel Is Out

7:29am August 10, 2021

NPR's Debbie Elliott speaks with author Louis Edwards about his new novel: Ramadan Ramsey.

In This Memoir, Prison Is A Place — And A State Of Mind

5:00am August 10, 2021

by THÚY ĐINH

Novelist Hwang Sok-yong spent years in prison — a disruption that's reflected in the structure of his new memoir. It's a cinematic, riveting story that captures the struggles of his life and career.

Best-Selling Book Helps Recast The Historic Battle At The Alamo

8:08am August 09, 2021

by David Martin Davies

The book — Forget the Alamo — challenges common misconceptions surrounding the conflict — including the notion that Davy Crockett was a martyr who fought to the death rather than surrender.

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All Might Not End Too Well In Mona Awad's New Novel

5:00am August 09, 2021

by Kristen Martin

In All's Well, a theater professor in chronic pain, ignored by doctors, believes putting on one of Shakespeare's least popular plays will renew her — and then three mystery men offer her a cure.

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A New David Brooks Article Takes A Look At How The Cultural Elite Broke America

12:02pm August 08, 2021

Who is responsible for society's ills? Writer David Brooks thinks he has the answer. Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with him about his recent column in The Atlantic, How The Bobos Broke America.

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These Are The Best Summer Reads For The Romantic At Heart

7:56am August 08, 2021

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with author Jasmine Guillory about the best romance reads of the summer.

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In 'Like Other Girls,' You Can Be — And Play — Whatever You Want. Even Football.

5:00am August 08, 2021

by Alethea Kontis

Britta Lundin's Like Other Girls follows Mara, a hot-tempered 6'2" high school sports star who's booted from basketball for brawling, but finds a new life and a new way of being on the football field.