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A Tale Of Identities Colliding From A Writer Who's Held 5 Passports

4:41pm July 07, 2021

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Turkish writer Zülfü Livaneli about his novel Disquiet, newly translated into English. It unfolds in a border town caught between its ancient past and tumultuous present.

A Mother And Daughter Wrote A Cookbook To Show How Food Traditions Change

1:42pm July 07, 2021

by Anjuli Sastry

New York Times food writer Priya Krishna and her mom, Ritu Krishna, co-authored the cookbook Indian-ish together in 2019. They discuss how food traditions change based on where you live.

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Poet Tess Taylor Tells Us What She's Reading This Summer

5:01pm July 06, 2021

Poet and playwright Tess Taylor breaks down her diverse summer reading list, which includes a biography of Edgar Allen Poe, a poetry collection — and even a book about the act of reading.

T.J. Newman drew on her experiences as a flight attendant while writing the thriller Falling.

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Fasten Your Seat Belts: Flight Attendant-Turned-Novelist Shares Stories From The Sky

4:45pm July 06, 2021

by Dave Davies

During her 10 years as a flight attendant, T.J. Newman became an expert in guessing drink orders and calming unruly passengers. She drew on those experiences to write the hijack thriller Falling.

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Writer Chaney Kwak says his book, The Passenger, was inspired by the isolation of the pandemic.

Author Chaney Kwak Turned A Cruise Ship Ordeal Into A Metaphor — And Memoir

6:01am July 06, 2021

by Noel King

He was one of nearly 1,400 people stranded aboard the Viking Sky cruise ship off the coast of Norway in 2019. It changed his life.

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Two Fathers Risk It All To Avenge Their Murdered Sons In This New Thriller

5:00am July 06, 2021

by Carole V. Bell

In S.A. Cosby's visceral new thriller, two fathers, one Black, one white — both scarred and hardened by life and prison time — risk everything in the hunt for justice for their murdered sons.

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Roger Bennett's New Book Is 'An Englishman's Love Letter To His Chosen Home'

6:07pm July 05, 2021

A boy born in Liverpool makes it to the U.S. and becomes a citizen. That boy is soccer reporter Roger Bennett in his new book, Reborn in the USA.

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Michael Pollan Talks New Book, 'This Is Your Mind On Plants'

5:13pm July 04, 2021

NPR's Sarah McCammon speaks with journalist Michael Pollan about his new book diving into three plant drugs.

The Personal Librarian, by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray

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J.P. Morgan's Personal Librarian Was A Black Woman. This Is Her Story.

5:00am July 04, 2021

by Karen Grigsby Bates

Belle Da Costa Greene was one of the most prominent career women of her time, but the world didn't know she was Black. A new novel from Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray tells her story.

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Marshall Allen's New Book Helps Patients Navigate A Confusing Health Care System

10:31am July 03, 2021

NPR's Leila Fadel talks with ProPublica reporter Marshall Allen about his new book, "Never Pay the First Bill," which advises how to manage medical debt.