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'Hatemonger' Paints Trump Advisor Stephen Miller As A 'Case Study In Radicalization'

1:49pm August 24, 2020

by Terry Gross

Miller has been seen as a link between the white nationalist agenda and the Trump White House. Journalist Jean Guerrero traces the origins of Miller's anti-immigrant policies in a new book.

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Author Interview: 'True Or False'

5:13pm August 23, 2020

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with former CIA analyst Cindy Otis about her new book True or False: A CIA Analyst's Guide to Spotting Fake News.

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A Boy Avenges His Murdered Father, With The Help Of A Magical 'Ikenga'

7:49am August 23, 2020

by Lulu Garcia-Navarro

Nnedi Okorafor found her superpower — storytelling — when she was a teenager. She draws on her own past and her connection to Nigeria in her latest novel, about a 12-year-old finding his own powers.

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'Luster' Shines With Sharp Wit And Dark Humor

7:00am August 23, 2020

by Gabino Iglesias

Raven Leilani's new novel will make you cringe for all the right reasons. It's an intergenerational, interracial love story with a heart of noir and gallows humor, so honest it will make you squirm.

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In His New Book, Eric Weiner Finds Life Lessons From Those Long Dead

7:59am August 22, 2020

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to author Eric Weiner, who offers some timeless wisdom for these trying times in his new book, The Socrates Express: In Search of Life Lessons from Dead Philosophers.

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'You Ought To Do A Story About Me' Tells True Story Of A Photographer And His Subject

7:59am August 22, 2020

NPR's Scott Simon talks to the former football star Jackie Wallace and photojournalist Ted Jackson about their friendship, which they documented in a new book, You Ought To Do A Story About Me.

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Winning The Game Of Love In 'Loathe At First Sight'

7:00am August 22, 2020

by Denny S. Bryce

Suzanne Park's debut adult novel is a crackling romance starring a young woman trying to make it in the extremely male-dominated gaming industry — can she find love AND a career? Signs point to yes.

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'The Night Swim' Reviewed: A Story Of Anything But A Perfect Little Beach Town

3:47pm August 21, 2020

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with author Megan Goldin about her new book, The Night Swim. The novel looks at small-town politics and how biases may affect the way people see rape victims.

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'Sisters': A Thriller About A Terrifying Co-Dependent Relationship

4:05pm August 20, 2020

NPR's Leila Fadel talks with British novelist Daisy Johnson about her new novel, Sisters. It's the story of two sisters who were born less than a year apart and have an especially strong connection.

Break It Up: Secession, Division, and the Secret History of America's Imperfect Union, Richard Kreitner

'Break It Up' Examines The History Of Secession Movements In The U.S.

11:28am August 20, 2020

by Steve Inskeep

Author Richard Kreitner tells NPR he didn't write his book as a prescription, but that "if we are talking about the end of democracy in America ... I think we need to have all options on the table."

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