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It Would Be Night in Caracas, by Karina Sainz Borgo

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'It Would Be Night In Caracas' Mourns A Mother And A Country

10:16am October 28, 2019

by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Karina Sainz Borgo's novel follows a woman dealing with the death of her mother while trying to escape the violence and scarcity gripping Venezuela — an anarchy the book presents in shocking detail.

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'In Defense Of Elitism' Examines Who Is Part Of The Elite

5:36am October 28, 2019

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to journalist and author Joel Stein about his book: In Defense of Elitism, Why I'm Better Than You and You're Better Than Someone Who Didn't Buy This Book.

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Children's Book: 'Claudette's Miraculous Motown Adventure'

6:04pm October 27, 2019

Claudette Robinson is known as "The First Lady of Motown." NPR's Michel Martin talks with her about her new children's book, Claudette's Miraculous Motown Adventure.

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Spiritualism In 'The In-Betweens'

10:47am October 27, 2019

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to author Mira Ptacin about her new book, The In-Betweens, which chronicles the rise of spiritualism in the U.S.

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Prince Memoir, 'The Beautiful Ones,' Brings To Life A Vision In One's Mind

9:39am October 27, 2019

by Tanya Ballard Brown

You won't get a full picture of Prince from this book, but it does manage to pierce through some of the mystery the renowned artist purposely cultivated around and about himself.

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'Burn It Down' Diagnoses, Analyzes The State Of American Women's Anger

5:01am October 27, 2019

by Katharine Coldiron

The anthology demonstrates that American women are just now at the starting line of exploring and understanding their anger; it's more about how they live with anger than about what makes them angry.

Financier and philanthropist George Soros attends the official opening of the European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture at the German Foreign Ministry in June 2017.

George Soros: Open Societies Are Under Threat

6:43pm October 26, 2019

The billionaire philanthropist and liberal champion says the wealthy and powerful in government worldwide are posing a danger to the societal freedoms of "inclusive democracies."

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Surrealist Silvina Ocampo Shines In Two New Translations

10:00am October 26, 2019

by Lily Meyer

Surrealist writer and poet Silvina Ocampo has been called "the best kept secret of Argentine letters," and two new translations have beautifully captured her evocative prose style for new readers.

John Kenney says his poetry — a term he uses loosely — is poetry in the same sense that "Arby's is farm-to-table dining." His new collection is called Love Poems (for People with Children).

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Sleep Loss, Sunscreen, And Very Little Sex In These 'Love Poems' For Parents

7:58am October 26, 2019

by Scott Simon

John Kenney has followed up Love Poems (for Married People) with Love Poems (for People with Children). It includes poems such as "3:32a.m. and I am sure the infant is taunting me" and "Baby wipes."

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Gene Weingarten Mines Magic From Just 'One Day'

7:58am October 26, 2019

by Scott Simon

The humorist asked three strangers to pick a random day, month and year out of a hat — December 28, 1986, as it turned out. And then he set out to document every single thing he could for that day.