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Author Adrienne Brodeur On Her New Memoir 'Wild Game'

4:43pm October 15, 2019

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Adrienne Brodeur about her memoir, Wild Game, that recounts the complicated relationship with her mother, who had an affair and enlisted her help in concealing it.

The Body:A Guide for Occupants, by Bill Bryson

Bill Bryson's 'The Body' Is Missing His Characteristic Wit, Ingenious Way Of Analysis

11:26am October 15, 2019

by Kamil Ahsan

The author of the magisterial work A Short History of Nearly Everything turns his sights inside, but without the magic touch of the past that made his very big books transcend the common textbook.

A younger Julie Andrews poses with the Academy Award she won for her role in Mary Poppins.

How Julie Andrews Made Herself At 'Home' In Hollywood

10:57am October 15, 2019

by Rachel Martin

In a new memoir, the actress writes about the films and creative collaborations — like Mary Poppins and The Sound of Music — that marked the height of her fame.

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Literary critic and author Harold Bloom addresses an audience in New York on March 9, 2003.

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Harold Bloom, A Rare Best-Selling Literary Critic, Dies At 89

11:27pm October 14, 2019

by Neda Ulaby

Over a redoubtable career, Bloom wrote scores of books, edited many more and irritated innumerable intellectuals. He died Monday in New Haven, Conn.

In his memoir, Me, British singer-songwriter Elton John, shown in 1974, shares revelations about his sexual orientation and his struggle with cocaine.

Elton John On Music, Addiction And Family: 'I'm Proud Of Who I Am Now'

1:37pm October 14, 2019

by Terry Gross

The artist says his father's early misgivings about his chosen career became a source of motivation: "He gave me the determination to make something of myself." John's new memoir is called Me.

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How We Fight for Our Lives: A Memoir, by Saeed Jones

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'How We Fight For Our Lives' Is One Life Story That Finds Connection To Others

11:00am October 14, 2019

by Gabino Iglesias

Extremely personal, emotionally gritty, and unabashedly honest, Saeed Jones' memoir somehow manages a perfect balance between love and violence, hope and hostility, transformation and resentment.

The Man Who Saw Everything, by Deborah Levy

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'The Man Who Saw Everything' Is An Eye-Opening Read

7:00am October 14, 2019

by Heller McAlpin

Deborah Levy's new book considers themes of objectification, betrayal and focus, centered on a historian who goes to East Berlin and finds himself both the observer and the observed.

Bill Bryson's Latest Is A Different Kind Of Journey — Into 'The Body'

5:36am October 14, 2019

by David Greene

Bryson is beloved for his travel writing, but in his new book he's undertaking an interior journey, looking at everything from medical oddities to the amazing way your body fights off most cancers.

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'Catch And Kill' Details Ronan Farrow's Weinstein Investigative Reporting

1:00pm October 13, 2019

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with Ronan Farrow about his new book Catch and Kill, which details Harvey Weinstein's efforts to kill reporting on allegations of his serial sexual assaults.

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In 'Me,' Elton John Pulls Back The Curtain On A Storied Life

1:00pm October 13, 2019

In a wide-ranging interview with NPR about his memoir, the rock star shares that at 72 years old, he's finally ready to look back. He offers thoughts on his royal friends, drug use and cell phones.

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