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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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A Lush and Seething Hell, by John Hornor Jacobs

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A Double Dose Of Cosmic Horror In 'A Lush And Seething Hell'

10:00am October 13, 2019

by Jason Heller

John Hornor Jacobs' new book combines two novellas that stake his claim to the territory of cosmic horror. Both gorgeously written and unsettlingly conceived, they dig at how fragile our humanity is.

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Children's Book, 'Our Family Farm,' Sells Thousands Of Copies

8:35am October 13, 2019

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with Mark Watne, president of the North Dakota Farmer's Union, about the children's book that's meant to inspire a new generation of farmers.

Rancho Santa Margarita Skate Park in Rancho Santa Margarita

'Exalting The Banal To The Monumental' Through California Skate Parks

7:00am October 13, 2019

by Emma Bowman

The state that gave birth to modern skateboarding is home to concrete playgrounds that are works of art in the eyes of photographer Amir Zaki: "They become more imaginative and open as spaces."

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'Orpheus Girl,' Painful and Beautiful, Puts A Modern Twist On Myth

7:00am October 13, 2019

by Alethea Kontis

Author and poet Brynne Rebele-Henry transplants the tale of Orpheus and Eurydice to modern-day Texas, for a wrenching tale of two young women whose love lands them in a religious re-education camp.

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Book: 'Major Misconduct'

5:57pm October 12, 2019

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with author Jeremy Allingham about his new book Major Misconduct, which covers the painful cost of fighting in hockey.

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A Puppeteer Gets Swept Up In Political Theater In 'Kingdom For A Stage'

10:00am October 12, 2019

by Caitlyn Paxson

In her new book, Heidi Heilig continues the tale of family, rebellion and necromancy begun in For a Muse of Fire. Heilig tackles difficult issues deftly, and sets up readers for a rousing conclusion.

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Tim O'Brien On Becoming A Father At 58

8:12am October 12, 2019

NPR's Scott Simon talks to celebrated author Tim O'Brien about his new book, Dad's Maybe Book, which he wrote for his two sons.

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'We've Got More To Say About You': Olive Kitteridge Is Back, And Complex As Ever

8:12am October 12, 2019

by Scott Simon

Elizabeth Strout won a Pulitzer Prize for her 2008 novel that spun together 13 connected stories of love, loss and loneliness. She returns to the small town of Crosby, Maine in Olive, Again.

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