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'Reluctant Psychonaut' Michael Pollan Embraces 'New Science' Of Psychedelics

1:47pm December 26, 2018

by Terry Gross

Author Michael Pollan experimented with mushrooms, LSD and other psychedelics while researching his latest book, How to Change Your Mind. Originally broadcast May 15, 2018.

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New Kernersville Library Opens To The Public

6:00am December 26, 2018

by Bethany Chafin

Residents of Kernersville have a new place to check out books and access the latest technology; the new Paddison Memorial Branch Library is now open to the public.

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How Rodgers And Hammerstein Revolutionized Broadway

12:43pm December 24, 2018

by Terry Gross

Todd Purdum's book, Something Wonderful, is about the creative partnership and strained personal relationship behind hit shows like Carousel and The Sound of Music. Originally broadcast April 9, 2018.

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Coloring Without Borders — a book featuring contributions from more than 80 artists — invites kids to fill in the blanks. Young artists can draw a friend for Jim Field's Squirrel (left) or finish Max Ulichney's house (right).

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Book 'Without Borders' By 80+ Artists Lets Kids Color Outside The Lines

7:49am December 24, 2018

by Noel King

Children are invited to use their imaginations to fill in the blanks in Coloring Without Borders. The bilingual book was created to help immigrant families separated at the U.S.-Mexico border.

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Walden says she relied on muscle memory to depict the jumps and twirls in Spinning.

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'It Would Have Changed My Life': Questions For Cartoonist Tillie Walden

7:00am December 24, 2018

by Mallory Yu

Tillie Walden's graphic memoir, Spinning, won a prestigious Eisner Award this summer. She says she wishes she'd had a book like it when she was young and coming to terms with her sexuality.

An Argument Against Life Sentences, Especially For Juvenile Defendants

8:01am December 23, 2018

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Robert Holbrook, who was given a life sentence, and Ashley Nellis, co-author of the book "The Meaning of Life: The Case for Abolishing Life Sentences."

The map to college for adults is non-linear.

In 'Never Too Late,' Finally, A Guide For Adults Going To College

6:00am December 23, 2018

by Elissa Nadworny

There are hundreds of books about picking the best college. But let's face it: Most of them are written for high schoolers. A new book offers a roadmap for older students.

Michael Durand (left), husband of Kitchn Editor-In-Chief Faith Durand, and friend Chris Gardner (right) carve turkey while guests hang out in the Durands' kitchen, dirty dishes and all, at a recent party.

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Like Moths To A Flame: Why Modern-Day Guests Always Gather In The Kitchen

11:27am December 22, 2018

by Deena Prichep

Holiday season is party season. Hosts decorate their homes with trees, flowers and candles in the windows to make them cozy and festive. Yet so many parties end up in the kitchen. Why?

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The Demise Of 'Tin House'

8:01am December 22, 2018

by Lynn Neary

The literary magazine "Tin House" has announced its 20th anniversary issue will be its last. It broke the mold for literary magazines, becoming a go-to place for editors to discover new writers.

Robert Bly, pictured here in 1980, is known as the chief proponent of the Men's Movement of the 1990s. But in the poetry world, he's known for emotionally charged work about nature, the Vietnam War and personal unburdening.

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The Poet Of Minnesota, Vietnam And Mythical Men

4:21pm December 21, 2018

by Tom Vitale

Robert Bly is probably best known for his controversial nonfiction book Iron John. But as a poet, he's conjured deeply resonant imagery of nature and war for 60 years, as his Collected Poems reveal.

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