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'Some Trick' Takes On The Life Of The (Delightfully Irritable) Mind

7:00am May 29, 2018

by Annalisa Quinn

Helen DeWitt's new story collection seems less like a book, and more like a series of notes from some vast, alien intelligence, capable of picking apart human habits with startling precision.

Chef Ruth Rogers Discusses 3 Decades Of The River Café London

7:58pm May 28, 2018

by Mary Louise Kelly

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with London chef Ruth Rogers about three decades of restaurant life and her new cookbook, River Café London.

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How Rodgers And Hammerstein Revolutionized Broadway

1:39pm May 28, 2018

by Terry Gross

Todd Purdum's new book is about the creative partnership and strained personal relationship behind such hit shows as Carousel, South Pacific and The Sound of Music. Originally broadcast April 9, 2018.

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A Book Club Watches The Movie 'Book Club'

8:10am May 27, 2018

by Lynn Neary

Book Club stars four women of a "certain age" whose book club helps to reinvigorate their romantic lives. We tagged along with a real-life book club to see the film.

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David Sedaris On The 'Sea Section' And His New Book, 'Calypso'

8:10am May 27, 2018

Author David Sedaris speaks to NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro about family, love, loss and his new book called Calypso.

Enemies in Love, a new book by Alexis Clark, tells the story of an unexpected romance.

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What Happens When Two Enemies Fall In Love?

6:00am May 27, 2018

by Karen Grigsby Bates

A love story between a black Army nurse and a German POW during World War II? You couldn't make that story up — and Alexis Clark, author of the upcoming book, Enemies in Love, didn't.

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Living With A Brother In Prison In 'My Brother Moochie'

8:12am May 26, 2018

Issac J. Bailey's oldest brother murdered a man and spent 32 years in prison. It changed the family forever. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Bailey about his new book, My Brother Moochie.

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Fresh Air Remembers Novelist Philip Roth

3:35pm May 25, 2018

We listen back to excerpts from Roth's interviews about The Plot Against America and Everyman. Roth died Tuesday at age 85. He spoke with Terry Gross seven times over the years.

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Dollar General To Open Over 700 New Stores In 2015

The Billion-Dollar Discount Chain: How Dollar General Remade America

3:08pm May 24, 2018

There are more than 13,000 Dollar General stores in the United States.

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In '84K,' Every Life — And Every Death — Has A Price

7:00am May 24, 2018

by Jason Sheehan

Claire North's new gut-punch of a novel takes place in a dystopian world where one monster corporation controls England, every service is privatized, and every life has been assigned a monetary value.