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'Your Black Friend' Is Back, With Plenty To Say

10:00am May 03, 2018

by Etelka Lehoczky

Ben Passmore expands on his popular self-published 2016 comic — also called Your Black Friend — in this new volume, jam packed with dense, brilliantly colored drawings and thoughtful reflections.

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In 'My Ex-Life,' A Snappy, Enjoyable Look At Love's Many Splendors

7:00am May 03, 2018

by Heller McAlpin

Stephen McCauley's new novel is a charming comedy of manners about second chances and fresh starts, full of zingers about eternal targets like divorce settlements and college admissions.

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'Failure Is An Option' Urges People To Let Go Of the Constant Grind Towards Success

6:50pm May 02, 2018

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with H. Jon Benjamin about his new book, Failure Is An Option. The memoir urges us to let go of the constant grind towards success.

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Music is integral to Arena Stage's Snow Child, and actors sometimes join the house band on their own instruments.

'Snow Child' Conveys Alaska's Wild Magic In Musical Form

5:14pm May 02, 2018

by Lynn Neary

Eowyn Ivey's novel about a Alaskan homesteaders longing for a child — and the magical snow girl who appears to them — has been reimagined as a bluegrass-infused musical.

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'A Lucky Man' Challenges Masculinity — With Love

4:06pm May 02, 2018

by Ilana Masad

Jamel Brinkley's brilliant new story collection is intent on recognizing what masculinity looks like — but also questioning our expectations of it, and criticizing the ways it can be toxic.

'Soul Of America' Makes Sense Of Nation's Present By Examining Its Past

2:37pm May 02, 2018

by Dave Davies

Presidential historian Jon Meacham says looking back at times when the nation was divided by partisan fury and racial strife can help shed light on "the politics of the moment."

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Actor Leslie Odom Jr. attends the 2018 Tony Awards Nominations Announcement on May 1, 2018. in New York City.

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Pop Culture Happy Hour: Talking 'Hamilton' And 'Failing Up' With Leslie Odom Jr.

9:00am May 02, 2018

by Linda Holmes

Broadway's original Aaron Burr sits down to talk about his new book, how it feels to hear ugly things about your career, and what he wants to do now that he couldn't before.

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Questlove's latest book, available now, is called Creative Quest.

Questlove Aims To Save Your Brain: 'Creativity Might Be In Jeopardy'

5:08pm May 01, 2018

The Roots bandleader and Renaissance man has a new book called Creative Quest, in which he advises readers on how to consider creativity, how to pursue it and how to channel it.

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Protesters gathered earlier this month outside Stockholm's Old Stock Exchange building, where the Swedish Academy meets. Demonstrators showed support for resigned Permanent Secretary Sara Danius by wearing her hallmark tied blouse.

Literature Nobel In Doubt Amid Claims Swedish Princess Was Sexually Harassed

2:14pm May 01, 2018

by Colin Dwyer

The Swedish Academy was already reeling from sexual assault allegations against a man close to the group, which has been weighing whether to postpone this year's prize. Now, new claims have surfaced.

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Has The Partisan Divide Ever Been This Bad? Author Jon Meacham Says, 'Yes'

9:17am May 01, 2018

Steve Inskeep talks to Jon Meacham, who's new book, The Soul of America: The Battle for Our Better Angels, is an attempt to understand the present by looking back at critical times in U.S. history.

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