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Love (And Music And Glitter) Saves The Day In 'Space Opera'

10:00am April 04, 2018

by Jason Sheehan

In Catherynne M. Valente's new novel, a washed-up glitter punk musician has to save all humanity by singing in an intergalactic version of the Eurovision Song Contest. (Also, there are murderhippos.)

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'Two Sisters' Leave Home For Syria, Tearing A Family Apart

7:00am April 04, 2018

by Michael Schaub

Norwegian journalist Åsne Seierstad's new book is a heartbreaking but necessary account of two teenage sisters from a moderate Muslim family who fled to war-torn Syria after becoming radicalized.

Understanding Martin Luther King Jr. 50 Years After His Death

5:00am April 04, 2018

by Bethany Chafin

People around the world are remembering Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who was killed 50 years ago today. Among them is Dr.

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'Two Sisters' Follows Norwegian Teenagers Who Left Home To Join ISIS FIghters In Syria

4:21pm April 03, 2018

by Ari Shapiro

When ISIS started expanding its hold on Iraq and Syria, tens of thousands of foreign fighters went to join the caliphate. In Norway, two teenage girls decided to leave their family for Syria. Their story is the subject of a new book by Norwegian journalist Asne Seierstad called, Two Sisters.

Madeleine Albright served as secretary of state under President Clinton from 1997-2001.

Madeleine Albright Warns: Don't Let Fascism Go 'Unnoticed Until It's Too Late'

4:17pm April 03, 2018

by Terry Gross

The former secretary of state describes President Trump as "the most anti-democratic leader that I have studied in American history." Albright's new book is Fascism: A Warning.

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Keir Dullea played astronaut David Bowman in Stanley Kubrick's 1968 film, 2001: A Space Odyssey.

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50 Years Later, '2001: A Space Odyssey' Is Still A Cinematic Landmark

1:19pm April 03, 2018

by John Powers

Stanley Kubrick's science-fiction epic — which opened to mixed reviews in 1968 — unknowingly foreshadowed the future of effects-driven blockbusters.

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Meg Wolitzer Asks The Big Questions In 'The Female Persuasion'

10:00am April 03, 2018

by Annalisa Quinn

At the start of Meg Wolitzer's new novel, a young woman is groped at a fraternity party — and her question, "Why is it like this, and what are we supposed to do about it?" echoes through the book.

"Look Alive Out There" by Sloane Crosley

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'Look Alive Out There' Elevates Its Anecdotes With Humor And Feeling

7:00am April 03, 2018

by Heller McAlpin

Sloane Crosley returns to form with her first essay collection in eight years, covering everything from an escalating battle with her neighbor's hip but noisy children to mountain climbing in Ecuador.

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'Inseparable' Recounts The Unusual Lives Of Conjoined Twins Chang And Eng Bunker

1:50pm April 02, 2018

Yunte Huang's new book chronicles the lives of the "original Siamese twins," who were brought to America in 1829 and forced to perform in a freak show. They later married and fathered 21 children.

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What Drives Men To Violent Extremism

8:16am April 01, 2018

Sociologist Michael Kimmel says some white men feel their place in American society is being threatened. Kimmel talks with NPR's Korva Coleman about his new book Healing from Hate.

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