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Shatner's 'Spirit Of The Horse' Is An Ode To Four-Legged Friends

7:00pm May 28, 2017

by Jaym Gates

Yes, he was the captain of the Enterprise, but William Shatner is also a dedicated horseman and founder of the Hollywood Charity Horse Show. His love of horses is on display in his charming new book.

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Hip, Hippo Hooray For 'River Of Teeth'

10:00am May 28, 2017

by Amal El-Mohtar

Sarah Gailey's alternate-history romp takes place in a United States that went ahead with a wild plan to farm hippos for meat. It's a delightful read that suffers only from being too short.

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'The Reminders' Is A Story About Memory

8:09am May 28, 2017

What does it mean to be remembered? It's the question at the heart of The Reminders, the debut novel from actor, musician, and now author Val Emmich. He joins NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro.

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'Chemistry: A Novel' Is About A Scientist Whose Plans Gets Reconstituted

7:59am May 27, 2017

Scott Simon speaks with author Weike Wang about her new book Chemistry: A Novel.

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Remembering Author Denis Johnson

7:59am May 27, 2017

Author Denis Johnson has died at the age of 67. He was best known for the short story collection Jesus' Son.

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In 'Shtum,' A Portrait Of Autism Drawn From Real Life

7:59am May 27, 2017

by Scott Simon

Jem Lester's debut novel follows three generations of men who can't communicate — a grandfather, a father and a profoundly autistic little boy. Lester says he modeled the boy on his own son.

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Love, Money And Betrayal Make For Great Storytelling In 'The Heirs'

7:00am May 27, 2017

by Jason Sheehan

Susan Rieger's new book follows an upper-crust, Upper West Side family whose certainties are thrown into doubt after their father dies and an unknown Other Woman sues his estate for child support.

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Denis Johnson, Author Who Wrote 'Jesus' Son,' Dies At 67

4:33pm May 26, 2017

by Lynn Neary

Denis Johnson was best known for his 1992 short story collection Jesus' Son. He won the 2007 National Book Award for the novel, Tree of Smoke. Johnson died Thursday at age 67.

Mike and Amy Mills' famous smoked chicken wings, as prepared in Ari Shapiro's backyard.

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'Praise The Lard': A Barbecue Legend Shows Us How To Master Smoked Chicken Wings

4:33pm May 26, 2017

by Ari Shapiro

Mike Mills' chicken wings have been named the best in the country. He is even in the Barbecue Hall of Fame. His new book with daughter Amy Mills shares the gospel of barbecue with home cooks.

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Denis Johnson, who won the 2007 National Book Award for Tree of Smoke, died Thursday.

Denis Johnson, Author Who Wrote Of The 'Painfully Beautiful,' Dies At 67

3:32pm May 26, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

The National Book Award-winning novelist was perhaps best known for Jesus' Son, a book of interwoven stories focused on the lives of addicts. A spokesman for his publisher tells NPR he died Wednesday.