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Not A Feminist? Caitlin Moran Asks, Why Not?

1:51pm July 29, 2016

Moran says that most women who don't want to be called feminists don't understand the term. She writes about high heels, housework and abortion in How to Be a Woman. Originally broadcast Aug. 1, 2012.

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How Can Success Still Make You Feel Like A Failure?

9:20am July 29, 2016

by NPR/TED Staff

Writer Lidia Yuknavitch's early failures made her feel unworthy of success. Now, she says, those moments push her to find worth in herself as a writer.

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'You Will Know Me' Says No, You Won't

7:00am July 28, 2016

by Annalisa Quinn

Megan Abbott's novel about a talented young gymnast and her mother starts with a mysterious death, but the real mysteries are the characters themselves: You never really know the people close to you.

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Walter Mosley On The Stories Of LA Told Through Easy Rawlins

5:16am July 28, 2016

In 1990, Walter Mosley first told the story of black postwar LA through Easy Rawlins, an Army vet turned private eye. It became Mosley's best-known series. He discusses Easy's creation and journey.

American author James Alan McPherson, photographed in 1984.

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Writer James Alan McPherson, Winner Of Pulitzer, MacArthur And Guggenheim, Dies At 72

8:08pm July 27, 2016

by Glen Weldon

McPherson, the first African-American to win the Pulitzer Prize for fiction, has died at 72. His work explored the intersection of white and black lives with deftness, subtlety and wry humor.

Black Leadership In The Age Of Obama: A Look Back

4:07pm July 27, 2016

PBS NewsHour co-anchor Gwen Ifill joins All Things Considered from the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, to discuss her 2009 book The Breakthrough. Ifill is re-examining the book's conclusions about black political leadership as President Obama prepares to leave office.

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Schwinners and Losers: The cast of Netflix's Stranger Things.

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Kids On Bikes: The Sci-Fi Nostalgia Of 'Stranger Things', 'Paper Girls' & 'Super 8'

2:19pm July 27, 2016

by Glen Weldon

Three recent properties - a Netflix series, a comic book and a 2011 Hollywood film - borrow key elements from Steven Spielberg and Stephen King to comment on adolescence in very different ways.

Monica Gallagher's Bonnie N. Collide is a roller-derby skater with a dull day job and a tumultuous private life.

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Minicomics May Be Small, But They Pack Big Thrills

12:02pm July 27, 2016

by Etelka Lehoczky

Minicomics are kind of a relic — few artists now want to go to the trouble of printing and distributing paper comics. But there are still a few out there that are worth the trouble of hunting down.

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A Hemingway Who Looks Just Like Ernest

5:15am July 27, 2016

A Key West bar holds an annual Ernest Hemingway look-alike contest. For the first time, an actual Hemingway won. Dave Hemingway (no relation) says he also likes to fish, drink and have a good time.

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Can Serialized Fiction Convert Binge Watchers Into Binge Readers?

5:54pm July 26, 2016

by Lynn Neary

As TV dramas get better and better, publishers are getting into the game with serialized fiction. Some are even referring to what they publish as "episodes" and "seasons" rather than "books."

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