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Bloody, Fast-Paced 'Lost Hills' Is A Superb Start For A New Series

2:00pm December 31, 2019

by Gabino Iglesias

Veteran mystery author Lee Goldberg introduces a compelling new character in Lost Hills: Eve Ronin, rookie detective and unwilling media darling after her arrest of a famous actor went viral.

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'Fresh Air' Favorites: Howard Stern

1:32pm December 31, 2019

by Terry Gross

This week, we're listening back to some favorite Fresh Air interviews from the past decade. In 2019, Stern told Terry Gross he was no longer the raunchy shock jock he'd been earlier in his career.

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Dinosaurs Come Back To Life At The Smithsonian (Rebroadcast)

2:34pm December 30, 2019

Life uh, uh, uh, finds a way.

Fry Bread, by Kevin Noble Maillard and Juana Martinez-Neal

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A Holiday Feast Of 'Fry Bread'? Yes, Please!

11:15am December 30, 2019

by Juanita Giles

Our kids' books columnist, Juanita Giles, gave her daughter Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story for Christmas; she says the book's depiction of food and history mirrors her family's experiences.

1924 Copyrighted Works To Become Part Of The Public Domain

6:08am December 30, 2019

A number of important literary and musical works are headed for the public domain on New Year's Day — including George Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue."

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'Chicken Of The Sea' Is So Wacky — Of Course It Was Created By Kids

10:07pm December 29, 2019

by Samantha Balaban

Ellison Nguyen, 6, wrote the book, and Hien Bui-Stafford, 13, illustrated it. They got a little help from Pulitzer Prize-winner Viet Nguyen (Ellison's dad) and cartoonist Thi Bui (Hien's mom).

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Jeffrey Colvin On Debut Novel, 'Africaville'

4:54pm December 29, 2019

NPR's Sarah McCammon speaks with Jeffrey Colvin about his debut novel, Africaville.

Cursed Child's duel scene between Harry and Draco relies on human-powered special effects.

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'Harry Potter And The Cursed Child' Makes Its Magic The Old-Fashioned Way

8:21am December 29, 2019

by Petra Mayer

The creators of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child designed their show so it wouldn't look like the world Potterheads knew from the movies. They've documented that process in a new book, The Journey.

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'Such A Fun Age' Is A Complex, Layered Page-Turner

3:43pm December 28, 2019

by Ilana Masad

The title of Kiley Reid's debut novel works on multiple levels — it can refer to chronological age or political era — and those different meanings echo throughout this funny, uncomfortable book.

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Kiley Reid On 'Such A Fun Age'

8:23am December 28, 2019

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with author Kiley Reid about her new novel, Such a Fun Age.