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Jenny Slate's new Netflix comedy special is Stage Fright.

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'Sorrow Is Not The Same As Pessimism': Comedian Jenny Slate

7:17pm November 18, 2019

by Audie Cornish

Now that she's released her first Netflix stand-up special (Stage Fright) and her first book (Little Weirds), Slate says she's finally finding her comedic voice in smallness.

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How 1 Study Changed The Field Of Psychiatry Forever

6:07pm November 18, 2019

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Susannah Cahalan about her new book, The Great Pretender, which tells the story of a landmark study that transformed the field of mental health.

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Pete Townshend originally wrote the songs on The Who's new album for Roger Daltrey as a solo artist. "I wrote them for Roger because I knew that Roger would sing them best," he says.

Pete Townshend On Creativity, 'The Age Of Anxiety' And The Who's New Record

10:10am November 18, 2019

Townshend talks about his debut novel, how it relates to The Who's rock opera, Tommy, and what he'd say now to his younger self – the one who wrote the lyric "I hope I die before I get old."

The Bromance Book Club, by Lyssa Kay Adams

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For November, Men Reading Romance — And More

7:00am November 18, 2019

by Maya Rodale

This month, cozy up to a bunch of pro ballplayers who end up solving their relationship hassles by reading romance, a gender-flipped classic rom-com and an intrepid Victorian lady ghostbuster.

Christmas in Austin, by Benjamin Markovits

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In 'Christmas In Austin,' Family Struggles Are A Gift To Readers

10:00am November 17, 2019

by Michael Schaub

In Benjamin Markovits' new novel, a far-flung family reunites in their home town of Austin for Christmas, bringing all their baggage. And while it's an emotional book, it never descends into pathos.

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Amélie Wen Zhao On 'Blood Heir'

7:52am November 17, 2019

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro asks Amélie Wen Zhao about her new book, Blood Heir, and the social media firestorm that preceded its publication.

The Pursuit of William Abbey, by Claire North

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'The Pursuit Of William Abbey' Travels A Twisty Path

7:00am November 17, 2019

by Jason Sheehan

Claire North's new book starts with a doctor witnessing an atrocity in Africa in 1884, but becomes a spy thriller, a horror story, a supernatural mystery and an indictment of capitalism and empire.

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'This Isn't Speech:' Attorney Carrie Goldberg On Revenge Porn

5:23pm November 16, 2019

by Michel Martin

Attorney and author Carrie Goldberg was the target of revenge porn from an ex-boyfriend, and now she's built a practice helping people in similar situations. Her new book is Nobody's Victim.

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Nicole Krauss And Zeruya Shalev On Israel, Jewishness And Defying Reader Expectations

10:00am November 16, 2019

by Lily Meyer

Nicole Krauss and Zeruya Shalev are friends — and authors whose work is deeply bound up in their Jewish and Israeli identities. But both struggle with the pressure to represent those identities.

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The Aftermath Of An Immigration Raid In 'Separated'

8:02am November 16, 2019

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with William Lopez about his new book, Separated, which documents the effects of a 2013 immigration raid on a community.

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