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Sky Without Stars, by Jessica Brody and Joanne Rendell

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'Sky Without Stars': Vive La Revolution ... In Space!

7:06am March 31, 2019

by Caitlyn Paxson

Jessica Brody and Joanne Rendell's new novel recasts Les Miserables on a distant — yet French-inflected — planet where a powerful Regime keeps the populace split and oppressed.

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The Stories In 'Guestbook' Linger Like Ghosts

5:58pm March 30, 2019

by Lily Meyer

Leanne Shapton's new short story collection feels like walking through an art gallery, each piece linked in ways that are ineffable but clear. And many sections use artwork, including Shapton's own.

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Nora McInerny On 'No Happy Endings'

7:55am March 30, 2019

Nora McInerny is the author of It's Okay to Laugh and host of the popular podcast Terrible, Thanks for Asking. NPR's Scott Simon talks with McInerny about her new memoir, No Happy Endings.

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Namwali Serpell On 'The Old Drift'

7:55am March 30, 2019

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Namwali Serpell about her debut novel, The Old Drift.

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We Are All 'The Other Americans'

7:00am March 30, 2019

by Bethanne Patrick

Laila Lalami's new novel combines riveting police procedural with a sensitive examination of life in California's Mojave Desert region, told through a well-rendered choir of different voices.

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Mexican-American Author Finds Inspiration In Family, Tragedy And Trump

1:41pm March 29, 2019

by Terry Gross

Luis Alberto Urrea's The House of Broken Angels borrows from the story of his older brother, who died of cancer. He told Fresh Air in 2018 that the book went through a rewrite after the 2016 election.

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In 'She Could Fly,' A Teen Wrestles With A Host Of Psychological Mysteries

7:00am March 29, 2019

by Etelka Lehoczky

Christopher Cantwell's new graphic novel follows teenaged Luna, who's struggling with mental health issues and finds a kind of hope in the appearance of a mysterious flying woman in the Chicago skies.

Biased: Uncovering the Hidden Prejudice That Shapes What We See, Think, and Do, by Jennifer Eberhardt

Can We Overcome Racial Bias? 'Biased' Author Says To Start By Acknowledging It

8:43pm March 28, 2019

by Ailsa Chang

In her new book, psychology professor Jennifer Eberhardt explores how unconscious racial bias shapes human behavior — and suggests that we examine what situations can trigger racial bias.

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Milicent Patrick poses in the Universal Studios monster shop with her most famous creation: the Creature from the Black Lagoon.

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The Forgotten Woman Who Designed The Creature From The Black Lagoon

5:05pm March 28, 2019

by Mandalit del Barco

A new book by Mallory O'Meara explores the life of artist Milicent Patrick, who worked on Fantasia and costumed a legendary Hollywood monster — and then ran afoul of misogyny in the workplace.

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Lori Gottlieb writes about her experiences as a psychotherapist in therapy in her new book, Maybe You Should Talk to Someone.

A Psychotherapist Goes To Therapy — And Gets A Taste Of Her Own Medicine

4:51pm March 28, 2019

by Terry Gross

Lori Gottlieb is a psychotherapist who started seeing a therapist herself after the man she thought she would marry unexpectedly broke up with her. Her new book is Maybe You Should Talk to Someone.

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