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Heroine In Pelecanos' Latest Book Is A Librarian 'Worth Writing About'

6:18am October 04, 2018

George Pelecanos is known for bestselling detective novels and for shows like The Wire and The Deuce. His latest novel is a little different — it's set in a jail, and it's about a librarian.

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No Nobel In Literature This Year Following A Sexual Assault Scandal

6:16am October 04, 2018

by Andrew Limbong

The Swedish Academy was in turmoil earlier this year with allegations of sexual harassment and assault. The academy postponed the 2018 Nobel Prize in Literature and will award two prizes in 2019.

detail of the cover of Heartland by Sarah Smarsh

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Smart, Unsentimental 'Heartland' Pays Tribute To America's Working Class

1:53pm October 03, 2018

by Maureen Corrigan

Sarah Smarsh grew up as a member of the white working class in rural Kansas. In a new memoir, she examines the crushing ways in which class shapes possibility in the U.S.

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There Will Be No Miracles Here, by Casey Gerald

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'There Will Be No Miracles Here' Is Not Your Typical Rags-To-Riches Story

10:48am October 03, 2018

by Michael Schaub

Casey Gerald survived a rough childhood before finding his way to success — and he's written a stunningly original memoir exposing a life much more compelling than those of many of his counterparts.

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'Ink' Draws A Dark But Plausible Future

7:00am October 03, 2018

by Genevieve Valentine

In Sabrina Vourvoulias' dystopian novel, newly republished, immigrants to the United States must have their status tattooed on their wrists — leading to eroding freedoms and growing horror.

The Decades-Old Backstory Of America's Conflict With North Korea

5:55am October 03, 2018

Steve Inskeep talks to Hampton Sides about his book: On Desperate Ground: The Marines at the Reservoir, the Korean War's Greatest Battle. Sides explores the origins of the conflict with North Korea.

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"Dr. Blasey Ford was so deferential, so polite, so constrained," Rebecca Traister, author of Good and Mad: The Revolutionary Power of Women's Anger, said.

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New Book Looks At Why Women Have The Right To Be 'Good And Mad'

4:48pm October 02, 2018

by Rachel Martin

In an interview with Rachel Martin, author Rebecca Traister talks about her book Good and Mad, why she chose to look at women's anger in history, and what the Kavanaugh hearings mean for the future.

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Michael Lewis: Trump's Approach To Government Shows 'Neglect And Misunderstanding'

3:29pm October 02, 2018

by Terry Gross

Lewis' new book, The Fifth Risk, examines three federal departments under Trump: energy, agriculture and commerce. He warns that half of the top 700 positions in the administration remain unfilled.

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Sizing Up The Universe With Neil deGrasse Tyson

1:55pm October 02, 2018

The famed astrophysicist knows a whole lot about a whole lot. He even used science to predict when LeBron James will retire from the NBA.

Barry Myers of AccuWeather has been nominated to lead the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, but has yet to be confirmed by the Senate.

'A Kind Of Vague Hostility': Michael Lewis On How Trump Loyalists Run Agencies

12:55pm October 02, 2018

by Ari Shapiro

In The Fifth Risk, Michael Lewis examines the Trump administration's impact on federal agencies, where inexperienced loyalists have been sent to manage nuclear weapons or the National Weather Service.

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