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Chef James Syhabout says that, as he was writing the Hawker Fare cookbook, certain recipes became time machines, reminding him of who was in the room when it was made, and the surrounding colors and smells in the atmosphere.

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With 'Hawker Fare,' Chef James Syhabout Shares Laotian Food He Grew Up With

12:56am January 25, 2018

When he started writing the cookbook, chef James Syhabout went to his ancestral homeland, Laos, to sample the food. Now, he hopes to introduce more people to the cuisine.

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Ursula K. Le Guin wrote more than 20 novels, including The Left Hand of Darkness and the Earthsea series.

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Sci-Fi Titan Le Guin Wanted To 'Stand Up And Be Counted' As A Writer With Kids

3:03pm January 24, 2018

by Terry Gross

"Women who write, who have children, their work tends to get 'disappeared,' " Ursula K. Le Guin told Fresh Air in 1989. The author died Monday at the age of 88.

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Reporter Shares Life Lessons From A Year With 'The Oldest Old'

2:24pm January 24, 2018

New York Times reporter John Leland followed six people above the age of 85 for one year. That series changed his understanding of old age — and inspired his book, Happiness is a Choice You Make.

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"The Lie and How We Told It" by Tommi Parish.

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Gorgeous Colors and Fraught Feelings Spill Over In 'The Lie'

8:28am January 24, 2018

by Etelka Lehoczky

Tommi Parrish's new graphic novel is about a seemingly inconsequential encounter — old, estranged friends spend a few hours talking and drinking — but it's bursting with style and emotion.

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The Influence Of Ursula K. Le Guin

5:12am January 24, 2018

by Petra Mayer

American author Ursula K. Le Guin has died at age 88. She was one of the most influential authors of the 20th century, known primarily for her science fiction and fantasy novels and stories.

Ursula K. Le Guin speaks at the 2014 National Book Awards, where she was presented with lifetime achievement honors.

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Ursula K. Le Guin, Whose Novels Plucked Truth From High Fantasy, Dies At 88

7:44pm January 23, 2018

by Colin Dwyer

The author, best known for works such as the Earthsea series and The Left Hand of Darkness, used her fantastic realms to grapple with difficult themes. She leaves a legacy as a literary trailblazer.

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Prolific Science Fiction And Fantasy Author Ursula K. Le Guin Dies At 88

7:28pm January 23, 2018

by Petra Mayer

Author Ursula K. Le Guin has died at age 88. She was a prolific writer of science fiction and fantasy who brought feminism into her work and raised the genres into literature.

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A placard showing Gui Minhai is seen outside the China liaison office in Hong Kong in January 2016. At the time, the publisher had disappeared, only to surface later in Chinese detention. Authorities there released him last fall. He was arrested again las

China Seizes Publisher Of Banned Books Again — Just Months After Releasing Him

1:55pm January 23, 2018

by Colin Dwyer

Gui Minhai, a Hong Kong-based bookseller with Swedish citizenship, was on a train to Beijing for medical treatment when police detained him. Now, Swedish authorities are demanding answers.

Despite the disbanding of communes and the persistence of capitalism, culinary contributions from hippies have not only endured, but helped set the framework for the way we eat today.

The Far Out History Of How Hippie Food Spread Across America

1:49pm January 23, 2018

by Menaka Wilhelm

Finding granola, hummus, organic produce and whole grains is easy now, but it wasn't always. Jonathan Kauffman's new book, Hippie Food, explores the people and places that expanded America's palate.

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'The Friend' Is No Shaggy Dog Story

7:01am January 23, 2018

by Heller McAlpin

Sigrid Nunez's new novel follows a woman mourning the suicide of a close friend, mentor and fellow writer — and the upheaval after she reluctantly takes in his huge, bereft (and smelly) Great Dane.