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In 'The Accomplished Guest,' Baby Boomers Step Back Into The Spotlight

4:31pm July 06, 2017

NPR's Kelly McEvers speaks with writer Ann Beattie about her new collection of short stories, The Accomplished Guest, which puts the spotlight back on the Baby Boomer generation.

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Physics For Toddlers

3:58pm July 06, 2017

by Lynn Neary

There's a dearth of books about science and math for young children. As part of our series on kids' media we take a look at some books that introduce rocket science and physics to toddlers and babies.

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Dr. Seuss Museum Provides Glimpse Into Life Of Beloved Author

3:32pm July 06, 2017

by Charlene Scott

The children of beloved author Dr. Seuss have emptied their own homes to fill a new museum dedicated to him in his hometown. It provides a glimpse into how he created his characters and how he lived.

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Summer Reading For Your Woke Kid

10:43am July 06, 2017

by Kayla Lattimore

Looking for books to feed your child's curiosity and ignite the social activist inside of them? Here's our list of children's books to keep your child occupied all summer long.

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After A Wild Start, 'Made For Love' Stumbles

7:00am July 06, 2017

by Annalisa Quinn

Alissa Nutting's new novel has a deviant instinct that makes it fascinating at first — but after a promising start, it falls back on shallow sex slapstick rather than authorial skill.

Edward Albee, pictured here in 1967, won three Pulitzer Prizes over the course of his career.

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Playwright Edward Albee's Incomplete Works May Never See The Light Of Day

5:52pm July 05, 2017

by Jeff Lunden

Albee died in 2016, and in his will he asked that all his incomplete manuscripts be destroyed — including a play that was supposed to open off-Broadway.

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I Want To Be 'Popular': Psychologist Examines Our Lingering Teenage Selves

5:52pm July 05, 2017

NPR's Kelly McEvers talks with psychologist Mitch Prinstein about his new book, Popular, and how our teenage selves often stick with us long into adulthood.

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Randall Mann's 'Proprietary' Reinvents Classic San Francisco Poetry

4:29pm July 05, 2017

by Tess Taylor

Our poetry reviewer Tess Taylor looks at Randall Mann's new collection, Proprietary, which looks at the changes in San Francisco.

The 'End Of Loyalty' And The Decline Of Good Jobs In America

2:11pm July 05, 2017

Author Rick Wartzman says that jobs offering security, decent wages and good benefits are becoming harder to find, in part because of automation, globalization and the weakening of unions.

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Berlin, Germany: A candid photograph of Eva Braun with Adolf Hitler at the dining table. A new book explores the lives of six women through food, and Hitler's mistress is a startling inclusion. But what Braun ate reflected a "perpetual enactment of her ow

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How Eva Braun's Champagne-Soaked Fantasies Fueled A 'Make-Believe Morality'

12:24pm July 05, 2017

by Nina Martyris

A new book explores the lives of six women through food and Hitler's lover is a startling inclusion. But what she ate reflected a "perpetual enactment of her own daydream" against a barbaric backdrop.