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This Novel Doesn't Find Meaning In Cancer, It Gives Its Malevolence Full Due

4:23pm April 05, 2016

by Maureen Corrigan

Charles Bock could have chosen to write this story as an autobiography. Alice & Oliver is based on a real-life nightmare in which his wife — then a young mother — was diagnosed with leukemia.

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It's Love That's Important In 'The Truth About Death'

7:00am April 05, 2016

by Heller McAlpin

Robert Hellenga's new collection contains nine searching, mature stories about grand passions, fleeting romantic adventures, and facing the end of life with few illusions.

Just Turned 40? An Architect Says It's Time To Design For Aging

6:30pm April 04, 2016

by Meredith Rizzo

An architect looked at communities that serve older adults, and didn't like what he saw. By changing habits earlier in life, he says, we can create vibrant communities that will sustain us.

Relatives of Iraqi prisoners being held at Abu Ghraib denounce detainee treatment as they hold local newspapers featuring photos of U.S. soldiers abusing the prisoners inside the jail in May 2004.

'It Was Torture': An Abu Ghraib Interrogator Acknowledges 'Horrible Mistakes'

5:08pm April 04, 2016

The techniques Eric Fair used still weigh on his conscience. "There is no middle ground," he says. "Torture is an enhanced interrogation." His new memoir is Consequence.

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How To Get Kids Hooked On Books? 'Use Poetry. It Is A Surefire Way'

7:06pm April 03, 2016

by NPR Staff

Newbery Medal-winning author Kwame Alexander's new effort is a novel about a 12-year-old boy named Nick, written in verse. He says poetry is one key to keeping kids invested in what they're reading.

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'Music Was Always My Anchor': A Story Of Soul And Struggle

6:14pm April 03, 2016

by NPR Staff

Rashod Ollison's memoir Soul Serenade is a coming-of-age story and playlist combined. He says he "could always tell" his mother's mood "by which Aretha Franklin song was on."

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How A Woman's 'True Crime' Addiction Helped Her Work Through A Traumatic Past

7:58am April 03, 2016

Author Kathryn Harrison's new book of essays is about her own family. She talks to Rachel Martin about coming to terms with one of the worst crimes that happened to her, perpetrated by her own father.

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Jimmy V, Coach K And Dean Smith: The 3 Legends Of N.C. Basketball

5:23pm April 02, 2016

Sports columnist John Feinstein talks about his new book, The Legends Club, which follows the rivalry and friendship between three of college basketball's biggest coaches in the '80s.

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What Our Relationship To 'Junk' Says About America Through Generations

8:15am April 02, 2016

What to keep and what to throw away? Alison Stewart talks with NPR's Scott Simon about her new book "Junk: Digging Through America's Love Affair With Stuff."

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Healing And Horror Sit Side By Side In 'Little Red Chairs'

7:00am April 02, 2016

by Annalisa Quinn

Edna O'Brien's new book is set in a little Irish village disrupted by the arrival of a mysterious stranger, a war criminal in hiding whose murderous hands can heal as well as kill.