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Their book is banned from dozens of districts, but has helped countless young readers

5:02am October 25, 2022

Writer and LGBTQ activist George M. Johnson spoke with Morning Edition about what's lost when books like their 2020 memoir All Boys Aren't Blue are banned from school libraries.

Geena Davis attends the Emmy Awards in Sept. 2022. This month, she spoke with NPR's Morning Edition about her movie career and upcoming memoir.

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These are the life lessons Geena Davis learned from 3 of her most famous movies

4:45pm October 06, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

Geena Davis' new memoir, Dying of Politeness, looks back on her life and career. In a conversation with NPR's Morning Edition, she reflects on some of those iconic roles and how they shaped her.

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A head injury gave Ingrid amnesia. Then came the journey to rediscover her history

5:00am July 19, 2022

Author Ingrid Rojas Contreras was forced to relearn the supernatural legacy of her family when faced with an injury that left her with amnesia.

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CNN international anchor Zain Asher poses with her mother, Obiajulu Ejiofor. After losing her husband in a car crash, Ejiofor raised four children with strict and innovative practices — including, when Asher was a teenager, using scissors to cut the pow

CNN's Zain Asher is grateful for her mom's tough love — even if it meant no TV

12:41pm May 06, 2022

by Dave Davies

Asher's dad died in a car crash in Nigeria when she was 5. Her grief-stricken mother used strict and innovative methods to raise 4 kids. Asher honors her mom in the memoir Where the Children Take Us.

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Man Wrongfully Convicted In Central Park Five Case Discusses Memoir In Triad

10:28pm September 26, 2021

by Paul Garber

A man wrongfully convicted in connection with a horrific attack on a jogger in New York's Central Park has a new book out.

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Kat Chow's 'Seeing Ghosts' Is A Memoir Of Grief And Joy

6:00am September 24, 2021

by Bethany Chafin

Author and journalist Kat Chow writes in her new memoir, "Seeing Ghosts," that “grief is a container of contradictions.” Chow explores that gr

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In This Memoir, Prison Is A Place — And A State Of Mind

5:00am August 10, 2021

by THÚY ĐINH

Novelist Hwang Sok-yong spent years in prison — a disruption that's reflected in the structure of his new memoir. It's a cinematic, riveting story that captures the struggles of his life and career.

The Life Of Music Legend Booker T. Jones, Note By Note

3:11pm February 19, 2020

by Eddie Garcia

Booker T. and The MGs is known for songs like "Green Onions," but bandleader and organist Booker T. Jones is also widely considered one of the most influential people in popular music.

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Prince Memoir, 'The Beautiful Ones,' Brings To Life A Vision In One's Mind

9:39am October 27, 2019

by Tanya Ballard Brown

You won't get a full picture of Prince from this book, but it does manage to pierce through some of the mystery the renowned artist purposely cultivated around and about himself.

Actor Roger Moore, who played secret agent James Bond in the '70s and '80s, holds a martini. A new book written by a former CIA agent details how restaurants and cafes "are in many ways the lifeblood of espionage."

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Eat, Drink And Be Wary: Ex-CIA Agent Reveals How Eateries Are Key To Spycraft

2:11pm October 16, 2019

by Nina Martyris

"Restaurants and cafés are in many ways the lifeblood of espionage," says Amaryllis Fox in a new book. They're ideal places to clandestinely meet people with access to a government or terrorist group.