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New 'Paris Review' Poetry Editor Vijay Seshadri Has Hope For The Next Generation

10:00am November 09, 2019

by Jeevika Verma

Vijay Seshadri has been named the twelfth poetry editor ofThe Paris Review. He says he sees a resurgence in American poetry right now, and a new recognition of different lives and experiences.

British author Bernardine Evaristo poses with her book Girl, Woman, Other. She would later win the 2019 Booker Prize for Fiction, an honor she shared with Margaret Atwood.

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The Booker Prize Is Shared By The 12 Black Brits In 'Girl, Woman, Other'

8:12am November 09, 2019

by Scott Simon

Bernardine Evaristo's new award-winning novel follows a dozen different characters, aged 19-93. "I wanted to put as many black British women into it as possible," the author says.

The Guinevere Deception, by Kiersten White

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'The Guinevere Deception' Casts A Surprising Spell

7:00am November 09, 2019

by Caitlyn Paxson

Kiersten White's retelling of the King Arthur story puts his queen Guinevere at the center — only she's not really Guinevere. She's a magic-wielding changeling, sent to court to protect the king.

Josh Whitehouse and Vanessa Hudgens star in a movie in which an actual knight comes to modern-day Ohio, and if that's not enough for you, I can't help you.

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The Cozy Snowbound Sweater-Wearing Guide To 2019 Holiday Movies

6:00am November 09, 2019

by Linda Holmes

Yes, it's here again: the season when cable and streaming networks offer a deluge of holiday stories — 61 in all! — full of happy couples, moppets and people learning the true meaning of Christmas.

A vineyard in Tarija, Bolivia, the center of the country's wine industry. A growing number of wineries here are improving their techniques, ramping up production and starting to export, as global interest in Bolivia's award-winning wines grows.

Grown At High Altitudes, Bolivia's Wines Are Rising Stars

4:22pm November 08, 2019

by John Otis

There's not a ton of room to grow grapes in Bolivia; many of its vineyards are located in mile-high mountain valleys and foothills. The country's wine output may be small, but it's winning big awards.

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How The Fugitive Slave Act Paved The Way For The Civil War

1:56pm November 08, 2019

by Terry Gross

Author Andrew Delbanco says Northerners began to realize slavery wasn't just a Southern issue after the passage of the 1850 law. His book is The War Before The War. Originally broadcast Nov. 6, 2018.

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'Marriage Story' Reveals The Messy, Heartbreaking Toll Of Divorce

1:56pm November 08, 2019

by Justin Chang

No one outside a marriage can know the truth of it, but actors Adam Driver and Scarlett Johansson bring the audience awfully close in Noah Baumbach's devastating drama about splitting up.

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Host Ophira Eisenberg with Alejandro Escovedo on Ask Me Another at the Majestic Theatre in Dallas, Texas.

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Alejandro Escovedo: Punk Rock Roots In Texas

10:53am November 08, 2019

Latino punk veteran Alejandro Escovedo shares how he, and seven of his 12 siblings, got into music, and the origin behind his album, The Crossing. Then he plays a game of This, That, Or The Other.

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