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An Aging Philip Marlowe Returns In 'Only To Sleep'

7:00am July 26, 2018

by Jason Sheehan

Lawrence Osborne's new Marlowe novel brings us a version of the gumshoe in his 70s, lonely and slow, looking into another mysterious death. It's a book that seems simple, but hides cavernous depths.

Oh, they go there, all right. From L to R: Beast Boy (Greg Cipes), Starfire (Hynden Walch), Robin (Scott Menville), Raven (Tara Strong) and Cyborg (Khary Payton) bust moves — and heads.

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'Teen Titans GO! To The Movies': Joke! Gag! DC Films Aren't Just For Mopes Anymore!

5:00am July 26, 2018

by Glen Weldon

This bright, silly and breezily funny film finds the Cartoon Network heroes going Hollywood, bringing deep-cut DC Comics references — and fart jokes — with them.

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Parker Posey Writes Her Own Myth In 'You're On An Airplane'

7:56pm July 25, 2018

by Ari Shapiro

This "self-mythologizing memoir," which Posey pronounces "me-moir," is written as if it's a monologue to an airplane seatmate, full of collages, cocktail recipes and stories from her life and career.

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Kennedy Center Names Its 2018 Honorees

4:14pm July 25, 2018

by Andrew Flanagan

Cher, Reba McEntire, Wayne Shorter, Philip Glass and the creators of Hamilton will be celebrated at this year's gala on Dec. 2.

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'Miseducation Of Cameron Post' Creators Take Aim At Gay Conversion Therapy

4:00pm July 25, 2018

by Terry Gross

Desiree Akhavan's new film, based on Emily Danforth's 2012 young adult novel, centers on a high school girl who's sent to a Christian conversion center after she's caught kissing her girlfriend.

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A masked Somali pirate stands near a Taiwanese fishing vessel that washed up in 2012 after the pirates were paid a ransom and released the crew. The image appears on the cover of Michael Scott Moore's new book The Desert and the Sea.

What It's Like To Be Held Hostage By Somali Pirates For 2 1/2 Years

4:39pm July 24, 2018

by Ari Shapiro

Journalist Michael Scott Moore went to East Africa to write about piracy. Then he got kidnapped and imprisoned for 977 days. The Desert and the Sea chronicles his incredible ordeal.

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In 'Give Me Your Hand,' A Bond Forged By Secrets Can't Be Broken

2:50pm July 24, 2018

by Maureen Corrigan

Megan Abbott's new novel centers on a two young women whose high school friendship has morphed into professional rivalry. Critic Maureen Corrigan calls Give Me Your Hand a "spectacular thriller."

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Camas Davis is the founder of the Portland Meat Collective. "Because I now am involved in the processes that get that meat to my table, I just understand the value of it," she says.

Food Writer Becomes A Butcher To Better Understand The Value Of Meat

2:38pm July 24, 2018

by Terry Gross

Camas Davis wanted to learn about conscientious farming, slaughtering and eating, so she moved to France and became an apprentice at a small, family-run slaughterhouse. Her memoir is Killing it.

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The Briefing, a memoir by Sean Spicer, former press secretary for President Trump, hits shelves Tuesday.

Spicer Book Offers Insight On Conservative Politics, Doubles Down On Misstatements

11:10am July 24, 2018

by Annalisa Quinn

The former Trump press officer intelligently dissects the reward structure of viral Twitter and gives a valuable sketch of conservative politics, but he seems to have written "The Briefing" to an end.

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'Hits And Misses' Doesn't Miss A Beat

7:00am July 24, 2018

by Michael Schaub

Simon Rich's new collection welcomes readers to his sweet but twisted world, with laugh-out-loud stories about everything from a competitively ascetic monk to a baby writer born in tweed and glasses.