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In Ann Brashare's Latest, Two Kids From A Fractured Family Meet At Last

8:07am April 23, 2017

by Lynn Neary

The author behind the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series writes from experience — her parents divorced when she was young, and she says the divisions remain "to this day."

A nurse turned patient writes about her experiences after being prescribed the wrong dosage of a medication.

Chemo Scrambled My Brain

5:00am April 23, 2017

by Meredith Rizzo

After an incorrect dose of a chemotherapy drug for Crohn's disease caused Anne Webster's bone marrow to shut down, she decided that, if she survived, she'd write about her experience.

Henrietta Lacks (Goldsberry) died from cancer at the age of 31, leaving behind four children.

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Renée Elise Goldsberry Hopes 'Henrietta Lacks' Movie Will Start Conversations

6:27pm April 22, 2017

by Michel Martin

The actress plays a young African-American woman whose cells, which were taken without her knowledge or consent, went on to become "immortal."

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Flash Fiction: Telling Big Stories In Fewer Words

1:23pm April 22, 2017

by Bethany Chafin

This weekend, writers from around the state will gather in Greensboro for the North Carolina Writers' Network Spring Conference.

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Not My Job: We Quiz The Barefoot Contessa, Ina Garten, On Footwear

12:44pm April 22, 2017

In 1978, Garten left her government job and bought a specialty food store in the Hamptons. That store grew into a career, a series of cookbooks and a popular show on the Food Network.

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Alyssa Mastromonaco sits with President Barack Obama aboard Air Force One in 2012. Mastromonaco served as the president's director of scheduling and advance from 2009 until 2011, then became his deputy chief of staff for operations from 2011 until 2014.

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Fresh Air Weekend: Obama's White House; 'A Quiet Passion'; Updating The Dictionary

11:25am April 22, 2017

Alyssa Mastromonaco talks about her years working in the West Wing. Justin Chang reviews Terence Davies' new film about Emily Dickinson. Kory Stamper explains how new words get into the dictionary.

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Dark Lives Of 'The Radium Girls' Left A Bright Legacy For Workers, Science

10:28am April 22, 2017

by Mary Louise Kelly

Kate Moore's new book digs into the short, painful lives of the Radium Girls, who worked painting luminous dials on watches and clocks — and were poisoned by the glowing radium paint they used.

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David McCullough's Collected Speeches Will Give Your 'American Spirit' A Boost

10:00am April 22, 2017

by Michael Schaub

Speeches in book form are a reliable cash cow for publishers, and tend to fall into the "last minute gift idea" category. But David McCullough's new The American Spirit is a happy exception.

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Author Alison MacLeod Tries To Find Humor In Terrorism

8:14am April 22, 2017

In her new book of short stories, Alison MacLeod spins biography, news stories and family history into surreal fiction. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly asks her about All the Beloved Ghosts.

Imagine Wanting Only This by Kristen Radtke

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Wanting More From 'Imagine Wanting Only This'

7:00am April 22, 2017

by Etelka Lehoczky

Kristen Radtke is an experienced writer and artist, but her graphic memoir — about grief, loss and obsessive travel — disappoints with rudimentary illustrations and spotty storytelling.