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Here are the nonfiction books NPR staffers have loved so far this year

5:40pm June 17, 2024

We asked around the newsroom to find favorite nonfiction from the first half of 2024. We've got biography and memoir, health and science, history, sports and much more.

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NPR staffers pick their favorite fiction reads of 2024

5:05pm June 17, 2024

At work: hardworking news journalists. At home: omnivorous fiction readers. We asked our colleagues what they've enjoyed most this year and here are the titles they shared.

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'Night of the Living Rez' author Morgan Talty follows up with novel 'Fire Exit'

9:45pm June 16, 2024

by Andrew Limbong

Writer Morgan Talty's short story collection Night of the Living Rez won him many fans and awards. Now he's back with his first novel.

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John Vercher's novel 'Devil Is Fine' tackles grief through magical realism

4:15pm June 16, 2024

by Lauren Frayer

NPR's Lauren Frayer talks with John Vercher about his new novel, "Devil Is Fine," in which a grieving father's sense of reality shifts with a sudden, surprising, and disturbing inheritance.

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Claire Lombardo on her novel 'Same As It Ever Was'

3:36pm June 15, 2024

NPR's Danielle Kurtzleben talks with Claire Lombardo about the loneliness of motherhood, the complexity of female friendships, and her new novel, "Same As It Ever Was."

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Zach Williams' collection of short stories explore the mundane and the bizarre

9:30pm June 14, 2024

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with Zach Williams about his debut short story collection "Beautiful Days."

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'Satchel' recalls the iconic pitcher who helped integrate Major League Baseball

5:10pm June 14, 2024

by Dave Davies

Hall of Famer Satchel Paige started his career pitching in the Negro leagues and later became a major league star. Author Larry Tye tells his story in Satchel. Originally broadcast in 2010.

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"Tehrangeles" Explores the Complexities of Iranian Life in America

9:15pm June 12, 2024

by Ailsa Chang

Porochista Khakpour's new novel, Tehrangeles, zeroes in on an Iranian-American family whose massive wealth springs from a snack food empire.

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'Horror Movie' questions the motivation behind evil acts

10:03am June 12, 2024

by Gabino Iglesias

Paul Tremblay's latest tale is dark, surprisingly violent, and incredibly multilayered — a superb addition to his already impressive oeuvre showing he can deliver for fans and also push the envelope.

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Judge David Tatel on becoming the blind role model he never had

9:20pm June 11, 2024

NPR's Ari Shapiro sits down with retired D.C. Circuit judge David Tatel to talk about his new memoir "Vision."

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