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Stephen Buoro on his comic novel 'The Five Sorrowful Mysteries of Andy Africa'

8:15am April 23, 2023

by Camila Domonoske

A Nigerian teen obsessed with the West comes of age in a dangerous country. NPR's Camila Domonoske talks with Stephen Buoro about his comic novel, "The Five Sorrowful Mysteries of Andy Africa."

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Danny Trejo on his new book, 'Trejo's Cantina'

5:18pm April 22, 2023

NPR's Adrian Florido speaks with Danny Trejo about his new cookbook, Trejo's Cantina: Cocktails, Snacks & Amazing Non-Alcoholic Drinks from the Heart of Hollywood.

Brownsville gets a bookstore

5:18pm April 22, 2023

by Gaige Davila

Brownsville is one of the largest cities in Texas — and for more than a decade, it hasn't had a single bookstore. That's about to change, and residents are rejoicing.

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Dennis Lehane on his new novel 'Small Mercies'

8:01am April 22, 2023

by Scott Simon

NPR Scott Simon talks with author Dennis Lehane about his new novel, "Small Mercies." It's set in 1974 Boston, during the protests over court-mandated desegregation of public schools there.

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Ramona Ausubel on her novel 'The Last Animal'

8:01am April 22, 2023

by Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon interviews author Ramona Ausubel about her novel, "The Last Animal," about a family finding solace, after tragedy, in a scientific expedition to the Arctic.

Judy Blume, author of "Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret," poses for a portrait at Books and Books, her non-profit bookstore in Key West, Florida.

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Judy Blume has never been afraid to speak her mind

5:00pm April 21, 2023

by Manuela López Restrepo

The iconic children's author has been tackling criticism and censorship long before the current trend sweeping American libraries.

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Remembering Michael Denneny, an editor who championed LGBTQ voices

2:55pm April 21, 2023

by Terry Gross

One of the first openly gay editors working at a major publishing house, Denneny launched the Stonewall Inn Editions imprint. He died April 12. Originally broadcast in 1987 and 1994.

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Remembering historical crime novelist Anne Perry

1:55pm April 21, 2023

by Terry Gross

For decades, Perry, who died April 10, kept secret the fact that she was one of the teenage girls involved in the murder depicted in the 1994 film Heavenly Creatures. Originally broadcast in 1994.

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Image from Sunshine. Images and text copyright © 2023 by Jarrett J. Krosoczka. Used with permission from Graphix/Scholastic Inc.

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'Sunshine' centers on a life-changing summer for author Jarrett J. Krosoczka

8:51am April 21, 2023

by Tahneer Oksman

The 'Lunch Lady' and "Hey, Kiddo' author-illustrator's new graphic memoir takes us back to one week when he was a teen volunteering at a camp for children with cancer — and how it changed his life.

Chita Rivera as Anita in the 1957 Broadway musical West Side Story.

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Broadway legend Chita Rivera dances through her life in a new memoir

5:11am April 21, 2023

by Susan Stamberg

In Chita: A Memoir, Rivera recounts her career originating roles in major Broadway shows. Now 90, Rivera remembers West Side Story from the beginning: "I was there at the first flicker of the skirt!"