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A new book explains how QAnon took hold of the GOP — and why it's not going away

2:11pm March 02, 2023

by Terry Gross

Journalist Will Sommer went to road shows and spoke to believers and their families while investigating QAnon. His book, Trust the Plan, makes the case that there are more conspiracy theories to come.

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The healing power of food — and how curry took over the world

4:15pm March 01, 2023

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with chef Raghavan Iyer about his new book On the Curry Trail: Chasing the Flavor that Seduced the World.

Author Kate Zernike dissects the years-long fight for gender equality at MIT

4:12pm March 01, 2023

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with author Kate Zernike about her new book The Exceptions: Nancy Hopkins, MIT, and the Fight for Women in Science.

I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai

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Rebecca Makkai's smart, prep school murder novel is self-aware about the 'ick' factor

1:52pm March 01, 2023

by Maureen Corrigan

The thickly-plotted mystery, I Have Some Questions for You, is the latest from the author of The Great Believers. It has been compared to Donna Tartt's 1992 blockbuster, The Secret History.

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New book 'Redaction' humanizes redacted lawsuits through portraits and poems

4:49pm February 28, 2023

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with poet and activist Reginald Dwayne Betts and artist Titus Kaphar about their new book, Redaction. The book is based on poems and portraits from redacted lawsuits.

Scott Adams, creator of the comic strip Dilbert, poses for a portrait with the Dilbert character in his studio in Dublin, Calif., Oct. 26, 2006.

Cartoonists say a rebuke of 'Dilbert' creator Scott Adams is long overdue

1:30pm February 28, 2023

by Juliana Kim

Illustrators say the creator of Dilbert has held problematic views for a long time, from claiming that he lost job opportunities because he is white to questioning the legitimacy of the COVID vaccine.

'Limitless' makes the case that the Federal Reserve is more powerful than we realize

1:22pm February 28, 2023

by Dave Davies

NY Times journalist Jeanna Smialek says the Fed has expanded its reach in recent years — in part because of the pandemic, but also due to changing expectations related to accountability and fairness.

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In his letter to Sarah Feldman, Bill Carver said that he hoped this copy of The Medieval Book would help her shape her new library collection after all her books were destroyed in a flood.

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A flood destroyed all of Sarah's books, but a gift from a librarian changed her life

8:58am February 28, 2023

In 2001, all of Sarah Feldman's books were destroyed in a flood, so her dad took her to a library to try to cheer her up. There she met a man who gave her a gift that she says changed her life.

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May's 'Enchantment' aims to reawaken our innate sense of wonder and awe

5:09am February 28, 2023

NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with author Katherine May about her latest book, Enchantment: Awakening Wonder in an Anxious Age.

'Homestead' is a story about starting fresh, and the joys and trials of melding lives

5:00am February 28, 2023

by Michael Schaub

Alaska-born author Melinda Moustakis' debut novel Homestead is beautiful; it's also a profound look at how we navigate one another, and what it means to reveal ourselves to the ones we care about.