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'Lessons' finds some familiarity with author Ian McEwan's own life

7:47am September 13, 2022

by Heller McAlpin

In this expansive novel, which ranks among McEwan's best work, a man assesses his life's trajectory from childhood to old age, focusing especially on what he considers wrong turns and disappointments.

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A rare signed copy of 'Catcher in the Rye' is for sale for $228,000

5:52am September 13, 2022

It is nearly impossible to find a first edition copy signed by author J.D. Salinger. Only one signed first edition had been auctioned off. Now a second copy is for sale at a rare book fair in London.

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'A Place Called Home' is a vivid story of author David Ambroz's childhood

5:07am September 13, 2022

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to David Ambroz about his memoir which delves into his childhood, his mother's mental illness and abuse, hunger and homelessness, and of profound love for his siblings.

A Uyghur seeks just a place to sleep in 'The Backstreets'

5:00am September 13, 2022

by Emily Feng

Perhat Tursun's novel explores human rights abuses against China's Uyghur minority through one man's search for a home. The author himself has been imprisoned and a co-translator has disappeared.

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NPR's Nina Totenberg offers a window into her world in 'Dinners with Ruth'

6:40am September 12, 2022

by Martha Anne Toll

The reporter's memoir takes readers on a jaunt through her captivating life and career, nose for the jugular, forthrightness about her joys and sorrows — and the history of women in the workplace.

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Dallas Mavericks' CEO talks about beating the odds in her new memoir

5:07am September 12, 2022

NPR's A Martinez talks to Cynt Marshall about her memoir: You've Been Chosen. She discusses surviving colon cancer, her rise in corporate America and other events that helped shape who she is today.

Daemon (Matt Smith) is crafty; his crown, however, is artsy-crafty.

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'House of the Dragon' episode 4: Daemon and Rhaenyra, in league for palace intrigue

10:00pm September 11, 2022

by Glen Weldon

In episode 4 of HBO's 'Game of Thrones' spinoff, Daemon surrenders his crown and spends a night on the town; Rhaenyra's rumspringa doesn't sit well with the king-a.

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'This Very Tree' looks at how one tree survived 9/11 — and shows kids resilience

5:22pm September 11, 2022

by Michel Martin

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with author Sean Rubin. His central character is a tree that was planted at the Twin Towers in the 1970s and stands tall in New York City's Freedom Plaza once again.

Rachel Aviv's new book 'Strangers to Ourselves' tackles mental health diagnoses

8:06am September 11, 2022

by Ayesha Rascoe

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with journalist Rachel Aviv about her book, "Strangers to Ourselves: Unsettled Minds and the Stories that Make Us." It explores the lives of six people with mental illness.

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Making friends is easy when you're young, but it can be harder as you age

5:04pm September 10, 2022

NPR's Life Kit talks with psychologist Marisa Franco for tips on building friendships as an adult. Her new book is Platonic: How the Science of Attachment Can Help You Make — and Keep — Friends.