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How Rae Wynn-Grant defied expectations and became an ecologist and host of a nature show

8:07am March 31, 2024

by Ayesha Rascoe

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks Rae Wynn-Grant about her journey to becoming an ecologist. Grant writes about it in her memoir, "Wild Life: Finding My Purpose in an Untamed World."

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Carys Davies' 'Clear' follows a reverend's journey to evict an island's lone tenant

9:48am March 30, 2024

by Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Carys Davies about her new novel, "Clear." The novel is set in Scotland during the 1840s, when tenant farmers were moved off the land and to cities and the coast.

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Don Winslow ends trilogy, and his writing career, with final novel 'City in Ruins'

8:30am March 30, 2024

by Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon talks to best-selling suspense author Don Winslow about what he says is his final novel, "City in Ruins."

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Garrard Conley's novel "All the World Beside" combines faith and love

7:27pm March 29, 2024

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with author Garrard Conley about his new novel All the World Beside.

Even if you're someone who reads regularly, it can be hard to keep up your reading goals.

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Here's how to set your reading goals and read more books in 2024

3:19pm March 28, 2024

by Mansee Khurana

Experts say it's better to set a goal you can stick to and make reading more of a community affair.

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'Women Behind the Wheel' explains how cars became a gendered technology

2:52pm March 28, 2024

by Terry Gross

Author Nancy Nichols says that for men, cars signify adventure, power and strength. For women, they are about performing domestic duties; there was even a minivan prototype with a washer/dryer inside.

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Alexandra Tanner's debut novel centers two sisters in their 20s struggling with the love, anxieties and truths that they hold about each other.

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'Worry' is a disturbing and honest picture of what it's like to be in your 20s

5:00am March 28, 2024

Alexandra Tanner's debut novel, Worry, centers two sisters in their 20s struggling with the love, anxieties and truths that they hold about each other.

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This book explores the legacy of Pete Rose and sports gambling

4:57pm March 27, 2024

Author Keith O'Brien talks about his new book Charlie Hustle: The Rise And Fall Of Pete Rose and how betting on baseball cost the legacy of one of its biggest stars.

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The consequences of a smartphone-centered childhood

5:10am March 27, 2024

Smartphones are addictive and contribute to low self-esteem and feelings of isolation among kids. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to social psychologist Jonathan Haidt about his book The Anxious Generation.

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'Worry' is a portrait of sisterly love that is both hilarious and deeply disturbing

5:54pm March 26, 2024

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with writer Alexandra Tanner about her debut novel, Worry.