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'The Conductors' Is A History Buff's Dream Fantasy Novel

8:01am February 28, 2021

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks to Nicole Glover about her debut novel, The Conductors, which focuses on a couple solving crimes and mysteries using magic in post-Civil War Philadelphia.

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King Cat John Porcellino On Comics, Zines And Trying To Make The World Less Crazy

7:00am February 28, 2021

by Etelka Lehoczky

Cartoonist and zine-maker John Porcellino has been a hugely influential figure in the world of zine-making. As several of his classic books are reissued, we talk to him about his life and work

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To Summarize, 'Infinite Country' Can Be Frustrating

10:00am February 27, 2021

by Lily Meyer

Patricia Engels' novel about the experiences of a Colombian family migrating to the U.S. stands out for its sharp writing — but frustrates in equal measure because of its reliance on summary.

The Committed: A Novel by Viet Tanh Nguyen

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'It's Hard To Leave Him': 'Sympathizer' Spy Story Continues In 'The Committed'

8:00am February 27, 2021

by Scott Simon

Viet Thanh Nguyen's Pulitzer Prize-winning spy novel The Sympathizer told the story of a communist double agent just after the Vietnam War — his quest for revolution resumes in The Committed.

Love is for Losers, by Wibke Brueggemann

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Love May Be 'For Losers,' But This Book Is For Everyone

7:00am February 27, 2021

by Alethea Kontis

Wibke Brueggemann's charmingly snarky YA novel follows teenaged Phoebe as she recovers from the Worst New Year's Ever and learns that not all of life's answers can be found via Google.

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The Legacies Of Black Icons Sam Cooke, Muhammad Ali (Cassius Clay) And Malcolm X

1:29pm February 26, 2021

by Terry Gross

The film One Night in Miami imagines a night in 1964 where Cooke, Clay, Malcolm X and Jim Brown meet. We listen back to interviews with biographers Peter Guralnick, Jonathan Eig and Alex Haley.

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Photographers Make Kids' Wildest Dreams Come To Life

11:32am February 26, 2021

by Kelley Dickens

A husband and wife photography team create avant-garde and futuristic shoots for their clients. The couple hopes the portraits transcend the typical images of beauty.

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Greenboro Bound Plans Virtual Literary Festival In May

5:20pm February 25, 2021

by Paul Garber

The literary festival Greensboro Bound is going virtual this year after last year's event was canceled due to the pandemic.

Hunt, Gather, Parent: What Ancient Cultures Can Teach Us About the Lost Art of Raising Happy, Helpful Little Humans, by Michaeleen Doucleff

'Hunt, Gather, Parent' Offers Lessons Collected Around The World

6:00am February 25, 2021

by Rachel Martin

NPR's Michaeleen Doucleff found that parenting books she read after becoming a mom left a lot out. When she went through a tough period with her daughter, she traveled the world in search of guidance.

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Véronique Tadjo's 'In The Company Of Men' Focuses On West Africa's Ebola Outbreak

5:09pm February 24, 2021

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with writer Véronique Tadjo about her book, In The Company of Men. It's a novel about the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, first published in French in 2017.