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'Pictures On The Radio': David Gilkey Created Visual Driveway Moments

8:12am January 26, 2021

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to ex-Morning Edition host David Greene and NPR's Julie McCarthy about NPR photographer David Gilkey's work which is in a new book. He was killed in Afghanistan in 2016.

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Children's Books That Won Prestigious Awards This Year

4:50pm January 25, 2021

by Neda Ulaby

Winners of this year's John Newbery and Randolph Caldecott medals — some of the most prestigious prizes in children's literature — were announced Monday. NPR takes a look at the award-winning books.

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'Voice' Author Explores Accents, Language And What Makes A Tone Sexy

1:50pm January 25, 2021

by Dave Davies

New Yorker writer John Colapinto says the development of vocal structures may have been the key to humans' becoming the dominant species on the planet. His new book is This is the Voice.

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When You Trap a Tiger by Tae Keller won the 2021 Newbery medal.

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'When You Trap A Tiger' And 'We Are Water Protectors' Win Top Children's Book Honors

11:04am January 25, 2021

by Meghan Collins Sullivan

America's librarians award Tae Keller's When You Trap A Tiger the Newbery Medal and We Are Water Protectors illustrated by Michaela Goade and written by Carole Lindstrom won the Caldecott medal.

Cicely Tyson says her mother did not want her to be an actress. "But in my gut, I knew there was something there that I was put here to do," Tyson says.

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'Just As I Am': Cicely Tyson Reflects On Her Long Career

6:03pm January 24, 2021

by Michel Martin

In a memoir, Cicely Tyson recalls an improbable journey through a six-decade career. She says several roles "hurt me deeply because it happened simply because of the color of my skin and my sex."

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The Trojan Women — And Many More — Speak Up In 'A Thousand Ships'

9:38am January 24, 2021

by Lulu Garcia-Navarro

Natalie Haynes's new book tells the epic story of the Trojan War from the perspectives of the women involved in it. And that means all the women — from Troy and Sparta, goddesses, Amazons and more.

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For January, 3 Romances That Prove Love Is Ageless

7:00am January 24, 2021

by Maya Rodale

This month, you're never too old — or too young — for a Happy Ever After, whether you're a 50-something entrepreneur, a beauty influencer or a teenager working hard at the family restaurant.

Author Interview: 'The New Phd: How To Build A Better Graduate Education'

5:35pm January 23, 2021

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with professor Leonard Cassuto and former university administrator Robert Weisbuch about their new book.

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Maurice Chammah Charts The History Of The Death Penalty In 'Let The Lord Sort Them'

8:46am January 23, 2021

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Maurice Chammah, staff writer for the Marshall Project and author of a new book, Let the Lord Sort Them: The Rise and Fall of the Death Penalty.

Biography Traces Political Mistakes And Personal Scars That Shaped Joe Biden

1:51pm January 22, 2021

by Terry Gross

Evan Osnos talks about Joe Biden's enduring quest to become president. He says Biden has a different mindset today than he once had: "He's a man who is at peace." Originally broadcast Oct. 27, 2020.

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