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I Talk Like a River, by Jordan Scott and Sydney Smith

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Finding A Voice And Coming To Terms With A Stutter In 'I Talk Like A River'

8:54pm November 28, 2020

by Juanita Giles

Jordan Scott is a poet, a master of words, and a stutterer. His new kids' book, gorgeously illustrated by Sydney Smith, chronicles his childhood journey towards coming to terms with his stutter.

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Homeira Qaderi Reflects On Motherhood In Her New Memoir

8:00am November 28, 2020

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Homeira Qaderi about her memoir Dancing in the Mosque: An Afghan Mother's Letter to Her Son, the story motherhood and womanhood in her native country.

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'Perestroika In Paris' Is An Anthropomorphic Tale Of Friendship

8:00am November 28, 2020

NPR's Scott Simon talks with author Jane Smiley, about her newest novel, Perestroika in Paris.

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In His New Book, Declan Walsh Tells Story Of Pakistan Through Lives Of 9 Individuals

3:59pm November 26, 2020

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with journalist Declan Walsh about his new book, The Nine Lives of Pakistan, and how Pakistan has survived decades of political and military crises.

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Malcolm X Biography Wins National Book Award

7:14am November 26, 2020

Tamara Payne won the National Book Award for a book largely written by her father, Les Payne. It's called The Dead Are Arising, a biography of Malcolm X. Payne speaks with NPR's Steve Inskeep.

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James Beard Award-winning chef David Chang says fatherhood changed the way he cooks: "I had never been in a position where I'm trying to generally feed someone else with love and I just want to nurture them."

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Chef David Chang On Depression, Being A Dad And The Burden Of 'Authenticity'

5:37pm November 25, 2020

by Terry Gross

The Momofuku chef says COVID-19 has introduced "seismic" changes to his industry. "We're doing anything and everything to stay afloat," he says. Chang's new memoir is Eat a Peach.

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Ghostways: Two Journeys in Unquiet Places, by Robert Macfarlane, Stanley Donwood (illustrator) and Dan Richards

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In 'Ghostways,' A Trip To Two Well-Traveled Places Reminds Of Things That Are Lost

2:04pm November 25, 2020

by Genevieve Valentine

Ghostways is an examination of grief as a landscape that moves on without us — and the fragility of the green world we're longing to go back to post-pandemic.

From Syria To America: A Teen Seeks A 'Safe Place' In The Universe

1:59pm November 25, 2020

by Gregory Warner

He was only 10 when the soldiers took away his father. Eventually the family fled to Jordan. But where would they go next? Their saga inspired a Pulitzer-winning graphic series in The New York Times.

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Bob Woodward's book Rage was one of a wave of highly publicized books Simon & Schuster published this year critical of President Trump.

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Book Publisher Simon & Schuster Sold To Rival

1:50pm November 25, 2020

by Andrew Limbong

The third largest of the "big five" book publishers, was sold by its parent company to Penguin Random House.

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Remembering Travel Writer And Memoirist Jan Morris

1:38pm November 25, 2020

by Terry Gross

Morris, who died Nov. 20, transitioned to female in 1972 when she was 46. She later reflected on gender in her memoir, Conundrum. Originally broadcast in 1989.

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