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Anger And A Sense Of Betrayal Drive 'Why Didn't We Riot?'

7:52pm October 05, 2020

by Ari Shapiro

Journalist Issac J. Bailey had a hard time writing the essays in his new collection Why Didn't We Riot? because it was painful to confront his suppressed anger about being a Black man in America.

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Former CIA Director John Brennan testifies on Capitol Hill in May 2017 before the House Intelligence Committee Russia Investigation Task Force.

After Chasing Threats Abroad, Former CIA Chief John Brennan Says The Risk Is At Home

2:01pm October 05, 2020

by Greg Myre

The former spy chief has dealt with almost all of the country's major security challenges over the past two decades. In his memoir, Undaunted, he directs his ire at President Trump.

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2 Books Checked Out 48 Years Ago Returned To U.K. Library

7:04am October 05, 2020

Someone returned the books by mail, with an apologetic noted signed Andy. He could have owed a $10,000 fine, but there's a moratorium on late fees due to the pandemic.

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Dylan Farrow Spins A Tale Of Truth, Lies And Power In 'Hush'

7:43am October 04, 2020

by Lulu Garcia-Navarro

Dylan Farrow's new young adult novel — based on her own experiences — is about plague-blighted land where a cabal of magical men can steal away your ability to distinguish fact from fantasy.

Former mayor of South Bend, Ind., Pete Buttigieg, pictured in Charleston, S.C., in February.

Pete Buttigieg Says There's A 'Crisis In Trust'

7:04pm October 03, 2020

Pete Buttigieg argues that Americans don't trust enough — in the government and in each other. Buttigieg talks with NPR about his book, Trust: America's Best Chance.

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Sir David Attenborough Has A Dire Message About The Earth's Future

8:19am October 03, 2020

NPR's Scott Simon talks with British natural historian and broadcaster David Attenborough about his new book, Life on Our Planet: My Witness Statement and Vision for the Future.

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Pulitzer Prize Winning Poet Vijay Seshadri Releases New Poetry Collection

8:19am October 03, 2020

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Pulitzer Prize winning poet Vijay Seshadri about his new collection, That Was Now, This Is Then.

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It's Not Quite Dark Enough In 'The Midnight Library'

7:00am October 03, 2020

by Jason Sheehan

Critic Jason Sheehan says the new novel from Matt Haig — about a mystical library that lets people sample all the ways their lives might have gone — is a little too gentle and straightforward.

The Man Who Ran Washington: The Life and Times of James A. Baker III, by Peter Baker and Susan Glasser

James Baker, 'The Man Who Ran Washington,' Laments Today's Politics

4:12pm October 02, 2020

by Mary Louise Kelly

A new book by the journalist-author duo Peter Baker and Susan Glasser delves into the story of the once-powerbroker. "I think he always has this idea that things can be fixed," Peter Baker says.

Alvin Irby speaks at TED Residency Salon, November 28, 2017, New York, NY. Photo: Ryan Lash / TED

Alvin Irby: How Can We Inspire Children To Be Lifelong Readers?

9:47am October 02, 2020

by NPR/TED Staff

Even though kids learn to read in school, many hate it. Educator Alvin Irby shares insights on inspiring children—especially Black boys—to discover books they enjoy and begin identifying as readers.

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