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A new book looks at how movies have critiqued the institution of marriage

8:28am February 18, 2024

by Andrew Limbong

"Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf" is an unsparing look at a dysfunctional marriage. A new book argues that the film still has a lot to say about the institution of marriage.

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Lucy Sante on her memoir 'I Heard Her Call My Name'

8:04am February 18, 2024

by Don Gonyea

NPR's Don Gonyea talks with writer Lucy Sante about her memoir, "I Heard Her Call My Name," which recounts her gender transition at age 66.

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Brontez Purnell plays on the idea of memoir in 'Ten Bridges I've Burnt'

5:55pm February 17, 2024

NPR's Camila Domonoske speaks with Brontez Purnell about his new book, Ten Bridges I've Burnt: A Memoir in Verse.

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Filmmaker Ed Zwick on his memoir 'Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions'

8:03am February 17, 2024

by Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon talk with writer-director Ed Zwick about his memoir, "Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions: My Fortysomething Years in Hollywood."

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In 'Cahokia Jazz,' alternate history mashes up with hardboiled noir

1:42pm February 15, 2024

by Maureen Corrigan

Francis Spufford's novel imagines a 1920s city in which Native Americans still hold territory and political power, and the "color line" doesn't exist — until a grisly murder disrupts everything.

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Kelly Link's debut novel 'The Book of Love' is magical, confusing, heartfelt, strange

10:53am February 15, 2024

by Gabino Iglesias

Short-story writer Kelly Link's first novel delves into the complications of love and friendship, family drama, grief, resilience, and the power of adaptability, while delivering a supernatural tale.

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Looking for love? You'll find it in 2024 in these 10 romance novels

2:58pm February 14, 2024

by Kalyani Saxena

While many of us are thinking of love this Valentine's Day, here are some of the best romance novels hitting shelves in the first half of the year to help plan your reading tour de romance in 2024.

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'I Love You So Much It's Killing Us Both' is a rare, genuinely successful rock novel

11:00am February 13, 2024

by Michael Schaub

Mariah Stovall manages to convey the essence of punk and emo through the prose itself; this is an excellent novel, compassionate and filled with a sparkling intelligence about the human condition.

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'Fourteen Days' is a time capsule of people's efforts to connect during the pandemic

1:57pm February 12, 2024

by Ilana Masad

The novel is an ambitious project, written by 36 authors yet achieving a unified voice of sorts, as every character narrates their story simply, casually, allowing themselves digressions and asides.

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'Thank You Please Come Again' is an ode to the food of Southern gas stations

7:52am February 11, 2024

by Debbie Elliott

NPR's Debbie Elliott talks with photographer Kate Medley about her book, "Thank You Please Come Again," on eateries in Southern gas stations. She also speaks with Otha Campbell who helps run one.