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Sarah Chayes' New Book Examines 'Corruption In America'

7:43am August 11, 2020

Author Sarah Chayes has investigated corruption in places like Afghanistan and Nigeria. She wondered if the U.S. was corrupt. NPR's Noel King talks to her about her book: "On Corruption in America."

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Molly Wizenberg Shares Her Story Of Changing Identity In New Book, 'The Fixed Stars'

4:00pm August 10, 2020

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Molly Wizenberg about her new memoir, The Fixed Stars.

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'Caste' Argues Its Most Violent Manifestation Is In Treatment Of Black Americans

3:34pm August 10, 2020

by Hope Wabuke

Isabel Wilkerson's second book is a masterwork of writing — a profound achievement of scholarship and research that stands also as a triumph of both visceral storytelling and cogent analysis.

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Authors Omid Scobie And Carolyn Durand Chart Harry And Meghan's Journey In New Book

7:55am August 09, 2020

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durand about their new book on Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, Finding Freedom.

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'The First Sister' Is Stylish, Substantial — And Very Cool — Space Opera

7:00am August 09, 2020

by Jessica P. Wick

Linden A. Lewis's debut novel — first in a trilogy — mixes swashbuckling, social commentary and compelling queer characters in its tale of three warring factions in a spacefaring society.

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David Sheff Charts Jarvis Jay Masters' Buddhist Journey In Prison In New Book

7:56am August 08, 2020

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with author David Sheff and inmate Jarvis Jay Masters about Sheff's new book, The Buddhist on Death Row.

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In 'Finna,' Poet Nate Marshall Is 'All About What Happens Next'

7:56am August 08, 2020

by Scott Simon

Playwright, musician, and author Nate Marshall has a new book of poetry out, called Finna. He says the title comes from the common Southern phrase "fixing to," which is all about what happens next.

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Sean Hannity Changes Book Cover Featuring Latin Motto Error

7:56am August 08, 2020

After student Spencer Alexander McDaniel realized that the Latin on the cover of a new book by Sean Hannity was pretty much gibberish, Hannity changed it.

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'You Had Me At Hola' Had Us Right From The Beginning

7:00am August 08, 2020

by Kamrun Nesa

Alexis Daria's soapy, sizzling new novel follows two telenovela actors who fall for each other while playing bitter exes — and have to figure out how to balance private love and public stardom.

'Satchel' Recalls The Iconic Pitcher Who Helped Integrate Major League Baseball

2:22pm August 07, 2020

by Dave Davies

Hall of Famer Satchel Paige started his career pitching in the Negro leagues and later became a major league star. Author Larry Tye tells his story in Satchel. Originally broadcast in 2010.

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