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Novelist Carlos Ruiz Zafon presents his then-new book The Labyrinth of the Spirits at a Barcelona church in 2016.

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Bestselling Spanish Novelist Carlos Ruiz Zafón Dies At 55

1:00pm June 19, 2020

by Petra Mayer

Zafón has been called the most-read Spanish author since Cervantes. He wrote young adult fiction, but his adult debut The Shadow of the Wind was a breakout hit, selling millions of copies worldwide.

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A Mother Reflects On Privilege, Adoption And Parenting 'Without Perfection'

2:13pm June 18, 2020

by Terry Gross

Blogger Kristen Howerton talks about how raising two white biological daughters and two black adopted sons helped her understand white privilege. Her new memoir is Rage Against the Minivan.

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The Last Train to Key West, by Chanel Cleeton

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Love In The Eye Of A Hurricane In 'Last Train To Key West'

11:00am June 18, 2020

by Denny S. Bryce

In Chanel Cleeton's latest, three women from very different backgrounds — and with different goals in life and love — converge on Key West as the devastating Labor Day Hurricane of 1935 bears down.

Overview Of John Bolton's Book 'The Room Where It Happened'

7:22am June 18, 2020

by Franco Ordoñez

Former national security adviser John Bolton says President Trump's transactional dealings with world leaders went beyond those in the Ukraine affair, for which Trump was impeached.

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News Brief: Bolton Book, Atlanta Officer Charged, Fla. COVID-19 Cases Surge

5:57am June 18, 2020

A preview of former national security adviser John Bolton's memoir. The former police officer who shot Rayshard Brooks is charged with felony murder. And as Florida reopens, COVID-19 cases rise.

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Former national security adviser John Bolton paints a critical portrait of President Trump in a new memoir set for publication soon.

Trump Told China To 'Go Ahead' With Prison Camps, Bolton Alleges In New Book

10:34pm June 17, 2020

by Philip Ewing

The former national security adviser avoided talking to Congress about what he knew when it was convened for impeachment — abetted by Republicans. Now he tells the story in a new book.

A server wears a protective face mask while attending to customers amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Bethesda, Md., on June 12.

Amid Confusion About Reopening, An Expert Explains How To Assess COVID-19 Risk

9:42pm June 17, 2020

by Terry Gross

Epidemiologist Michael Osterholm warns that the threat from the pandemic is ongoing. "We will all know somebody — we will all love somebody — who will die from this disease," he says.

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John Bolton's Book 'The Room Where It Happened: A White House Memoir,' Reviewed

7:12pm June 17, 2020

by Ron Elving

Former National Security Adviser John Bolton's book, The Room Where It Happened: A White House Memoir, is scheduled to come out next week and has already begun shipping.

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Former U.S. national security adviser John Bolton speaks in September at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, D.C.

John Bolton Unloads On Former Boss Trump, Even If It's A Little Late Now

6:08pm June 17, 2020

by Ron Elving

The tone of his forthcoming book, The Room Where It Happened, suggests the diary of a tutor who has endured many frustrating months with a spoiled and inattentive pupil who ignores his lessons.

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'From Here to Equality' Author Makes A Case, And A Plan, For Reparations

5:58pm June 17, 2020

by Noel King

In a new book, economist William Darity Jr. argues that monetary payments are owed directly to the descendants of enslaved people, to help reverse more than two centuries of disenfranchisement.

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