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Remembering Ernest Hemingway Biographer A. E. Hotchner

1:31pm February 18, 2020

by Terry Gross

Hotchner, who died Feb. 15, met the famed novelist in '48, and went on to adapt several of his works for TV. Hotchner's memoir, Papa Hemingway, detailed their friendship. Originally broadcast in 1999.

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Uber headquarters in San Francisco on March 1, 2017.

Uber Whistleblower Takes On Silicon Valley, Armed With Stoic Philosophy

11:12am February 18, 2020

by Camila Domonoske

In 2017, Susan Fowler published a blog post that revealed Uber's misogynistic corporate culture — and helped change the world. In her memoir, she urges readers not to see her as a victim.

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In New Book, Uber Whistleblower Takes On Silicon Valley

9:16am February 18, 2020

David Greene talks to Susan Fowler about her new book Whistleblower, concerning her time at ride-hailing company Uber, and what led her to write publicly about what she experienced there.

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The Man in the Red Coat, by Julian Barnes

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'The Man In The Red Coat' Makes For A Fascinating Companion

7:00am February 18, 2020

by Heller McAlpin

In his latest book, Julian Barnes dives into the glittering life of Samuel Jean Pozzi, a celebrated French gynecologist who palled around with some of the brightest stars of the Belle Epoque.

In this March 2, 1995 file photo, Word of Faith Fellowship church leader Jane Whaley talks to members of the media, accompanied by her husband, Sam, in Spindale, N.C.

Word Of Faith's Pattern Of Abuse 'Got Worse Over Time,' Says 'Broken Faith' Author

8:55pm February 17, 2020

by Rachel Martin

Pulitzer Prize winner Mitch Weiss and Holbrook Mohr detail the alleged secret life of abuse in the Word Of Faith Fellowship: "They take more and more control of your lives" over time, they say.

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'Stable Genius' Authors Describe Trump Presidency As A 'Den Of Destruction'

4:22pm February 17, 2020

by Dave Davies

Wash. Post reporters Carol Leonnig and Philip Rucker, authors of A Very Stable Genius, discuss troubling tendencies of the Trump presidency. Originally broadcast Jan. 22, 2020; updated Feb. 12, 2020.

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In 'The Only Child,' The Thrills Might Be Lost In Translation

7:00am February 16, 2020

by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Mi-Ae Seo's novel has a great premise: The Bad Seed meets The Silence of the Lambs. But this tale of a psychologist and her creepy stepdaughter is hampered by its structure and stilted, strange prose.

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Comedian Tommy Davidson Talks New Book, 'In Living Color'

5:27pm February 15, 2020

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with comedian Tommy Davidson about his new book, Living in Color: What's Funny About Me.

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JerriAnne Boggis, executive director of the Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire, poses with a monument that was erected in Harriet E. Wilson's honor. Boggis says when she read Wilson's book, she felt as if it was written the book just for her.

Early Novel Written By Free Black Woman Called Out Racism Among Abolitionists

5:15pm February 15, 2020

by Jack Rodolico

In 1859, Harriet E. Wilson published a book about life as an indentured servant in New Hampshire. It remains an obscure classic because it challenges white ideals about racism in the North.

The Boatman's Daughter, by Andy Davidson

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'The Boatman's Daughter' Dips Her Toes In Horror, Crime And Poetry

7:00am February 15, 2020

by Gabino Iglesias

Andy Davidson's novel follows a young girl who scrapes a living working for local criminals along an Arkansas river — but its crime story bumps up against horror in a strange yet seamless fashion.