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Amy has long been vilified for burning one of Jo's manuscripts. But Greta Gerwig's adaptation of Little Women takes a more nuanced look at the youngest March sister, played here by Florence Pugh.

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Which March Sister Are You? The Latest 'Little Women' Makes It Hard To Decide

5:42pm December 25, 2019

by Lynn Neary

Producer Amy Pascal says Greta Gerwig's new film adaptation does "a beautiful job of making all of these girls as complicated as Louisa May Alcott wanted them to be."

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Merritt Wever and Toni Collette play two detectives investigating a series of sexual assaults in the Netflix show Unbelievable.

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A Critic Returns To The Books, TV, Music And Movies He Didn't Get To In 2019

1:33pm December 23, 2019

by John Powers

Few things haunt a critic more than loving something and not being able to share it. This year, Fresh Air critic John Powers circles back to Unbelievable, Atlantics, Where the Light Falls and more.

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Year-End Book Picks: 'I Like To Watch' By TV Critic Emily Nussbaum

10:14am December 23, 2019

by Elizabeth Blair

As we look back at books published in 2019, Elizabeth Blair is still thinking about one essay in particular from Nussbaum's collection I Like to Watch: Arguing My Way Through the TV Revolution.

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Kwame Alexander Recommends 3 Poetry Books For The Holidays

6:27am December 23, 2019

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to poet in residence Kwame Alexander,who shares his poetry book recommendations for the holiday season.

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Genie Milgrom, pictured in 2013, stands in the entryway of her Miami home wrapped in a long family tree, filled with the names of 22 generations of grandmothers. Raised Catholic, Milgrom traced her family's hidden Jewish roots with the help of a trove of

Trove Of Recipes Dating Back To Inquisition Reveals A Family's Secret Jewish Roots

7:48am December 22, 2019

by Greg Allen

Many Jews were forced to convert during the Inquisition, a history often lost to their descendants. Finding recipes adhering to Jewish food customs helped one woman unearth her family's hidden past.

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Happy Winter Solstice! At Last, We've Made It To 'The Shortest Day'

1:27pm December 21, 2019

by Samantha Balaban

Dec. 21 is the shortest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. Susan Cooper, who wrote the solstice poem "The Shortest Day," collaborated with illustrator Carson Ellis on a new picture book.

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'Little Women': Book Vs. Movie

7:53am December 21, 2019

This Christmas a new adaptation of Little Women hits theaters. But must you read Louisa May Alcott's classic before you see the latest screen version? The answer is ... it depends.

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The Code Switch Holiday Book Guide

7:17pm December 20, 2019

by Karen Grigsby Bates

A book is still a perfect gift. So, because we're betting that some people have a bit of the procrastinator in them, here's a Code Switch gift to you: Our list of books that stuck with us this year.

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'In Hoffa's Shadow' Uncovers An Author's Family Ties To A Mafia Mystery

1:36pm December 20, 2019

by Dave Davies

Jack Goldsmith's memoir centers on his investigation into his stepfather's involvement in the 1975 disappearance of the mob-connected labor leader Jimmy Hoffa. Originally published Oct. 1, 2019.

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Memoir Chronicles The 'Wild And Precious Life' Of Activist Edie Windsor

5:09am December 20, 2019

by Neda Ulaby

Joshua Lyon started interviewing the activist and bon vivant a year before her death in 2017. A Wild and Precious Life captures both an epoch in mid-20th century LGBT history and a singular voice.

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