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A 'Girl On Film' Grows Up And Finds Her Artistic Path

7:00am November 24, 2019

by Etelka Lehoczky

Spoiler alert: Cecil Castellucci never became a filmmaker, despite her Hollywood dreams. But her new graphic memoir winningly recounts how she found her way as a novelist and comics writer.

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'The Survivors' Author On The Inheritance Of Holocaust Trauma

5:02pm November 23, 2019

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Adam Frankel about his book The Survivors: A Story of War, Inheritance, and Healing.

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Francesca Cartier Brickell On 'The Cartiers'

7:54am November 23, 2019

Over generations, Francesca Cartier Brickell's family built the famous jewelry brand Cartier. After discovering their letters, she's now written a book about them. She talks with NPR's Scott Simon.

The Season: A Social History of the Debutante, by Kristen Richardson

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Centuries Of Debutantes Dish About Being Put On Display In 'The Season'

2:54pm November 22, 2019

by Genevieve Valentine

Kristen Richardson traces the history of the practice, with firsthand accounts from diaries and letters, finding political strife, social upheaval and machinations to keep out so-called undesirables.

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In 'The Second Sleep,' The World May End, But Life Goes On

2:00pm November 22, 2019

by Ilana Masad

Robert Harris' genre-bending new book at first appears to take place in a medieval setting — and then you realize the young priest at its center is holding a cracked, defunct, centuries-old iPhone.

Crime in Progress: Inside the Steele Dossier and the Fusion GPS Investigation of Donald Trump, by Glenn Simpson and Peter Fritsch

In 'Crime In Progress,' Fusion GPS Chiefs Tell The Inside Story Of The Steele Dossier

12:16pm November 22, 2019

by Philip Ewing

Glenn Simpson and Peter Fritsch reveal the hows and whys of the whirlwind they uncorked by commissioning Christopher Steele to investigate Donald Trump's activities in Russia.

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'Crying Laughing' Will Have You Doing Both

10:00am November 21, 2019

by Alethea Kontis

Lance Rubin's new novel follows an aspiring young comedian as she navigates the rough waters of romance, improv and her father's failing health, with plenty of laughs to light the darker moments.

Mary Toft; or, The Rabbit Queen, by Dexter Palmer

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'Mary Toft; Or, The Rabbit Queen' Asks Big Questions About Small Animals

7:00am November 21, 2019

by Jason Heller

Dexter Palmer's new novel is based on the strange true story of a woman who confounded the medical and scientific establishments of 18th century England by claiming she'd given birth to rabbits.

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Authors Celebrated At 70th Anniversary Of National Book Awards

5:26am November 21, 2019

by Lynn Neary

The National Book Awards are the Oscars of the publishing world. More than 1,700 books began with a chance at winning but after Wednesday night's ceremony in Manhattan, five emerged with a trophy.

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Winners of this year's National Book Awards each receive $10,000 along with their prize.

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National Book Awards Handed To Susan Choi, Arthur Sze And More

10:04pm November 20, 2019

by Colin Dwyer

The novelist and poet joined Sarah M. Broom, László Krasznahorkai, Ottilie Mulzet, and Martin W. Sandler as winners Wednesday night — receiving $10,000 and a medallion for their front covers.