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Carolina De Robertis On 'Cantoras'

7:46am September 15, 2019

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with Carolina de Robertis about her new novel, Cantoras, which traces the lives of five queer Uruguayan women whose lives are threatened by a brutal dictatorship.

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Shannon Hale And LeUyen Pham On 'Best Friends'

7:46am September 15, 2019

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with author Shannon Hale and illustrator LeUyen Pham about their new graphic novel for kids, Best Friends.

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'The Divers' Game' Depicts An Unimaginably Unjust, All Too Believably Cruel World

7:01am September 15, 2019

by Jason Heller

In author Jesse Ball's universe, which runs too closely parallel to our own, human worth has been reduced, negated, argued out of existence. But it has left an echo, one with a haunting symphony.

Rose McGowan On Lisa Bloom Memo In New Book, 'She Said'

6:03pm September 14, 2019

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with actor Rose McGowan about revelations in the new book She Said, which confirm McGowan was targeted for harassment by Harvey Weinstein's legal team.

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Don't You Forget About Me, by Mhairi McFarlane

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'Don't You Forget About' This Charming, Deliciously Dramatic Romance

10:00am September 14, 2019

by Denny S. Bryce

Mhairi McFarlane's latest follows the unfortunate, aimless Georgina as she deals with her father's death, a bad boyfriend and a worse job — until her first love unexpectedly walks back into her life.

What Happened To The American Dream? 'Transaction Man' Aims To Explain

8:01am September 14, 2019

by Bradley Babendir

Nicholas Lemann's book seeks to put into context the turn that, little more than a decade ago, led to a caving economy — and takes a look at where things have gone since.

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History And Race In America In 'Red At The Bone'

7:59am September 14, 2019

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with author Jacqueline Woodson about her new novel Red at the Bone. It looks at race and history in America through the story of two families in Brooklyn.

The Ten Thousand Doors of January, by Alix E. Harrow

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You'll Want To Open Every One Of 'The Ten Thousand Doors Of January'

7:00am September 14, 2019

by Jessica P. Wick

Alix E. Harrow's debut novel, about a young woman growing up in a mysterious mansion at the turn of the last century, will lead you on a journey through books within books and worlds within worlds.

Something Deeply Hidden: Quantum Worlds and the Emergence of Spacetime, Sean Carroll

In 'Something Deeply Hidden,' Sean Carroll Argues There Are Infinite Copies Of You

4:21pm September 13, 2019

by Adam Frank

The physicist dives into fraught territory, taking up the age-old debate over quantum mechanics — aiming to convince readers that the Many Worlds interpretation is the one that describes reality.