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A Bend in the Stars, by Rachel Barenbaum

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Rachel Barenbaum's 'A Bend In The Stars' Tells A Tale Of Injustice And Romance

1:11pm May 17, 2019

by Ari Shapiro

Barenbaum says she was inspired by the story of Albert Einstein's race to prove his theory of relativity. The novel digs into questions of philosophy, time, and whether rules are meant to be broken.

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Dmitri Shostakovich, Russian composer-member of the Soviet delegation to the Cultural and Scientific conference for World Peace, plays the second movement of his Fifth Symphony at Madison Square Garden in New York City on March 27, 1949.

'How Shostakovich Changed My Mind' Touches On The Music-Body Connection

1:00pm May 17, 2019

by Nicholas Cannariato

BBC music broadcaster Stephen Johnson's remarkably diverse aesthetic and personal sensitivity are on full display in his new book on the Russian composer's music — and his own personal struggles.

Natasha (Yara Shahidi) and Daniel (Charles Melton) fall in love over the course of a single day in the film adaptation of Nicola Yoon's young adult romance novel The Sun Is Also a Star.

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'Love Is A Thing That Everyone Wants,' Says Author Of 'The Sun Is Also A Star'

9:10am May 17, 2019

by CHRISTABEL NSIAH-BUADI

A Jamaican teen threatened with deportation falls in love over the course of a single day in the film adaptation of Nicola Yoon's bestselling young adult romance novel.

Rules for Visiting, by Jessica Francis Kane

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Friendship Keeps You Human In 'Rules For Visiting'

7:00am May 17, 2019

by Ilana Masad

Jessica Francis Kane's new novel follows a prickly, 40-something gardener who — inspired by the friendless fate of Beowulf's monstrous Grendel — decides to reconnect with four of her oldest friends.

A new book, Bottle of Lies, reveals serious safety and purity concerns about the global generic-drug supply.

The Generic Drugs You're Taking May Not Be As Safe Or Effective As You Think

6:14pm May 16, 2019

by Dave Davies

Journalist Katherine Eban says most of the generic medicine being sold in the U.S. is manufactured overseas — sometimes under questionable quality control standards. Her new book is Bottle of Lies.

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New Book Collection Broadens Discussion On Appalachia

7:42am May 16, 2019

by Neal Charnoff

The second annual Greensboro Bound Literary Festival opens Thursday, and features over 65 free events through the weekend.

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'Middlegame' Makes Mathematical Magic

7:00am May 16, 2019

by Jason Sheehan

Seanan McGuire's new standalone novel stars twins: Roger is good at words and Dodger is good at math — and both of them find themselves caught up in a shadowy alchemical plan for world domination.

A Thousand Small Sanities: The Moral Adventure of Liberalism, by Adam Gopnik

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'A Thousand Small Sanities' Is A Lesson In Understanding Liberalism

2:47pm May 15, 2019

by Gabino Iglesias

By showing the impact it's had in the past, Adam Gopnik presents liberalism not only as a moral adventure but also as a necessity in an age of resurging autocracy and rampant bigotry.

Cover detail of Howard Stern Comes Again

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Howard Stern On 'Fresh Air': Part 2

1:52pm May 15, 2019

by Terry Gross

In the second half of our two-part interview, Stern talks about his 2017 cancer scare, his thoughts on retirement and his mother's depression. His new book is Howard Stern Comes Again.

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Karen Russell Proves She's A True Original With 'Orange World'

7:00am May 15, 2019

by Michael Schaub

Russell's new story collection encompasses everything from a boy in love with a bog body to a woman trying to get out of a bargain with the devil — it's unlike anything you've ever read before.