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Bangkok Wakes to Rain, by Pitchaya Sudbanthad

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Stories Converge In A Flooded 'Bangkok'

7:00am February 20, 2019

by Michael Schaub

Pitchaya Sudbanthad's novel follows a broad cast of characters who gradually come together in and around a condominium tower in Bangkok. It's a promising debut that expertly evokes a sense of place.

Nobody's Looking At You, By Janet Malcolm

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In 'Nobody's Looking At You,' The Author Finds Herself Part Of The Story

6:01am February 20, 2019

by Etelka Lehoczky

The title essay reveals just how far New Yorker writer Janet Malcolm has evolved from the unassuming reporter who might once have reassured herself before an important interview.

Andrew McCabe, then acting FBI director, testifies before the Senate Intelligence Committee on May 11, 2017.

Andrew McCabe: FBI Investigations Into Trump 'Were Extraordinary Steps'

1:36pm February 19, 2019

by Terry Gross

"We don't have a lot of experience with investigating presidents of the United States," McCabe says. "There is not a standard S.O.P. on the shelf that you pull down to say, 'Here's how it's done.' "

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'Uninhabitable Earth' Spotlights 3 Climate Change Misunderstandings

6:27am February 19, 2019

Rachel Martin talks to David Wallace-Wells, author of The Uninhabitable Earth, who outlines the current misunderstandings and upcoming impacts of climate change.

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'Last Boat Out Of Shanghai': The Chinese Who Fled Mao's Revolution

5:07am February 19, 2019

This year marks the 70th anniversary of the communist revolution in China. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Helen Zia, who wrote a book about the Chinese who fled the revolution.

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From Friends To School, 'Under Pressure' Helps Teenage Girls Navigate Adolescence

6:16pm February 18, 2019

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with clinical psychologist Lisa Damour about her new book, Under Pressure: Confronting the Epidemic of Stress and Anxiety in Girls.

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'Unexampled Courage' Tells The Story That Inspired Integration Of U.S. Armed Forces

6:16pm February 18, 2019

by Karen Grigsby Bates

A new book tells how the blinding of a black Army veteran after World War II by a South Carolina police chief helped lead to the desegregation of the U.S. Army.

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The Haunting of Tram Car 015, by P. Djèlí Clark.

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'Tram Car 015' Is A Delightful Ride

7:00am February 18, 2019

by Amal El-Mohtar

P. Djèlí Clark's novella about about two supernatural investigators on the trail of a malign spirit in a magical alternate Cairo packs wonderful characters into a thoughtfully-built world.

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This 'Cassandra' Prophesies Disaster But Never Reflects On It

1:07am February 18, 2019

by Lily Meyer

Sharma Shields' new novel follows a young woman working at a secretive nuclear research center during World War II. She has terrible premonitions of atomic disaster, but never truly thinks about them.

'Antisemitism: Here And Now' Author Discusses Resurgence Of Public Anti-Semitism

5:54pm February 17, 2019

In an interview with NPR's Michel Martin about her new book Antisemitism: Here and Now historian Deborah Lipstadt discusses the recent resurgence of anti-Semitism on the political left and right.

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