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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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How I Made It: A 'Rap Dad' on Hip-Hop and Fatherhood

1:03pm February 17, 2019

Growing up in the 80s and 90s, Juan Vidal looked for life guidance in the lyrics of his favorite hip-hop icons.

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A Chance Meeting Changes Lives In Sophie Kinsella's Latest

8:12am February 17, 2019

by Lulu Garcia-Navarro

The author of the bestselling Shopaholic series is back, with a new novel about a woman who's addicted not to shopping but to fixing the lives of the people around her — at the expense of her own.

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The City in the Middle of the Night, by Charlie Jane Anders

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In 'The City In The Middle Of The Night,' Big Ideas Lead To Big Upheavals

7:00am February 17, 2019

by Jason Sheehan

Charlie Jane Anders' new novel, set on an inhospitable alien planet, is about rebels, smugglers and lobster-like monsters, but also about how grand political ideas break down — and who that hurts.

In 2011, Emma Hutchinson School was one of the Atlanta Public Schools identified by a state government report as part of a widespread cheating scandal.

Former Teacher Blames Education Policymakers For Atlanta Cheating Scandal

4:54am February 17, 2019

by Michel Martin

Shani Robinson was one of 11 Atlanta teachers convicted of altering standardized test results in 2015. In None of the Above, she pleads her innocence — and points a finger at systemic failure.

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'Eugene V. Debs' Resurrects A Stubborn Question: Why Is Labor History So Boring?

10:00am February 16, 2019

by Etelka Lehoczky

Turn-of-the-last-century labor leader Eugene V. Debs lead an interesting life — but this graphic biography misses plenty of opportunities to render the most interesting parts of it on the page.

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Pitchaya Sudbanthad On 'Bangkok Wakes To Rain'

9:49am February 16, 2019

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with author Pitchaya Sudbanthad about his novel Bangkok Wakes to Rain. The book threads the history of Thailand with the modern world.