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From Slavery To 'American Wonder': Revisiting Frederick Douglass' Remarkable Life

1:40pm December 17, 2018

by Dave Davies

Historian David Blight's new biography describes Douglass' escape from slavery, his passionate leadership in the abolitionist movement and his gift as a writer and orator.

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Author Joshua Harris influenced a whole generation of evangelical Christians with his book I Kissed Dating Goodbye. Now he has a new documentary, called I Survived I Kissed Dating Goodbye, about his new ideas on dating.

Evangelical Writer Kisses An Old Idea Goodbye

1:34pm December 17, 2018

by Sarah McCammon

Joshua Harris wrote I Kissed Dating Goodbye when he was 21 years old. It became the bible of the evangelical purity movement, which promotes putting off sex until marriage. His ideas have changed.

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In the story "The Mole and the Sun," Mole's mother is sick. A medical seer tells him she will recover if his friend Ya Sun can orbit the earth in the opposite direction that it's rotating. The sobering moral is that you can't go against the rules of natur

Magical Photos Bring Fables From Mbomo To Life

9:53am December 17, 2018

by Rachel D. Cohen

The fables were gathered from people in the Congo Basin and illustrated with a touch of magical realism in the new book Congo Tales: Told By The People Of Mbomo.

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'Justice' Is Merriam-Webster's 2018 Word Of The Year

7:06am December 17, 2018

The dictionary publisher says the word justice is used in phrases such as racial justice, social justice and obstruction of justice — which has its own, popular entry.

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In 'The Dakota Winters,' Finding A New Story To Tell About John Lennon

8:01am December 15, 2018

by Scott Simon

Tom Barbash's new novel is set in the famed Manhattan apartment house where Lennon spent the last year of his life — and where, in this telling, he befriends a washed-up talk show host and his son.

Illustrator Tony DiTerlizzi based The Broken Ornament's Christmas fairy Tinsel on his wife, Angela, who helped with the book.

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This 'Broken Ornament' Led To Christmas Magic

4:22pm December 13, 2018

by Lynn Neary

Award-winning illustrator Tony DiTerlizzi got the idea for his new children's book when his own daughter accidentally dropped a beloved Christmas ornament, and he made up a story to comfort her. W

Obama Photographer Uses 'Shade' To Contrast Presidents, Political Landscapes

11:00am December 13, 2018

by Cameron Pollack

On Instagram and in his latest book, former White House photographer Pete Souza juxtaposes images of the 44th president as critical counterpoints to headlines and tweets generated by the 45th.

Blue flag blooming along Walden Pond in early fall.

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Reading The Game: Walden

7:00am December 13, 2018

by Jason Sheehan

Our occasional series on storytelling in video games returns with the most intentionally literary game we've ever looked at: Walden, A Game, in which you play as Henry David Thoreau (yes, really).

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Code Switch's 2018 Book Guide

10:08am December 12, 2018

We checked in with authors, poets and great literary minds to see what books they think everyone should read this holiday season.

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Attendees preview the BMW Vision iNEXT autonomous electric car at a special unveil event ahead of the LA Auto Show on Nov. 27, 2018.

The Revolution Will Be Driverless: Autonomous Cars Usher In Big Changes

12:31pm December 11, 2018

by Terry Gross

Autonomous vehicles could be the "most disruptive technology to hit society worldwide since the advent of the motor car," says former New York City traffic commissioner Sam Schwartz.

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