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'No Turning Back: Life, Loss, and Hope in Wartime Syria' By Rania Abouzeid.

In 'No Turning Back,' The 'Epic' Journeys Of Four Syrians In Wartime

8:16am March 11, 2018

by Renee Montagne

Journalist Rania Abouzeid has had a front-row view of the Syrian conflict since its beginning. Her new book tracks people through the six chaotic years following the first peaceful protests.

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One Final Road Trip Takes A 'Census' Of The Hurt In The World

8:08am March 10, 2018

by Don Gonyea

Jesse Ball's latest novel pairs a terminally ill man and his adult son, who has Down syndrome, in a mysterious hunt for information. Also, tattoos — they give out a lot of tattoos.

Australian author Peter Carey says he "couldn't not write" about his country's dark history of racism.

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Novelist Peter Carey Confronts Dark History In 'A Long Way From Home'

8:08am March 10, 2018

by Lynn Neary

Carey says that as an Australian writer, he "couldn't not write" about Australia's mistreatment of its Aboriginal people. "This is the fundamental, bloody circumstance of my country," he says.

"Children of Blood and Bone" by Tomi Adeymi.

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'Children Of Blood And Bone' Is A Feast For Hungry Readers

7:00am March 10, 2018

by Caitlyn Paxson

Tomi Adeyemi's debut novel is a fast-paced hero's quest through a rich, West-African-inspired fantasy world-- and a seamless mix of empowerment and rip-roaring storytelling.

In the wake of multiple sexual harassment allegations against him, writer Sherman Alexie has declined the 2018 Carnegie Medal.

Beset By Sexual Harassment Claims, Sherman Alexie Declines Literary Prize

6:42pm March 09, 2018

by Vanessa Romo

The American Library Association acknowledges the writer's decision not to accept the Carnegie Medal for nonfiction. He was chosen for his memoir about his mother.

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'Children Of Blood And Bone' Tackles Heavy Themes In A Magical World

4:20pm March 09, 2018

by Mallory Yu

Tomi Adeyemi's highly anticipated debut novel, Children Of Blood And Bone, is a high fantasy rooted in reality — from African mythology to Black Lives Matter protests.

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From Refugees To Politics, Mohsin Hamid Writes The Change He Wants To See

2:33pm March 09, 2018

"All of us who are writers are doing something that actually matters," Hamid says. His novel, Exit West, follows a couple deciding whether to flee their homeland. Originally broadcast March 8, 2017.

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Astrophysicist Adam Frank says that when it comes to climate change and civilization, we've been asking the wrong question.

Getting Climate Change Right: In Light Of The Stars

11:59am March 09, 2018

by Adam Frank

When it comes to facing global warming, dealing with climate change and making informed choices for our cherished "project of civilization," we've been asking the wrong question, says Adam Frank.

John Koenig: What If There Were A Word For Every Emotion In The World?

9:09am March 09, 2018

by NPR/TED Staff

When we can't describe how we're feeling, we say we "have no words." But in his made-up dictionary, writer John Koenig has invented words to describe our most abstract and ephemeral emotions.

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Profiling History's Troublemaking Women, French Cartoonist Gets 'Brazen'

7:00am March 08, 2018

by Etelka Lehoczky

Pénélope Bagieu's curly, pretty style is sometimes in conflict with her material; it works well when her "rebel ladies" meet happy ends, but she struggles to depict the hardships many suffered.