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In Age Of Division, Author Says 'It's Better Than It Looks' When You Stick To The Facts

5:26pm February 25, 2018

It might feel like the world is always on the brink of disaster, but Gregg Easterbrook says we're better off than we think. NPR's Sarah McCammon asks him about his new book, It's Better Than It Looks.

Jorge Ramos On Being A 'Stranger'

8:14am February 25, 2018

Jorge Ramos, the longtime Univision anchor, is also a Mexican immigrant. He talks with NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro about the decision to leave Mexico and his book Stranger.

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David Mamet On 'Chicago': 'These Were The Stories You Grew Up With'

8:25am February 24, 2018

by Scott Simon

The playwright and screenwriter's first novel in 20 years is set in the Windy City of the 1920s, where the mob rules, the market for sin is thriving and the dialogue is as distinctive as ever.

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"I'll Be Gone In The Dark," by Michelle McNamara.

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Patton Oswalt On His Late Wife's Search For The Golden State Killer

8:08am February 24, 2018

by Scott Simon

Before Michelle McNamara died in 2016, she was working on a book that aimed to bring a serial rapist and murderer to justice. I'll Be Gone in the Dark has now been published.

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Curl Up With 'The Tuscan Child,' A Truly Cozy Mystery

7:01am February 24, 2018

by Bethanne Patrick

This tale of an RAF pilot, the Italian woman who rescues him after a crash, and 30 years later, his daughter, is so skillful and comforting that you may not even notice the fact that there's a war on.

An image from Clifford Johnson's The Dialogues: Conversations about the Nature of the Universe.

'The Dialogues' Takes On Physics And Reality In Words And Pictures

11:21am February 23, 2018

by Adam Frank

Commentator Adam Frank interviews physicist Clifford Johnson, who has taken a new approach to the exploration of questions about the nature of the universe — the graphic novel.

W.E.B. Du Bois' The Souls Of Black Folk has been re-published in a new edition for the author's 150th birthday anniversary.

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The Enduring Lyricism Of W.E.B. Du Bois' 'The Souls Of Black Folk'

9:47am February 23, 2018

by Lynn Neary

The collection of essays about black American life has been republished for Du Bois' 150th birthday anniversary — and still has plenty to say to those encountering it.

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"Moebius Library: Inside Moebius Part 1" by Jean Giraud

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This Is Moebius' Brain Off Drugs: Late Artist Gets High On Life

7:00am February 22, 2018

by Etelka Lehoczky

Inside Moebius is the last long-form book the legendary French comic artist completed before his death in 2012. It's a loopy story based on the notes he kept while weaning himself off of marijuana.

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W.E.B. Du Bois At 150

5:07am February 22, 2018

by Lynn Neary

The great African-American sociologist, historian and writer W.E.B. Du Bois was born 150 years ago this week. His classic book, The Souls of Black Folk, has been republished with a new introduction.

"Travel as a Political Act" by Rick Steves

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Rick Steves Gets Uncomfortable In 'Travel As A Political Act'

12:28pm February 21, 2018

by Genevieve Valentine

Your parents' favorite travel expert has made his name as a low-key, approachable, optimistic guy. But in his new book, he doesn't shy away from trouble and the ways travel makes you an outsider.