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A portrait of Patience Gray taken in 1959 by a colleague at the Observer. A British food writer, Gray advocated slow food and foraging long before the rest of the food world. Her work had outsized influence on chefs from Alice Waters on. A new biography t

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'Fasting And Feasting': The Remarkable Life of Patience Gray

11:55am October 31, 2017

by Nancy Matsumoto

A British food writer, Gray advocated slow food and foraging long before the rest of the food world. Her work had outsized influence on chefs from Alice Waters on. A new biography tells her story.

'Satania' by Kerascoet and Fabien Vehlmann

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French Graphic Novel 'Satania' Breaks New Ground — Underground

7:00am October 31, 2017

by Etelka Lehoczky

Halloween is a time for surprises, so it's a great time for Satania, by Fabien Vehlmann and Kerascoët — it's a thoroughly surprising story about a young girl searching for her missing brother.

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'Hank And Jim' Highlights The Long Friendship Of 2 Hollywood Legends

5:05am October 31, 2017

by Susan Stamberg

A new biography documents the lives and friendship of actors Henry Fonda and James Stewart.

Book cover images of Heather, In Totality, by Matthew Weiner and Uncommon Type, by Tom Hanks.

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Tom Hanks And Matthew Weiner Cross Over Into The World Of Fiction

3:43pm October 30, 2017

by Maureen Corrigan

The actor and the Mad Men creator each recently published a book: Hanks' Uncommon Type is a short story collection and Weiner's Heather, The Totality is a novella about two upper-class New Yorkers.

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John Hodgman Reflects On His Mother's Death And White Privilege

3:12pm October 30, 2017

by Terry Gross

Hodgman says, "The biggest privilege of white privilege is the ability to turn off race and pretend that it is not an issue." His new book is called Vacationland.

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In 'Long Way Down,' The Ghosts Of Gun Violence Chill A Plan For Revenge

12:15pm October 30, 2017

by David Greene

Jason Reynolds' new book follows a 15-year-old who must make a crucial decision after the murder of his brother, all in the time it takes for an elevator to travel 60 seconds to the ground floor.

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In the last 13 years of Queen Victoria's life, she spent a great deal of time with Abdul Karim, who came from India initially to wait on the queen's table, but soon became part of her inner circle. And despite all opposition, Victoria and Karim curried on

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Queen Victoria's Unlikely Bond With Indian Attendant Made Curry Classy

8:00am October 29, 2017

by Nina Martyris

The new film Victoria & Abdul sheds light on this extraordinary friendship, which had a spicy side effect: Curries, once a way to use up leftovers, began to simmer regularly in the royal kitchens.

Author Jen Sookfong Lee in front of the Vancouver tea shop where her grandfather's barber shop once stood.

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Tea And Memories With Vancouver Author Jen Sookfong Lee

7:03am October 29, 2017

by Lulu Garcia-Navarro

Lee's grandfather owned a barber shop — there's a tea shop there now — and was a pillar of Vancouver's Chinese-Canadian community. Over jasmine tea, Lee talks about her memories of her grandfather.

President Trump addresses the crowd before delivering the keynote address at Liberty University's commencement in Lynchburg, Va., on May 13.

After 'Choosing Donald Trump,' Is The Evangelical Church In Crisis?

7:00am October 29, 2017

by Jessica Taylor

In his new book about the president and faith, author Stephen Mansfield argues evangelical witness has been hurt by the church's support for Trump.

President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama walk from Marine One on the White House South Lawn, September 29, 2015. (Official White House Photo by Amanda Lucidon)

Previously Unseen Photos Of Michelle Obama Illuminate 'Chasing Light'

5:42pm October 28, 2017

by Michel Martin

Official White House photographer Amanda Lucidon's new book collects scenes featuring the former first lady — "one of the most genuine and compassionate and thoughtful people" she'd ever met.