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In 'Shadowhouse Fall,' Magical Threats Map Real-World Peril

11:15am September 16, 2017

by Amal El-Mohtar

Daniel José Older's new novel continues the adventures of magician Sierra Santiago and her tight-knit band of friends and family as they battle not just unfriendly sorcery but everyday discrimination.

The Far Away Brothers, by Lauren Markham

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These 'Far Away Brothers' Remake Themselves In America

10:01am September 16, 2017

by Lily Meyer

Lauren Markham's careful, empathetic new book follows twin brothers from El Salvador, who flee gang violence to make a new life for themselves in a country that's increasingly harsh to immigrants.

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'Lightning Men' Is A Story About Police, Race And Atlanta

8:08am September 16, 2017

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with author Thomas Mullen about his new novel, Lightning Men. It is the story of black and white cops in Atlanta in 1950.

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Fiona Mozley On Making The Man Booker Shortlist With Her Debut Novel

8:08am September 16, 2017

Fiona Mozley wrote her first novel, Elmet, on her phone while commuting on the train between York and London. She talks with Scott Simon about being shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize.

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A Boy Grows Up In Harlem In 'The Stars Beneath Our Feet'

8:08am September 16, 2017

NPR's Scott Simon talks to author David Barclay Moore about his new book, The Stars Beneath Our Feet.

Bruce Springsteen: On Jersey, Masculinity And Wishing To Be His Stage Persona

3:43pm September 15, 2017

"People see you onstage and, yeah, I'd want to be that guy," Springsteen says. "I want to be that guy myself very often." Originally broadcast Oct. 5, 2016.

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40 Nominees Unveiled For The 2017 National Book Awards

11:15am September 15, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

Of the names announced by the National Book Foundation, four will take home the literary prize in November. Jesmyn Ward, Jennifer Egan and Frank Bidart number among the longlists' familiar faces.

It Takes Two: Our Story, by Drew and Jonathan Scott.

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TV's Property Brothers Share Their Open Plan For Success In 'It Takes Two'

10:00am September 15, 2017

by Linda Holmes

Drew and Jonathan Scott trade chapters, attempting to capture their on-camera rivalry. NPR's Linda Holmes says, "They're dunking on each other, but with Nerf balls. And a plastic hoop. At eye level."

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In 'The Pictures,' The Story Slips Out Of Focus

7:00am September 15, 2017

by Bethanne Patrick

With The Pictures, British author Guy Bolton kicks off a mystery series set in classic-era Hollywood. He's clearly done his research on 1930s America, but sometimes all that detail obscures the story.

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In 'Forest Dark,' A Building In Israel Connects 2 Searching Souls

4:38pm September 14, 2017

by Lynn Neary

Nicole Krauss' new novel, Forest Dark, tells two stories concurrently: a man at the end of a financially successful life searching for meaning, and a younger woman writer searching for meaning as her marriage collapses. The only thing that connects them is a building on the other side of the world.