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'A Separation' Is A Story Of Adultery And Searching

7:57am February 04, 2017

An unnamed woman separates from her husband. He disappears, and she goes to look for him in Greece. NPR's Scott Simon talks to Katie Kitamura about her latest novel, A Separation.

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A Spacefarer's Next Great Adventure Begins At 'Home'

7:00am February 04, 2017

by Amal El-Mohtar

Nnedi Okorafor's Binti: Home is the second installment in her series following a young woman with grand interstellar dreams, who now must reconcile her university experiences with her home culture.

The Abominable Mr. Seabrook by Joe Ollman

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'Mr. Seabrook' Might Be A Little Too Abominable

7:00am February 02, 2017

by Genevieve Valentine

Artist Joe Ollman's new The Abominable Mr. Seabrook is a biography of the Lost Generation travel writer (and sadist, alcoholic and cannibal) William Seabrook. But how much Seabrook can you stand?

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Bharati Mukherjee, Writer Of Indian-American Experiences, Dies At 76

5:43am February 02, 2017

by Rose Friedman

Indian-born author Bharati Mukherjee became a naturalized American citizen and wrote about the experience of Indian women in the diaspora. She's best-known for her novel, Jasmine.

The Radius of Us and Something in Between.

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What's Life Like For Immigrant Kids? 2 Teen Novels Paint A Sober Picture

5:29pm February 01, 2017

by Lynn Neary

The Radius of Us is about a young asylum seeker from El Salvador, and Something in Between follows a high schooler who's devastated when learns she and her family are living in the U.S. illegally.

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4 Lives In Parallel Run Through Ambitious '4 3 2 1'

11:21am February 01, 2017

by Michael Schaub

Paul Auster's new novel is a departure for the author — 880 pages of flowing prose about four versions of one character, living four mostly-parallel lives. It's sometimes confusing, but never boring.

Worshipful female followers fought for the Mad Monk's leftover bread crusts. His infamous sweet tooth led to his death. Or did it? A century later, rumors about Grigori Rasputin, Russia's czarina whisperer, still swirl.

Fact Or Fiction? Even When It Comes To Food, It's Hard To Tell With Rasputin

11:55am January 31, 2017

by Nina Martyris

Worshipful female followers fought for the Mad Monk's leftover bread crusts. His infamous sweet tooth led to his death. Or did it? A century later, rumors about Russia's czarina whisperer still swirl.

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'Six Wakes' Is A Nerve-Tingling Interstellar Murder Mystery

11:30am January 31, 2017

by Jason Heller

In Mur Lafferty's latest, six crewmembers wake up to horror on a malfunctioning spaceship — the artificial gravity is gone, and blood floats in the air. It's up to them to find out what happened.

Barely a week after assuming office, President Donald Trump set off a worldwide firestorm when he decided to temporarily ban migrants from seven Muslim-majority countries and refugees from all over the world from entering the United States.

Fortress America: What We Can — And Can't — Learn From History

12:00am January 31, 2017

President Trump's executive order on refugees left travelers stranded at airports worldwide. To some, the scenes evoked images of Jewish refugees during World War II. We investigate the parallels.

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'Perfect Little World' Imagines Family Drama Inside A Utopian Compound

3:26pm January 30, 2017

by Maureen Corrigan

Kevin Wilson's new novel is set on a state-of-the-art commune where children don't know who their biological parents are. Critic Maureen Corrigan says the book lives up to its title.

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