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'Faith' Makes Fat A Force To Reckon With

10:00am July 06, 2016

by Etelka Lehoczky

Valiant Comics' plus-size superhero is starring in her first solo book — and while the story (and her costume) underwhelm, Faith herself is a glorious creation; smart, compassionate, geeky and fun.

From 'Runt Of The Litter' To 'Liberal Icon,' The Story Of Robert Kennedy

3:14pm July 05, 2016

Biographer Larry Tye says Kennedy wasn't always the "hot-blooded liberal" we remember today. The transformation wasn't a "flip-flop" he says; "he took things to heart in ways that few politicians do."

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'Like Water For Chocolate' Author Is Out With A Crime Thriller

11:10am July 05, 2016

by Carrie Kahn

In her novel, Pierced by the Sun, Laura Esquivel tackles crime and corruption in modern-day Mexico and boasts a female protagonist. The book has just been published in English.

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The Prisoner of Hell Gate By Dana I. Wolff

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'Hell Gate' Is An Infectious But Unsatisfying Take On Typhoid Mary

7:00am July 05, 2016

by Jason Heller

Dana I. Wolff's new novel digs up the story of infamous disease vector "Typhoid Mary" Mallon — it's a fun, fast read, but misses a rich opportunity to draw parallels to modern pandemic scares.

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'This Is No Paradise': Author Explores The Side Of Jamaica Tourists Don't See

4:40pm July 04, 2016

by NPR Staff

The characters in Here Comes the Sun are working class women, struggling with money, sexuality and the pressures of tourism. It is a debut novel for Jamaican author Nicole Dennis-Benn.

'The Next Pandemic': New Threats, But New Defenses, Too

5:02pm July 03, 2016

Dr Ali S. Khan's book, The Next Pandemic, takes us from doctor's offices in the Midwest to the "hot zones" of Africa. In the process, he explains how to think about the risk of migrating diseases.

'The Panama Papers' Book: Inside The Ping Heard 'Round The World

8:52am July 02, 2016

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Bastian Obermayer and Frederik Obermaier, authors of The Panama Papers: Breaking the Story of How the World's Rich and Powerful Hide Their Money.

Learn To Make Korean Food With A Charming Graphic Cookbook

7:00am July 02, 2016

by Tove Danovich

Robin Ha's Cook Korean! uses brightly colored illustrations to break down the process of making dishes like acorn jelly salad or kimchi stew.

Credibility Concerns Overshadow Release Of Gay Talese's New Book

4:29pm July 01, 2016

NPR's Kelly McEvers speaks with Paul Farhi of the Washington Post about Gay Talese's new book, The Voyeur's Hotel. The credibility of the book, which follows a self-proclaimed sex researcher who bought a hotel to spy on his guests through ventilator windows, has been called into question after Farhi uncovered problems with Talese's story.

A Personal History Of L.A. Punk: 'It Was A Free-For-All For Outcasts'

1:41pm July 01, 2016

John Doe, Exene Cervenka and Dave Alvin of the band X discuss punk's early days. "Anybody could belong to punk that wanted to be there," Cervenka says. Originally broadcast May 2, 2016.

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