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Richard Russo Returns To North Bath, NY, In 'Everybody's Fool'

1:33pm May 09, 2016

The Pulitzer-Prize winning author of Empire Falls says his characters are inspired by his parents' working-class World War II generation. Russo's new novel is set in a small town in upstate New York.

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Robert Worth's 'A Rage For Order' Takes On Troubled Middle East

8:19am May 08, 2016

Robert Worth was in Cairo in February 2011 when news spread that president Hosni Mubarak had resigned. He tells Melissa Block about that moment and shares other personal stories about the Arab Spring.

On this Mother's Day, here's a bit of wisdom: "Having a child is usually just a long patience."

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'Eleven Hours' Follows Two Soon-To-Be Moms In The Course Of One Labor

7:57am May 08, 2016

by NPR Staff

Pamela Erens' new book tells the story of a woman in labor and the nurse who helps her through it.

Customers shop at Barnes and Noble in Rockefeller Center May 1, 2003 in New York City in an era before eBooks rose in popularity.

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Barnes & Noble Founder Retires, Leaving His Imprint On Bookstore's History

9:51pm May 07, 2016

As Founder and Chairman of Barnes & Noble, Leonard Riggio steered it through the proliferation of free information in the Internet age. As he retires, he tells NPR's Lynn Neary about his long career.

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Zarqa Nawaz's Little Mosque on the Prairie ran on the CBC from 2007 to 2012.

'Little Mosque' Creator Zarqa Nawaz On Mixing Comedy And Religion

8:44am May 07, 2016

by NPR Staff

The writer/filmmaker uses humor to help people understand Islam, but it took years for some mosque members to come around to her jokes. Nawaz's new memoir is called Laughing All The Way to the Mosque.

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Chris Cleve's WWII Novel Draws From Family's Bravery

7:59am May 07, 2016

NPR's Lynn Neary asks Chris Cleve about his new novel "Everyone Brave if Forgiven." He wanted to write about Randolph Churchill's World War II experiences but discovered surprising inspiration.

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Grief Haunts 'Ghosts Of Bergen County'

7:00am May 07, 2016

by Michael Schaub

Dana Cann's novel is packed with ghosts, literal and figurative. It centers on a married couple grieving the loss of their infant daughter — and the way that grief can make strange things happen.

Batman Writer Scott Snyder signs autographs for DC Comics' Free Comic Book Day Special Issue at Fourth World Comics in 2015 in Smithtown, N.Y.

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Free Comic Book Day 2016: Even Archie Has Something New To Say

7:48pm May 06, 2016

by Glen Weldon

Glen Weldon runs down all 50 of the books on offer for Free Comic Book Day and explains how you can get your share of the goods.

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After 20 Years On The Job, NYC Police Officer Tells His Intense Stories

3:40pm May 06, 2016

"Your heart is pounding; your adrenaline is shooting out of your ears," retired police officer Steve Osborne says. "And you got one second to get it right." Originally broadcast April 21, 2015.

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Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele in Keanu.

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Pop Culture Happy Hour: Comics, More Comics, Free Comics And Keanu

10:34am May 06, 2016

by Linda Holmes

This week's show takes us on a tour of what's on offer for Free Comic Book Day and also finds us watching Key & Peele's kitten-driven action comedy.

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