Arts & Life

Capitol Hill Books owner Jim Toole runs the front register of his used bookstore several days a week. He has banned several words from his store, including "awesome," "perfect" and "Amazon."

Technology Of Books Has Changed, But Bookstores Are Hanging In There

12:59pm May 28, 2015

by Eric Weiner

The debate over whether digital books are better continues. Yet in the age of Amazon, the number of independent booksellers is up. The revival is fueled, at least in part, by digital natives.

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This summer brings many excellent books from writers of color.

The Worst Kind Of Groundhog Day: Let's Talk (Again) About Diversity In Publishing

11:57am May 28, 2015

by Roxane Gay

As a writer and critic, I am not just bored with this conversation. I am sick of it. I have written these sentences before. I will write them again.

A God in Ruins by Kate Atkinson is May's Morning Edition book club selection. We'll talk with Atkinson on June 16. Read along with us, and send us your questions and comments about the book. (Book guide by Veronica Erb/NPR)

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Join The 'Morning Edition' Book Club As We Read 'A God In Ruins'

10:52am May 28, 2015

by NPR Staff

Gone Girl author Gillian Flynn, who selected the book, tells NPR's David Greene that Kate Atkinson is "one of those writers that really can make you weep on one page and laugh on the next."

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For Actress Maria Bello, Family May Be Complicated, But 'Love Is Love'

5:25pm May 27, 2015

In her memoir Whatever ... Love is Love, Bello describes the evolution of her "modern family," which includes her romantic partner (a woman), her adolescent son and her son's father.

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Actress Anna Chlumsky attends the Los Angeles premiere for the second season of HBO's series 'Veep' at Paramount Studios.

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Veep's Anna Chlumsky On Youth, Television And Tolkien

5:22pm May 27, 2015

Ophira Eisenberg talks to this week's VIP, Anna Chlumsky, who plays Chief of Staff Amy Brookheimer on HBO's Veep.

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The Best Piece of Trivia You Learned This Week: Teary Edition

4:53pm May 27, 2015

True or false: in outer space, tears stick to your eyeballs, effectively blinding you if you can't wipe them off.

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From left: Recipe developer Esme Robinson, chef-owner Yotam Ottolenghi and Nopi head chef Ramael Scully hover over the electric stovetop while preparing a dessert in the Ottolenghi test kitchen in London.

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In This Test Kitchen, The Secret To A Great Cookbook Is Try, Try Again

4:48pm May 27, 2015

by Madhulika Sikka

Yotam Ottolenghi and his partner have a thriving food empire that includes wildly successful cookbooks. We go inside their London test kitchen as recipes are put through their paces.

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Veep Of The Rings

4:48pm May 27, 2015

In this game, VIP Anna Chlumsky is quizzed about something near and dear to her heart — Lord of the Rings.

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Ampers And What?

4:48pm May 27, 2015

Mork & Mindy, Laverne & Shirley, Will & Grace — how hard was it to come up with those titles? In this game, we quiz contestants on TV show titles that are just two words plus an ampersand.

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Back In Time

4:48pm May 27, 2015

In this game, we've rewritten the famous Beatles song "Get Back" to be about movie characters going back to their own time period, where they once belonged.

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