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Rulaam Alam is also the author of the novels Rich and Pretty and That Kind of Mother.

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In 'Leave The World Behind,' 2 Families Face The Unknown Together

12:46pm October 07, 2020

by Dave Davies

Two families — one Black, one white — find themselves riding out a mysterious disaster in a luxury vacation home. Rumaan Alam's novel is about race, class, trust, bias — and how we respond to crisis.

Let My People Vote: My Battle to Restore the Civil Rights of Returning Citizens, by Desmond Meade

'Let My People Vote' Tells Of One Man's Journey To Getting 1.4 Million Back A Voice

8:34am October 07, 2020

by Martha Anne Toll

Desmond Meade rose from addiction, homelessness, and prison to run a campaign to re-enfranchise more than one million Florida voters; it's a tale of hope, persistence, and the power of organizing.

The MacArthur 'Genius Grant' winners for 2020.

Amidst Global Troubles, MacArthur 'Genius Grant' Winners 'Provoke And Inspire'

4:11pm October 06, 2020

by Petra Mayer

This year's MacArthur Fellows — recipients of what's commonly called the Genius Grant — include artists, scientists, dancers and more. They'll each receive a no-strings-attached $625,000 award.

Former CIA chief John Brennan has a new book out titled Undaunted.

Former Spy Chief Brennan Looks Back At Sept. 11 — And Ahead To Presidential Election

2:04pm October 06, 2020

by Mary Louise Kelly

John Brennan discusses national security implications of Trump's coronavirus infection and what he'd have done differently post-Sept. 11. The former CIA director's memoir, Undaunted, is out this week.

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An Outsider Is Drawn Into The Quest To Find A Missing Teen In 'The Searcher'

1:31pm October 06, 2020

by Maureen Corrigan

Tana French's crime novel is a slow burn of a suspense story. It lulls readers into basking in the rough beauty of Western Ireland — before unspooling enough secrets and sins to fill an entire bog.

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Lenny Kravitz performs in Tours, France in 2018. He says touring is hard — and wonderful: "Everything is about those two and a half hours on stage."

Lenny Kravitz On Race, Being On The Road, And Ruff Ruff The Magic Dog

12:19pm October 06, 2020

by Sam Briger

Kravitz's new memoir, Let Love Rule, follows his childhood and early career. Still touring in his 50s, Kravitz says, "I'm going to continue doing this as long as I can."

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Charles Yu, Kacen Callender Among National Book Award Finalists

11:10am October 06, 2020

by Petra Mayer

Finalists for the National Book Award were announced today in the categories of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, literature in translation, and young people's literature. Winners are announced Nov. 18.

A day before the Chuseok holiday, children run around artificial full moons, part of an installation at a park in eastern Seoul. Koreans believe that wishes made to the full moon on Chuseok will come true. The Seongdong District Office teamed up with loca

COVID-19 Hampered South Korea's Chuseok Holiday — But Daughters-In-Law Got A Break

10:43am October 06, 2020

by Ha-kyung Kim

Women usually clean and cook at their in-laws' — but many stayed home this year. "It's difficult to understand why we have to do so much hard work when it's not even for our own ancestors," one says.

Tech mogul Paul LeBlanc (John Slattery) sounds the alarm in FOX's NeXt.

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FOX's 'NeXt' Is Pretty Chill For A Techno-Thriller

5:16am October 06, 2020

by Glen Weldon

A tech CEO (John Slattery) blows the whistle on his own in A.I., which has gained sentience and set out to destroy the human race in FOX's agreeably cheesy techno-thriller.

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Anger And A Sense Of Betrayal Drive 'Why Didn't We Riot?'

7:52pm October 05, 2020

by Ari Shapiro

Journalist Issac J. Bailey had a hard time writing the essays in his new collection Why Didn't We Riot? because it was painful to confront his suppressed anger about being a Black man in America.

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