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Laura Coates teaches law at George Washington University Law School and is a senior analyst for CNN. She also hosts The Laura Coates Show, on radio SiriusXM's Urban View.

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Attorney Laura Coates has witnessed the dissolution of voting rights first hand

7:00am January 17, 2022

by Terry Gross

While working for the Department of Justice, Coates says she saw voter rolls being purged and instances where polling places were moved to known Klan locations. Her new memoir is Just Pursuit.

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'The End Of Burnout' and the changing nature of how we work

4:55pm January 15, 2022

NPR's Michel Martin talks with Jonathan Malesic, author of The End Of Burnout, about the changing nature of work since the start of the pandemic.

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Carl Bernstein's new memoir honors the 'glorious chaos' of the newsroom

11:15am January 15, 2022

by Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon talks to Carl Bernstein of Watergate fame about his memoir, "Chasing History: A Kid in the Newsroom."

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In Elizabeth George's new book, Thomas Lynley delves into the London underworld

11:15am January 15, 2022

by Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon talks to author Elizabeth George about her new mystery, "Something to Hide."

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You save a stranger's life — then what? A new novel explores the aftermath

5:21pm January 14, 2022

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with author Antoine Wilson about his novel, "Mouth to Mouth." It explores the complicated, unexpected ripple effects of saving a stranger's life.

Writer Gwen Kirby on debut collection and how being a complicated woman is empowering

5:10pm January 12, 2022

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with author Gwen Kirby about her debut collection of short stories Shit Cassandra Saw and why it is empowering to get to be a complicated woman.

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New book details how California prosecutors took down sex trafficking site Backpage

12:56pm January 12, 2022

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Maggy Krell, an ex-California state prosecutor, about her book, Taking Down Backpage: Fighting The World's Largest Sex Trafficker.

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In 'Rise,' skier Lindsey Vonn writes about what motivated her to get to the top

5:45am January 11, 2022

NPR's A Martinez talks with former downhill skier Lindsey Vonn, a world champion and Olympic medalist, about her new memoir: Rise.

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Actor Kal Penn isn't afraid to take chances, on screen or in life

6:21pm January 10, 2022

by Ann Marie Baldonado

Penn got his start in stoner comedies, then took a hiatus from acting to work for the Obama administration. He shares stories from his life and career in the memoir You Can't Be Serious.

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Noah Hawley's novel 'Anthem' makes the case that the apocalypse is now

9:06am January 09, 2022

by Ayesha Rascoe

Ayesha Rascoe speaks to author Noah Hawley about his new novel, "Anthem."

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