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Paula Hawkins Interrogates Tragedy And Trauma In New Thriller, 'A Slow Fire Burning'

5:48pm August 31, 2021

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with author Paula Hawkins about her new thriller A Slow Fire Burning and how she explored the impact of tragedy and trauma on her characters.

A High Five for Glenn Burke, The Breadwinner, New Kid

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These 3 Books Are Perfect For Your Back-To-Middle-Schooler

8:54am August 29, 2021

by Asma Khalid

LeUyen Pham has written and illustrated more than 100 books for kids of all ages — so we asked her to give us some solid middle-grade reading recmomendations for kids heading back to school.

'The State Must Provide' Author On Funding Inequality Across Nation's Colleges

5:19pm August 28, 2021

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Atlantic staff writer Adam Harris about his new book, The State Must Provide: Why America's Colleges Have Always Been Unequal — And How To Set Them Right.

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Jo Hamya's "Three Rooms" Tells The Story Of Life During Brexit

9:52am August 28, 2021

Jo Hamya discusses her debut novel, Three Rooms, the story of a young woman navigating housing, privilege and early adulthood in England amid news of Brexit and a surge of nationalism.

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"Several People Are Typing" Brings New Meaning To Being Stuck At The Office

8:01am August 28, 2021

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Calvin Kasulke about his novel, Several People are Typing, in which a man inadvertently uploads his consciousness into a Slack channel and gets stuck inside the app.

Artificial intelligence brain by particle form.

In 'Dopamine Nation,' Overabundance Keeps Us Craving More

2:34pm August 25, 2021

by Terry Gross

Psychiatrist Anna Lembke's new book explores the brain's connection between pleasure and pain. It also helps explain addictions — not just to drugs and alcohol, but also to food, sex and smartphones.

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Author Explores Her Family's Displacement In 'Names For Light: A Family History'

4:34pm August 24, 2021

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Thirii Myo Kyaw Myint, the author of Names For Light: A Family History, an impressionistic story that traces her ancestors and her own journey.

Journalist: Eddie Gallagher Case Reveals A 'War For The Soul Of The Navy SEALs'

2:02pm August 24, 2021

by Dave Davies

Gallagher was court martialed for shooting at civilians from a sniper's post and murdering a defenseless captive in Iraq. New York Times correspondent David Philipps chronicles the case in Alpha.

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'The Love Songs Of W.E.B. Du Bois,' Is Poet Jeffers First Novel

6:55am August 24, 2021

NPR's Noel King talks to author Honoree Fanonne Jeffers about her new novel which explores centuries of racism and multigenerational loss. It's called: The Love Songs of W.E.B Du Bois."

Sainte Rose de Lima Catholic Church in Maniche, Haiti, severely damaged in the recent earthquake.

Haiti Deserves Careful Attention. An Author Recommends 4 Books To Help

9:12am August 23, 2021

by Myriam J.A. Chancy

As an earthquake and then a storm wreak havoc in Haiti — ten years after the devastating Port-au-Prince quake, Haitian writer Myriam J.A. Chancey reflects on why the nation has been so vulnerable.