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Maurice Vellekoop on his graphic memoir and growing up gay in a conservative household

8:38am March 03, 2024

by Ayesha Rascoe

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Canadian graphic artist Maurice Vellekoop about growing up gay in a conservative household and his new illustrated memoir, "I'm So Glad We Had This Time Together."

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Jennifer Croft talks about her novel 'The Extinction of Irena Rey'

12:42pm March 02, 2024

by Scott Simon

"The Extinction of Irena Rey" is the new novel by famed translator Jennifer Croft. NPR's Scott Simon asks her about it and about her work translating other authors.

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Xochitl Gonzalez on novel 'Anita de Monte Laughs Last'

10:49am March 02, 2024

by Scott Simon

An art student, a renowned sculptor, and the spirit of his forgotten, possibly murdered, Cuban wife: NPR's Scott Simon talks with Xochitl Gonzalez about her new novel, "Anita de Monte Laughs Last."

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Tracing the rise of Christian nationalism, from Trump to the Ala. Supreme Court

1:31pm February 29, 2024

by Terry Gross

Bradley Onishi is a former Christian nationalist who's now a professor of religion and the author of Preparing for War, a critique of the movement and its impact on American democracy.

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Iraq War failures can be boiled down to miscommunications, according to this author

4:28pm February 27, 2024

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with journalist and author Steve Coll about his new book, The Achilles Trap: Saddam Hussein, The CIA, and the Origins of America's Invasion of Iraq.

Cognitive neuroscientist Charan Ranganath says the human brain isn't programmed to remember everything. Rather, it's designed to "carry what we need and to deploy it rapidly when we need it."

When is forgetting normal — and when is it worrisome? A neuroscientist weighs in

2:25pm February 26, 2024

by Terry Gross

Charan Ranganath recently wrote an op-ed about President Biden's memory gaffes. He says forgetting is a normal part of aging. His new book is Why We Remember.

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'Burn Book' chronicles a journalist's career covering Silicon Valley titans

12:26pm February 26, 2024

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Kara Swisher about her tell-all book on the titans of the tech industry. It's called Burn Book: A Tech Love Story.

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Sloane Crosley on her memoir 'Grief is for People', mourning and magical thinking

8:22am February 25, 2024

by Ayesha Rascoe

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Sloane Crosley about her memoir, "Grief is for People," which recounts mourning for her mentor and close friend after his death by suicide.

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Tommy Orange on his new novel 'Wandering Stars'

8:41am February 24, 2024

by Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon asks Tommy Orange about his new novel, "Wandering Stars." It is a sequel to his first, "There There," which was a Pulitzer finalist.

Lucy Sante, shown here in January 2024, says, "I am lucky to have survived my own repression. I think a lot of people in my position have not."

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A gender-swapping photo app helped Lucy Sante come out as trans at age 67

1:47pm February 21, 2024

by Tonya Mosley

In 2021, Sante, who was assigned male at birth, was playing around with a face-altering app and she had a breakthrough. Her new memoir is I Heard Her Call My Name.

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