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MSNBC host Joy-Ann Reid revisits the legacy and marriage of Medgar and Myrlie Evers

1:39pm February 07, 2024

by Terry Gross

Reid's new book, Medgar and Myrlie, tells the stories of the civil rights leader from Mississippi and his wife, who became a civil rights activist after Medgar's 1963 assassination.

In her new book Get the Picture, journalist Bianca Bosker explores why connecting with art sometimes feels harder than it has to be. Above, a visitor takes in paintings at The Royal Academy Summer Exhibition in London in 2010.

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How the art world excludes you and what you can do about it

1:38pm February 07, 2024

by Elizabeth Blair

First of all, can we stop using the word "liminal"? Bianca Bosker spent five years doing in-depth research for Get the Picture — an irreverent book about "strategic snobbery" in the art world.

Tracy Sierra's debut novel 'Nightwatching' is a chilling thriller

4:11pm February 06, 2024

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Tracy Sierra about her debut novel, the psychological thriller Nightwatching.

Mark Daley is the founder of The Foster Parent, a national platform to connect interested families with foster organizations.

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A foster parent reflects on loving — and letting go of — the children in his care

2:11pm February 06, 2024

by Terry Gross

Mark Daley always knew the goal was reunification — but he was still devastated when the young boys in his care returned to their birth family. He writes about the experience in his new memoir, Safe.

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Can American democracy survive the pressure it's under? A historian has an answer

8:09am February 06, 2024

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to historian Allen Guelzo about his book, Our Ancient Faith: Lincoln, Democracy, and the American Experiment.

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Journalist Michele Norris reveals America's 'Hidden Conversations' about race

1:31pm February 05, 2024

by Tonya Mosley

Norris wanted to see how Americans view race, so she asked people to share their thoughts in six words. Eventually, the project grew, garnering some 500,000 million entries from 100+ countries.

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Writer George Pelecanos reads The Washington Post every morning in his home.

Police raided George Pelecanos' home. 15 years later, he's ready to write about it

5:05am February 05, 2024

by Andrew Limbong

Crime fiction author and screenwriter George Pelecanos is known for his gritty realism. His latest short story collection takes that same unsparing look at his own past.

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GennaRose Nethercott on her short story collection 'Fifty Beasts to Break Your Heart'

9:58am February 04, 2024

NPR's Elissa Nadworny talks with GennaRose Nethercott about the power of folklore and her collection of strange and fantastic short stories, "Fifty Beasts to Break Your Heart."

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A new coming-of-age film 'How to Have Sex' follows 3 teens on a spring break trip

8:30am February 04, 2024

by Elissa Nadworny

NPR's Elissa Nadworny asks Molly Manning Walker and Mia McKenna-Bruce about their new coming-of-age film, "How to Have Sex."

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Author discusses the 'toxic' coverage of female celebrities in the 2000s

5:11pm February 03, 2024

Host Scott Detrow speaks with Sarah Ditum about her new book, Toxic: Women, Fame and the Tabloid 2000s.