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Cover detail of Working, by Robert Caro.

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Biographer Robert Caro On Fame, Power And 'Working' To Uncover The Truth

3:06pm April 15, 2019

by Dave Davies

The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist was never interested in only telling the stories of famous men. Instead, he says, "I wanted to use their lives to show how political power worked."

Women's Work: A Reckoning with Work and Home, by Megan Stack

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'Women's Work' Delves Into Gender Roles At Home, And Relationships With Domestic Help

10:56am April 15, 2019

by Rachel Martin

Former L.A. Times foreign correspondent Megan Stack talks with NPR about her new book, her relationships with her nannies, and the need to further involve men in conversations about work in the home.

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For April, 3 Novels Of Love At Any Age, In Any Era

7:00am April 15, 2019

by Maya Rodale

This month's romance roundup includes the latest in Lucy Parker's London Celebrities series, an older woman chucking convention in Victorian England, and a reworking of The Taming of the Shrew.

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Noah's Wife Gets A Name In 'Naamah'

11:01am April 14, 2019

by Sacha Pfeiffer

Sarah Blake's new book retells the biblical flood from the point of view of Noah's wife — who never has a name in the Bible, but who nevertheless helped humanity (and all those animals) survive.

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After Decades Of Comics, 'Cathy' Cartoonist Found Writing 'So Liberating'

8:03am April 14, 2019

by Lynn Neary

Cathy Guisewite drew her comic strip for more than 30 years. Her new book is called Fifty Things that Aren't My Fault. Writing essays "was like coming home and taking off the Spanx," she says.

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Nephew Of Robert E. Lee Grapples With Legacy Of American Race Relations In New Book

5:34pm April 13, 2019

Robert W. Lee tells NPR's Michel Martin what it's like to grapple with the legacy of his ancestor, Confederate General Robert E. Lee. He wrote about this in a memoir, "A Sin by Any Other Name."

"The first thing you need to know about me is that I am Greg Heffley's best friend," Rowley Jefferson writes in his journal. "I know it says that on the cover but I wanted to mention it in case you missed that part."

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The Wimpy Kid's Best Friend Gets A Diary Of His Own ... And He's 'Awesome'

12:10pm April 13, 2019

by Scott Simon

After 13 installments in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, Greg Heffley's best friend finally tells his own story. Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid is all about Rowley, whose superpower is kindness.

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In Her Debut Novel 'Miracle Creek,' Angie Kim Taps Into Themes She Knows Well

4:57pm April 12, 2019

Angie Kim's debut novel, Miracle Creek, is a courtroom thriller that tackles heavy themes like immigration, parenting and autism.

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Close to 2.2 million people were incarcerated in the U.S. in 2016; author Emily Bazelon says prosecutors — not judges — are responsible for many of the prison sentences defendants receive.

'Charged' Explains How Prosecutors And Plea Bargains Drive Mass Incarceration

3:01pm April 10, 2019

by Terry Gross

Close to 2.2 million people were incarcerated in the U.S. in 2016. Author Emily Bazelon says prosecutors, rather than judges, are responsible for many of the prison sentences defendants receive.

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Susan Choi Takes Her Teenagers Seriously

7:40pm April 09, 2019

by Ailsa Chang

The author's new novel Trust Exercise is set among theater kids in a performing arts high school — until it jumps ahead a few decades and looks back at what really happened back then.

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