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Tom Perrotta's 'Mrs. Fletcher' Shares 'Post-Parental' Reflections From An Empty Nest

2:40pm June 01, 2018

by Terry Gross

Perrotta's most recent novel was inspired by the upheaval he experienced when his kids grew up and moved out of the house. Originally broadcast July 31, 2017.

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Elgin Baylor stands next to a statue honoring the Minneapolis and Los Angeles Lakers players, outside Staples Center in Los Angeles on April 6.

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Elgin Baylor's 'Hang Time' Addresses Racism And His Basketball Career

12:52pm June 01, 2018

Throughout his life, legendary basketball player Elgin Baylor suffered through many racial indignities, which are detailed, along with his career, in his book, Hang Time.

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Advice For 'Grown-Ups' In Their 40s: 'Just Do What You Want More Often'

7:20am June 01, 2018

by Mary Louise Kelly

Author Pamela Druckerman says she's reached a "now-or-never phase of life." Her new book There Are No Grown-Ups is a coming-of-age story — for people whose age is 40.

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Exiled Journalist Continues To Fight For Women's Rights In Iran

2:01pm May 30, 2018

Masih Alinejad discusses her campaign against a law requiring that Iranian women and girls to cover their heads and necks with a hijab. Her new memoir is The Wind in My Hair.

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David Sedaris' new book of stories covers his beach house, his family and getting older. His best advice for aging well? Try "being rich."

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Forget 'Good Times,' David Sedaris Is Far More Interested In 'Bad Behavior'

3:30pm May 29, 2018

by Terry Gross

Calypso features stories about family, aging and mortality. In his 61 years, Sedaris says he's learned two things: Be careful when you buy scented candles, and always have a joke in your back pocket.

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Chef Ruth Rogers Discusses 3 Decades Of The River Café London

7:58pm May 28, 2018

by Mary Louise Kelly

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with London chef Ruth Rogers about three decades of restaurant life and her new cookbook, River Café London.

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How Rodgers And Hammerstein Revolutionized Broadway

1:39pm May 28, 2018

by Terry Gross

Todd Purdum's new book is about the creative partnership and strained personal relationship behind such hit shows as Carousel, South Pacific and The Sound of Music. Originally broadcast April 9, 2018.

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David Sedaris On The 'Sea Section' And His New Book, 'Calypso'

8:10am May 27, 2018

Author David Sedaris speaks to NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro about family, love, loss and his new book called Calypso.

Enemies in Love, a new book by Alexis Clark, tells the story of an unexpected romance.

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What Happens When Two Enemies Fall In Love?

6:00am May 27, 2018

by Karen Grigsby Bates

A love story between a black Army nurse and a German POW during World War II? You couldn't make that story up — and Alexis Clark, author of the upcoming book, Enemies in Love, didn't.

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Living With A Brother In Prison In 'My Brother Moochie'

8:12am May 26, 2018

Issac J. Bailey's oldest brother murdered a man and spent 32 years in prison. It changed the family forever. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Bailey about his new book, My Brother Moochie.