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Jerry Miller says he always held out hope for exoneration. "I made a logical decision to do positive things and to think positive," he says.

An Exoneree Shares His Story Of Wrongful Conviction In 'Anatomy Of Innocence'

10:05pm March 30, 2017

by Ari Shapiro

Jerry Miller spent more than 25 years behind bars for crimes he didn't commit. His story is part of a new collection that pairs exonerees with mystery/thriller writers.

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Ferris takes on real and imagined horrors in My Favorite Thing Is Monsters.

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In 'Monsters,' Graphic Novelist Emil Ferris Embraces The Darkness Within

1:58pm March 30, 2017

After West Nile virus left her paralyzed, the Chicago illustrator had to relearn how to draw. She says that experience was key to the publication of My Favorite Thing Is Monsters.

Inside DARPA, The Pentagon Agency Whose Technology Has 'Changed the World'

1:36pm March 28, 2017

Journalist Sharon Weinberger discusses the Defense Advance Research Projects Agency, which develops innovative scientific technologies for the military. Her new book is The Imagineers of War.

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For-profit colleges have faced federal and state investigations into their aggressive recruiting tactics.

How For-Profit Colleges Sell 'Risky Education' To The Most Vulnerable

3:09pm March 27, 2017

Tressie McMillan Cottom worked in enrollment at two for-profit colleges, but quit because she felt uncomfortable selling students an education they couldn't afford. Her new book is Lower Ed.

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Emma Donoghue Helps Kids Deal With Dementia (And Still Has Fun) In 'The Lotterys'

5:06am March 27, 2017

by Rachel Martin

Emma Donoghue tackles a tough topic with light and humor in The Lotterys Plus One, her new kids' book about a boisterous blended family learning to accommodate a difficult grandfather with dementia.

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Author Finds A Counter-Narrative Of Equality In Adam And Eve Story

6:27pm March 26, 2017

Bruce Feiler speaks about his new book, "The First Love Story," and how the story of Adam and Eve is still important to relationships between men and women today.

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Jay Chandrasekhar Of 'Super Troopers' On His Memoir 'Mustache Shenanigans'

8:14am March 26, 2017

Jay Chandrasekhar of Super Troopers fame talks to NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro about his new memoir about how he made it in Hollywood. The book is called Mustache Shenanigans.

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Actor, Director And Writer Andrew McCarthy Takes On Young Adult Fiction

8:14am March 26, 2017

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to actor and director Andrew McCarthy about his new young adult novel, Just Fly Away.

The Moluccan Cockatoo Feast, from the series The Fantastical Feasts, 2014

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How Do You Dream Up A Cockatoo Feast? An Artist Explains In 'Imaginarium'

8:14am March 26, 2017

by Lulu Garcia-Navarro

Looking at Claire Rosen's photographs can feel like walking into someone else's dreams. In her new book Imaginarium she provides inspiration and advice for curating a creative life.

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These 'Women In The Castle' Provide New Perspectives On Nazi Germany

7:45am March 25, 2017

by Scott Simon

Jessica Shattuck's novel follows three German women — all war widows, and all of very different political persuasions — who take refuge in a ruined Bavarian castle at the end of World War II.

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