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'Jane Eyre' Retelling Swaps English Countryside For Bustling City Streets

6:12pm July 27, 2015

Patricia Park's novel, Re Jane, is a retelling of Charlotte Bronte's classic Jane Eyre set in modern-day New York and South Korea. NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with author Jean Kwok about Park's novel.

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Filip Bondy has been a sports columnist for the New York Daily News for more than 20 years. His other books include Tip Off and Who's on Worst?

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A Rage For The Ages: The Unforgettable 'Pine Tar Game'

6:03pm July 26, 2015

by Becky Sullivan

In the 1983 game, the Yankees were holding a trump card: an obscure rule that turned the Royals' game-winning home run into a game-loser, inspiring one of the most epic tantrums in baseball history.

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It's been 50 years since Bob Dylan strolled on stage at the Newport Folk Festival, plugged in an electric guitar, and infuriated his flock.

50 Years Ago, Bob Dylan Electrified A Decade With One Concert

11:17am July 26, 2015

by NPR Staff

It's been 50 years since Bob Dylan strolled on stage at the Newport Folk Festival, plugged in an electric guitar, and infuriated his flock. Historian Elijah Wald says there's much more to the story.

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In This Twist On Tricky Dick's History, A President's Secrets Can Save Us

10:38am July 26, 2015

by NPR Staff

In Crooked, novelist Austin Grossman excuses Richard Nixon's rocky political career in the weirdest ways possible — by reimagining the former president as a warrior against supernatural forces.

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Lea and Bandy met in 1976 at a high school dance. "He was the boy from out of town," Lea writes. "I was the girl who wanted out."

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In 'Wondering Who You Are,' A Man Wakes Up And Doesn't Know His Wife

10:55am July 25, 2015

by NPR Staff

Sonya Lea and her husband Richard Bandy had been married for more than 20 years when he had to have an operation for a rare cancer. Since then, he's been piecing together the puzzle of his past.

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An Unlikely Pair Form A Wily Duo In 'Crooked Heart'

10:55am July 25, 2015

An orphan boy becomes friends with the scheming woman who takes him in in Lissa Evans' new novel, Crooked Heart. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with her about her WWII-era novel.

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'Fresh Air' Remembers 'Billy Bathgate' Author E. L. Doctorow

9:12pm July 24, 2015

Doctorow, who died Tuesday at the age of 84, was the author of dozens of novels, many of which combined fictional characters and real people in a historical context. Originally broadcast in 1989.

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Beyond the fruit-sweetened stuff: Around the world, cooks turn to yogurt for a huge variety of culinary delights. From left: cast-iron chicken marinated in a yogurt-spice blend and topped with the Middle Eastern grain freekeh; a Persian cold yogurt soup;

Beyond Fat-Free And Frozen: The Myriad Ways The World Uses Yogurt

1:51pm July 23, 2015

by Maria Godoy

Across the globe, the culinary culture of yogurt is ancient, thriving and incredibly diverse. From camel's milk yogurt to yogurt vodka, fish marinades to baked goods, yogurt is a versatile superstar.

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Curtis Sittenfeld: Fifty Shades Of Jane

12:13pm July 23, 2015

Author Curtis Sittenfeld talks about her new book Entitled, and gets quizzed on the many differences (AND similarities!) between Pride and Prejudice and E. L. James' Fifty Shades of Grey.

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Lovers on All Saints' Day, by Juan Gabriel Vásquez.

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Written In Spanish About Belgium By A Colombian, 'It Feels American'

10:28am July 22, 2015

by NPR Staff

Nearly 15 years after his story collection was published in Spanish, Juan Gabriel Vásquez's Lovers on All Saints' Day has gotten an English translation. He explains the book's patchwork provenance.

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