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Author George M. Johnson on the need to tell all people's stories

5:09am January 17, 2023

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to George M. Johnson about the memoir, All Boys Aren't Blue, which has become one of the most banned books in the U.S. (Story aired on Morning Edition on Oct. 25, 2022.)

Encore: Brandon Kyle Goodman embraces their authentic self in 'You Gotta Be You'

5:46pm January 16, 2023

NPR's Ailsa Chang chats with Brandon Kyle Goodman about their book You Gotta Be You: How to Embrace This Messy Life and Step Into Who You Really Are.

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Want to understand the U.S.? This historian says the South holds the key

12:27pm January 16, 2023

by Dave Davies

Imani Perry says the South can be seen as an "origin point" for the way the nation operates. Her book South to America traces the steps of an enslaved ancestor. Originally broadcast Jan. 25, 2022.

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Jessica Johns on her novel 'Bad Cree'

8:02am January 15, 2023

by Ayesha Rascoe

Vivid nightmares become too real: NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Jessica Johns about her novel, "Bad Cree." It's about a young woman dealing with the loss of her sister and with supernatural forces.

National

Here's who really wins and loses in American lotteries

6:36pm January 14, 2023

Jonathan Cohen, author of "For a Dollar and a Dream: State Lotteries in Modern America," talks with host Michel Martin about the Mega Millions Jackpot and the U.S. lottery system as a whole.

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'Beaverland' author deep dives into how beavers shaped America

5:28pm January 14, 2023

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with environmental journalist Leila Philip about her new book, Beaverland: How One Weird Rodent Made America.

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John Hendrickson on his new memoir 'Life on Delay'

7:58am January 14, 2023

by Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon talks with writer John Hendrickson. His new memoir, "Life on Delay," details his struggle with stuttering.

Books

De'Shawn Charles Winslow on his new novel 'Decent People'

7:58am January 14, 2023

by Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon asks De'Shawn Charles Winslow about his new novel "Decent People," which is set in the same fictional North Carolina town as his widely praised debut.

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Arts

Remembering Russell Banks, a novelist who depicted working-class life

1:50pm January 13, 2023

by Terry Gross

Banks, who died Jan. 7, wrote about ordinary people coping with difficulties in contemporary society. His books included The Sweet Hereafter and Affliction. Originally broadcast in 1989 and '95.

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Revisiting Larry Sultan's 'Pictures from Home,' a photo memoir of post-WWII life

1:50pm January 13, 2023

by Terry Gross

The new Broadway show, Pictures from Home, draws on the late photographer's memoir about his childhood in the baby boom generation in Southern California. Originally broadcast in 1989.

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