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Author Jeff Pearlman says Bo Jackson is the greatest athlete who's ever lived

5:02am October 25, 2022

NPR's A Martínez talks to Jeff Pearlman, author of a new book on Bo Jackson, who is often considered one of the greatest pro athletes in U.S. history. The book is called: The Last Folk Hero.

Writer and LGBTQ activist George M. Johnson sparked conversation — and controversy — with their 2020 memoir about growing up Black and queer. All Boys Aren't Blue has been banned in dozens of school libraries.

Their book is banned from dozens of districts, but has helped countless young readers

5:02am October 25, 2022

Writer and LGBTQ activist George M. Johnson spoke with Morning Edition about what's lost when books like their 2020 memoir All Boys Aren't Blue are banned from school libraries.

Author Colleen Hoover signs her novel, "It Starts with Us."

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Arts

Author Colleen Hoover went from tending cows to writing bestsellers

7:22pm October 24, 2022

by Chloe Veltman

The top-selling author in the country right now is a 42-year-old mom and former social worker who lives in the same small Texas town where she's spent practically her entire life.

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Musician Rhiannon Gidden on her new children's book about taking back her home

4:39pm October 24, 2022

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Grammy award-winning musician Rhiannon Giddens about her new children's book, "Build a House."

Sean Sherman is the co-founder of the Minneapolis restaurant, Owamni.

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Arts

The Sioux Chef uses only native ingredients, but isn't 'cooking like it's 1491'

3:29pm October 24, 2022

by Sam Briger

You won't find wheat, dairy or sugar at Sean Sherman's award-winning Minneapolis restaurant. The menu has been "decolonized," but that doesn't mean it feels antiquated.

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Bob Woodward's new audiobook features hours of his interviews with ex-President Trump

5:06am October 24, 2022

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Bob Woodward about his recorded interviews with former President Donald Trump, which are featured in The Washington Post journalist's new audio book: The Trump Tapes.

Woodward's taped time with Trump reveals much about both the author and his subject

2:01pm October 23, 2022

by Ron Elving

We hear the former president striving to court Woodward's favor, praising him as "a great historian" and "the great Bob Woodward." Yet these interviews veer often into disagreements and even debates.

Books

A new book of short stories twists familiar moments in unexpected and chilling ways

7:54am October 23, 2022

by Ayesha Rascoe

Samanta Schweblin's new short stories take place against familiar everyday scenes. But she twists and turns those moments in unexpected and chilling ways. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with the author.

In her debut graphic novel, Numb To This, Kindra Neely shares the mental toll that surviving a mass shooting left her.

She survived a mass shooting — then created a graphic novel to help others

7:01am October 23, 2022

In Kindra Neely's debut graphic novel, Numb to This: Memoir of a Mass Shooting, she opens up about surviving a mass shooting and dealing with the aftermath.

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Books

Dani Shapiro on her new novel 'Signal Fires'

8:23am October 22, 2022

by Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Dani Shapiro about her new novel, "Signal Fires," which follows how lives in one neighborhood change following a car accident in 1985.