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Why Did The Chicken Befriend The Widow? Find Out In This Plucky Italian Novella

12:16pm April 22, 2021

by Maureen Corrigan

An older woman living on a remote farm turns to an emotional-support hen for company. Sacha Naspini's newly translated novella is a slim volume, packed with unexpected secrets and epiphanies.

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With Steamed Eggs And Succulents, 'Goodbye, Again' Brings Us Home

7:00am April 22, 2021

by Janet W. Lee

Writer and cartoonist Jonny Sun's new book is a collection of essays, reflections and illustrations that consider everything from Tetris to succulent plants to dealing with loneliness.

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Nigella Lawson On How To Find Peace While Cooking

4:43pm April 21, 2021

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with cookbook writer Nigella Lawson about her latest book Cook, Eat, Repeat and how to stop viewing cooking as tedious and, instead, find peace in the kitchen.

A portrait of Roya Mahboob, by former President George W. Bush

George W. Bush Lends His Voice To Immigrants In 'Out Of Many, One'

1:18pm April 21, 2021

by Rachel Martin

The former president's book features his portraits of 43 immigrants — athletes, public servants, business leaders, educators — in an effort to join those saying, "The system's broken. Let's fix it."

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We Are Bridges: A Memoir, by Cassandra Lane

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In 'We Are Bridges,' A Writer Resurrects Her Great Grandfather's Memory

10:38am April 21, 2021

by Martha Anne Toll

In 1904, Cassandra Lane's great grandfather Burt Bridges was lynched. In telling his story, Lane offers her own memoir — and lessons on family and American history for her future child and readers.

At the End of the World, Turn Left, by Zhanna Slor

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'At The End Of The World,' An Elegant And Gritty Mystery Debut

7:00am April 21, 2021

by Bethanne Patrick

Zhanna Slor's debut novel, set in a funky neighborhood of Milwaukee, follows two Russian immigrant sisters on very different paths. one now searching for the other after her mysterious disappearance.

Crying in H Mart: A Memoir, Michelle Zauner

A Daughter Grieves Her Mom, And Finds Herself, In 'Crying In H Mart'

1:59pm April 20, 2021

by Kristen Martin

Michelle Zauner's new memoir, built on her 2018 New Yorker piece of the same name, powerfully maps a complicated mother-daughter relationship cut much too short, with Korean food as a guide.

Lauren Hough struggled to adjust after escaping a doomsday cult. "There's an aspect of trauma that's hard to explain," she says. "It's exhausting to be scared all of the time. That anxiety just starts to weigh on you."

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After Growing Up In A Cult, Lauren Hough Freed Herself By Writing The Truth

1:57pm April 20, 2021

by Terry Gross

Hough was 15 when her family left the Children of God cult. Afterward, she struggled to face the trauma of her past. Her new collection of personal essays is Leaving Isn't the Hardest Thing.

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World Travel: An Irreverent Guide by Anthony Bourdain and Laurie Woolever

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Missing Travel? This 'Irreverent Guide' Visits Anthony Bourdain's Favorite Places

11:50am April 20, 2021

by Neda Ulaby

"He always made people feel like they belonged," says a former Bourdain producer. World Travel: An Irreverent Guide is based on the TV chef's writings and an interview conducted just before his death.

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Richard Wright's 'The Man Who Lived Underground' To Be Posthumously Published

5:04am April 20, 2021

A complete version of the Richard Wright novel The Man Who Lived Underground is being published for the first time. It centers on police brutality and the Black experience in America.

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