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First Person Singular, by Haruki Murakami

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'First Person Singular' Asks A Lot Of Questions — But Shies Away From Answers

7:00am April 04, 2021

by Heller McAlpin

Haruki Murakami's plain-spoken new story collection features narrators a lot like him — male, middle-aged, recounting inexplicably strange things that have happened to them,

Rickie Lee Jones Debuts Memoir Named After One Of Her Best-Known Songs

8:15pm April 03, 2021

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to musician Rickie Lee Jones about her new memoir, Last Chance Texaco: Chronicles of an American Troubadour.

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Remembering Larry McMurtry, A Writer Who Helped Define The American West

1:30pm April 02, 2021

by Terry Gross

Best known for his Pulitzer Prize-winning novel Lonesome Dove, McMurtry wrote more than 30 books and screenplays, many set in the West. He died on March 25. Originally broadcast in 1995.

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Beautiful Things: A Memoir, by Hunter Biden

Hunter Biden's Memoir 'Beautiful Things' Seeks To Tell Just Where He's Been

6:19pm March 31, 2021

by Ron Elving

The account by the president's younger son is at times a harrowing journey; in the end, if not for forgiveness or sympathy, it may be about making a stand and taking whatever place he can occupy.

Amazon tractor-trailers line up outside an Amazon Fulfillment Center on Staten Island in New York City in April 2020. The pandemic has been good for the company's bottom line.

Journalist Investigates Amazon Warehouse Life And The Pitfalls Of 'One-Click America'

3:36pm March 31, 2021

by Dave Davies

Alec MacGillis, author of the new book Fulfillment, says a union vote by Amazon workers in Alabama could determine "what life is going to look like for the working class in America in years to come."

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A Most Remarkable Creature: The Hidden Life and Epic Journey of the World's Smartest Birds of Prey, by Jonathan Meiburg

'A Most Remarkable Creature' Introduces The Little-Known, Charismatic Caracara

12:49pm March 31, 2021

by Anna Morris

Through Jonathan Meiburg's inquiring lens, readers will find themselves with a new favorite animal — a bird of prey aptly described as "one of the strangest and most wonderful animals on Earth."

Fatima's Great Outdoors, by Ambreen Tariq and Stevie Lewis

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Camping Is An Adventure For All Americans In 'Fatima's Great Outdoors'

6:39pm March 30, 2021

Ambreen Tariq's new children's book explores the immigrant experience of America's great outdoors — it's based on her own childhood experiences of family camping trips.

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In 'Girlhood,' A Writer Examines Her Youth For Signs Of The Woman She Would Become

7:35am March 30, 2021

by Ilana Masad

Though author Melissa Febos' essays dip into her adult life, they keep trying to find the child and teenager that she was — how she learned to be, feel, believe, and react.

Rodney Scott checks racks of ribs as they cook on July 3, 2018 in Charleston, S.C.

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How Rodney Scott Learned To Cook – And Went For It, Whole Hog

6:32pm March 29, 2021

Pitmaster Rodney Scott describes his lifelong journey as a chef and his hope for the future. "I want to take over the world with barbecue," the James Beard Award winner tells NPR.

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Every Day Is a Gift: A Memoir by Sen. Tammy Duckworth

Sen. Tammy Duckworth Doesn't Pull Punches In Memoir 'Every Day Is A Gift'

3:59pm March 29, 2021

by Michel Martin

Duckworth was raised by a Thai-Chinese mom and American soldier dad before becoming a decorated veteran who lost both legs in combat; then she became the first senator to give birth while in office.

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