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George R. R. Martin, shown here in 2019, has entered into a major new agreement with HBO and HBO Max.

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George R.R. Martin Signs New Five Year Deal With HBO And HBO Max

2:53pm March 29, 2021

by Jeannette Muhammad

The best-selling fantasy author whose books were turned into the hit series Game of Thrones is attached to multiple projects in the pipeline for the media company and streaming service.

Naturalist Traces The 'Astounding' Flyways Of Migratory Birds

1:40pm March 29, 2021

by Dave Davies

Scott Weidensaul has spent decades studying bird migration. "There is a tremendous solace in watching these natural rhythms play out again and again," he says. His new book is A World On the Wing.

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Rodney Scott Wants To Take Over The World With Barbecue

5:55am March 29, 2021

Pitmaster Rodney Scott talks with NPR's Steve Inskeep about his lifelong journey as a chef, and his debut cookbook: Rodney Scott's World of BBQ: Every Day Is a Good Day: A Cookbook.

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Gabriela Garcia's 'Of Women And Salt' Connects Two Mother-Daughter Stories

7:56am March 28, 2021

NPR's Sarah McCammon talks with Gabriela Garcia about her debut novel, Of Women and Salt, which tells the story of generations of women from Cuban and Salvadoran families.

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'The Tree In Me' Is A Blooming Good Spring Read

7:00am March 28, 2021

by Juanita Giles

As spring finally gets springing, our kids' books columnist Juanita Giles recommends The Tree in Me, a pink-splashed, exuberant celebration of kids enjoying nature.

Satchel Paige is shown during a World Series game against the Boston Braves in Boston on Oct. 6, 1948. Paige and Larry Doby were two Black players who helped Cleveland's baseball team win the World Series.

How Black Players Propelled Cleveland's Baseball Team To Win The 1948 World Series

7:59am March 27, 2021

by Scott Simon

In 1948, Cleveland's baseball team won the World Series. It wouldn't have made it without the team's first two Black players, and the team owner's willingness to hire them, says author Luke Epplin.

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Larry McMurtry, Pulitzer Prize-Winning American West Author, Dies At 84

7:59am March 27, 2021

Larry McMurtry, novelist who chronicled the American West, died this week at the age of 84.

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Dawnie Walton's 'Opal And Nev' Are So Compelling You Might Forget They're Not Real

7:59am March 27, 2021

Dawnie Walton talks with NPR's Scott Simon about her debut novel, The Final Revival of Opal & Nev, an oral history of a 20th century rock duo so detailed, you might forget it's fiction.

The cover of Paula Yoo's forthcoming book From A Whisper To A Rallying Cry

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How Vincent Chin's Death Gave Others A Voice

7:00am March 27, 2021

by Karen Grigsby Bates

Paula Yoo discusses her new book From A Whisper to A Rallying Cry and how the 1982 death of Chin, a Chinese American man in Detroit, led a new generation of Asian Americans into political action.

Beverly Cleary was the author behind many beloved characters, including Henry Huggins, Ellen Tebbits, Otis Spofford, and Beezus and Ramona Quimby (as well as Ribsy, Socks and Ralph S. Mouse).

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Children's Author Beverly Cleary, Creator Of Ramona Quimby, Dies At 104

8:47pm March 26, 2021

by Zoe Chace

"I think children want to read about normal, everyday kids," Cleary told NPR in 1999. "... I think children like to find themselves in books."

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