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Firekeeper's Daughter, by Angelline Boulley

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'Firekeeper's Daughter' Forges A New Path Between Cultures And Genres

7:00am March 20, 2021

by Caitlyn Paxson

A contemplative exploration of existing between two cultural identities meets fake relationship romance meets backwoods thriller in this powerhouse YA debut from Ojibwe author Angeline Boulley.

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Charlie Jane Anders: How Can Science Fiction Allow Us To Imagine Better Futures?

9:26am March 19, 2021

by NPR/TED Staff

Science fiction author Charlie Jane Anders explains how the genre is a portal for us to imagine different ways of being human. She invites listeners into one new world with an excerpt from her work.

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Dustin Hoffman and Jon Voight appear in a still from "Midnight Cowboy," directed by John Schlesinger, 1969.

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'Shooting Midnight Cowboy' Turns An Eye To A Dark, Problematic Masterpiece

5:59pm March 18, 2021

by Michael Schaub

John Schlesinger's flawed drama, the only X-rated film to win an Oscar for best picture, made Jon Voight a star and solidified Dustin Hoffman's status as one of his generation's greatest actors.

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Years Of Military Service Helped Inform '2034: A Novel Of The Next World War'

4:20pm March 18, 2021

NPR's Mary Louise speaks with Adm. James Stavridis and Marine Corps veteran Elliot Ackerman about their book 2034: A Novel of the Next World War.

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In 'Abundance,' Measuring A Life In Dollars And Cents

4:28pm March 17, 2021

by Ari Shapiro

In his debut novel, Jakob Guanzon wanted to write about hunger and need and the one thing that's inescapable for anyone living paycheck-to-paycheck: The fluctuating numbers of your budget.

Kazuo Ishiguro won the Nobel Prize for literature in 2017. His previous novels include The Remains of the Day and Never Let Me Go. He also writes lyrics for jazz singer Stacey Kent.

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Kazuo Ishiguro Draws On His Songwriting Past To Write Novels About The Future

12:10pm March 17, 2021

by Terry Gross

The Nobel Prize-winning novelist says he honed his skills earlier in his career "as a writer of songs." Ishiguro's new book, Klara And The Sun, is set in the future and has an A.I. narrator.

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The Age Of Automation Is Now: Here's How To 'Futureproof' Yourself

10:07am March 17, 2021

by Dave Davies

New York Times tech columnist Kevin Roose says we've been approaching automation all wrong. "We should be teaching people ... to be more like humans, to do the things that machines can't do," he says.

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Elegy for Mary Turner: An Illustrated Account of a Lynching, by Rachel Marie-Crane Williams

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An Author Replies To The Unspeakable In Her 'Elegy' For Lynching Victim Mary Turner

9:21am March 17, 2021

by Etelka Lehoczky

Using original illustrations, archival documents and handwritten text, Rachel Marie-Crane Williams memorializes one black woman, and 10 men, who were killed by white residents in Georgia in 1918.

A Place Like Mississippi, by W. Ralph Eubanks

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We Have Much To Learn From 'A Place Like Mississippi'

4:07pm March 16, 2021

by Mary Louise Kelly

W. Ralph Eubanks' new book examines Mississippi's mighty contributions to American literature, and what writers like Eudora Welty and Jesmyn Ward can teach us about broader national issues.

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Fulfillment: Winning and Losing in One-Click America, by Alec MacGillis

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In Amazon's Shadow, An America Divided In Search Of 'Fulfillment'

12:28pm March 16, 2021

by Alina Selyukh

ProPublica's Alec MacGillis has written an economic history of the country, shaped by stories of people living and working in Amazon's shadow as their home cities and states transform around them.