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Men Who Hate Women: From Incels to Pickup Artists: The Truth about Extreme Misogyny and How it Affects Us All, by Laura Bates

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Manosphere, World Of Incels Exposed In Laura Bates Book 'Men Who Hate Women'

6:00am March 13, 2021

by David Futrelle

The author's latest book is an often harrowing read; an uncompromising guide to the misogynistic backlash of the past decade. Bates says the movement's members "are men we all pass on the street."

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Immigration Is An Ongoing Process In Patricia Engel's 'Infinite Country'

4:19pm March 12, 2021

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Patricia Engel about her new novel, Infinite Country, about a family with one foot in Colombia and one in the U.S.

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'Wilmington's Lie' Author Traces The Rise Of White Supremacy In A Southern City

1:36pm March 12, 2021

by Dave Davies

David Zucchino says Wilmington, N.C., was once a mixed-race community with a thriving Black middle class. Then, in 1898, white supremacists staged a murderous coup. Originally broadcast Jan. 13, 2020.

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Useful Delusions: The Power and Paradox of the Self-Deceiving Brain, by Shankar Vedantam and Bill Mesler

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'Useful Delusions' Examines How Beliefs Can Be Powerful In Positive And Negative Ways

1:14pm March 12, 2021

by Steve Inskeep

In a new book, former NPR reporter Shankar Vedantam suggests attaining "a deeper psychological understanding of why people believe what they believe," being empathetic and considering costs involved.

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Maniac: The Bath School Disaster and the Birth of the Modern Mass Killer, by Harold Schechter

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'Maniac' Recounts Deadliest School Mass Murder In American History

3:29pm March 11, 2021

by Michael Schaub

Author Harold Schechter details the 1927 school bombing in Bath Township, Mich., which killed 38 children and six adults. Days later, Charles Lindbergh's famous trans-Atlantic flight made headlines.

Reality and Other Stories, by John Lanchester

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The Stories In 'Reality' Have Some Bite

7:00am March 11, 2021

by Michael Schaub

John Lanchester's sharp new story collection considers the dark side of technology, from smartphones to selfie sticks. But you don't have to be a Luddite to appreciate this smart, scary book.

Jane Curtin, from left, Chevy Chase, Bill Murray, Gilda Radner and Laraine Newman in February 1978.

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From SNL To SpongeBob, Laraine Newman Chronicles 'Interesting Times'

5:59am March 11, 2021

by Elizabeth Blair

Newman was a founding member of the improv group The Groundlings and an original Saturday Night Live cast member. She's voiced dozens of animated characters and has just published a new audio memoir.

The Postscript Murders, by Elly Griffiths

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Books Hold The Key To 'The Postscript Murders'

5:45pm March 10, 2021

by Mary Louise Kelly

The woman who turns up dead at the start of Elly Griffiths' new novel billed herself as a "murder consultant" for writers. Griffiths says she was inspired by her aunt, who enjoys thinking up murders.

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In 'The Empathy Diaries,' Sherry Turkle Considers The Burden Of Family Secrets

1:45pm March 10, 2021

by Dave Davies

MIT professor Sherry Turkle was 27 when she learned that her estranged father had conducted psychological experiments on her when she was a child. She looks back on her childhood in a new memoir.

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Story Collection Puts A Ghostly Spin On Digital 'Reality'

12:58pm March 10, 2021

by Maureen Corrigan

Cell phones, social media and smart houses feature prominently in John Lanchester's Reality and Other Stories. A year into the pandemic, the collection speaks eerily to our tech-dependent lives.