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Barry Lopez won the National Book Award in 1986 for Arctic Dreams.

Barry Lopez, Acclaimed Author And Traveler Beyond Many Horizons, Dies At 75

5:00pm December 26, 2020

by Dave Blanchard

Lopez — who won a National Book Award in 1986 for Arctic Dreams — wrote about his travels to far places. But his writings aren't just travelogues, they remind us of how precious life on Earth is.

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Book Concierge: Top Picks From The Year For Kids And Young Adults

8:03am December 26, 2020

Four recommendations from NPR's Book Concierge for books for kids and young adults.

NC Gets Funding To Expand National Early Literacy Program

1:36pm December 23, 2020

by Keri Brown

A national program that works to improve literacy development for young children is expanding across the state.

How To Be An Elite Athlete, According To The Data

6:30am December 22, 2020

by Greg Rosalsky

A new book digs into the social science of athletic greatness and reveals patterns leading to glory.

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'Tomorrow Will Be Better': Betty Smith's 'Rediscovered' Novel Is A Genuine Treasure

1:52pm December 21, 2020

by Maureen Corrigan

Smith's 1948 follow-up to A Tree Grows in Brooklyn is a forgotten novel that deserves to be exhumed. The things that made it an awkward response to its predecessor make it more intriguing now.

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Michael J. Fox Reflects On Life With Parkinson's In 'No Time Like The Future'

1:52pm December 21, 2020

by Terry Gross

The Family Ties star was diagnosed with early onset Parkinson's disease in 1991. He says that if he doesn't know if he can do something, he fakes it — a strategy that works 80 percent of the time.

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A scene from Priya's Mask, a new comic book and animated film that tackles the challenges around the pandemic. It's the latest installment of the Indian superhero series Priya.

India's Female Superhero And Her Flying Tiger Are Out To Fight The Pandemic

12:29pm December 21, 2020

by Sandip Roy

'Priya's Mask' is the latest in the Indian superhero comic series. This time out, she's trying to get important info to young people — and to stop a superspreading villain.

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2020 Book Concierge: Books For Horror Junkies

10:26am December 20, 2020

Some people like a good fright anytime of year. For them, NPR's Book Concierge has four recommendations for scary, wintertime reads.

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Shirley Jackson's Son On His Mother's Newly Discovered Short Story

5:06pm December 19, 2020

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Laurence Hyman, son of Shirley Jackson, about his mother's recently discovered short story which was recently published in The Strand Magazine.

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Read 'The Shortest Day' To Celebrate The Winter Solstice

8:00am December 19, 2020

Susan Cooper and Carson Ellis — the Newbury and Caldecott award winning author and illustrator — talk about their picture book, The Shortest Day. Monday will be the shortest day of 2020.