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'Shuggie Bain,' Douglas Stuart's First Novel, Wins 2020 Booker Prize

4:50pm November 19, 2020

by Rose Friedman

Shuggie Bain is "a moving, immersive and nuanced portrait of a tight-knit social world, its people and its values," the judges wrote. Stuart based the book on his childhood in Glasgow, Scotland.

Former President Barack Obama speaks at a Biden-Harris drive-in rally in Miami on Oct. 24. In his first interview with Terry Gross, Obama talks about what he misses most about being president and reflects on the turmoil of the Trump White House. Obama's n

Democracy Is 'Strained' But Not 'Broken,' Former President Obama Tells 'Fresh Air'

12:00pm November 19, 2020

by Terry Gross

In his first interview with Terry Gross, Obama talks about what he misses most about being president and reflects on the turmoil of the Trump White House. Obama's new memoir is A Promised Land.

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'Alex Rider' Novelist On The Joys Of Reading (And Writing) Mysteries

2:31pm November 18, 2020

by Sam Briger

Anthony Horowitz's novels about a reluctant teen spy have been adapted into a TV series for Amazon. Horowitz is also the author of Moonflower Murders, a mystery for adults.

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Author Says The Chicago 7 Trial Reflected 'All The Conflicts In America'

1:45pm November 18, 2020

by Terry Gross

The Chicago 7 were activists who were charged with conspiring to start a riot at the 1968 Democratic National Convention. Jon Wiener's 2006 book, recently reprinted, is Conspiracy in the Streets.

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This Is Not My Memoir, by André Gregory and Todd London

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In 'This Is Not My Memoir' André Gregory Recounts Tales Of Childhood And The Theater

6:22am November 18, 2020

by Heller McAlpin

The avant-garde theater director and actor pairs up with writer-director Todd London to present the story of his multi-faceted life, full of dramatic ups and downs — and celebrities.

The Book Collectors: A Band of Syrian Rebels and the Stories That Carried Them Through a War, by Delphine Minoui

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'The Book Collectors' Opens The Door To A Secret Library Amidst Syria's Civil War

1:56pm November 17, 2020

by Maureen Corrigan

Delphine Minoui's slim new book tells the true story of a group of Syrian resistance fighters who founded a 15,000-volume library in the basement of an abandoned building.

Fevers, Feuds, and Diamonds: Ebola and the Ravages of History, by Paul Farmer

In 'Fevers, Feuds And Diamonds,' Paul Farmer Breaks Down Assumptions About Ebola

10:28am November 17, 2020

by Barbara J. King

The anthropologist and physician teaches that the world needs not only medicine, but something more — a rejection of global racial inequalities and serious investment in the care of all people.

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Comedian Steve Martin Partners With Cartoonist Harry Bliss For New Book

7:28am November 17, 2020

NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with comedian Steve Martin and cartoonist Harry Bliss of The New Yorker about their book of cartoons: A Wealth of Pigeons: A Cartoon Collection.

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Obama On Racial Issues During His Presidency Through Lens Of His New Memoir

4:41pm November 16, 2020

NPR's Michel Martin talks with former President Barack Obama about his new memoir, A Promised Land.

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Former President Barack Obama speaks at a rally for Joe Biden in Flint, Mich. on Oct. 31. In an interview with NPR, Obama said Trump was "denying reality" by refusing to concede the election to Biden.

Obama Calls Trump's Refusal To Concede Another 'Breach Of Basic Democratic Norms'

8:20am November 16, 2020

by Jason Breslow

In an interview with NPR, the former president offers some of his most wide-ranging remarks on the outcome of the election and says Trump will fail in "denying reality."

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