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An Outsider Is Drawn Into The Quest To Find A Missing Teen In 'The Searcher'

1:31pm October 06, 2020

by Maureen Corrigan

Tana French's crime novel is a slow burn of a suspense story. It lulls readers into basking in the rough beauty of Western Ireland — before unspooling enough secrets and sins to fill an entire bog.

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Lenny Kravitz performs in Tours, France in 2018. He says touring is hard — and wonderful: "Everything is about those two and a half hours on stage."

Lenny Kravitz On Race, Being On The Road, And Ruff Ruff The Magic Dog

12:19pm October 06, 2020

by Sam Briger

Kravitz's new memoir, Let Love Rule, follows his childhood and early career. Still touring in his 50s, Kravitz says, "I'm going to continue doing this as long as I can."

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Charles Yu, Kacen Callender Among National Book Award Finalists

11:10am October 06, 2020

by Petra Mayer

Finalists for the National Book Award were announced today in the categories of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, literature in translation, and young people's literature. Winners are announced Nov. 18.

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'Nothing Like I Imagined': A Window Into Kaling's World Away From Cameras

6:40am October 06, 2020

NPR's David Greene talks to actress and writer Mindy Kaling, who you may know from television's The Office or The Mindy Project. She's released an essay collection entitled: Nothing Like I Imagined.

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Anger And A Sense Of Betrayal Drive 'Why Didn't We Riot?'

7:52pm October 05, 2020

by Ari Shapiro

Journalist Issac J. Bailey had a hard time writing the essays in his new collection Why Didn't We Riot? because it was painful to confront his suppressed anger about being a Black man in America.

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Former CIA Director John Brennan testifies on Capitol Hill in May 2017 before the House Intelligence Committee Russia Investigation Task Force.

After Chasing Threats Abroad, Former CIA Chief John Brennan Says The Risk Is At Home

2:01pm October 05, 2020

by Greg Myre

The former spy chief has dealt with almost all of the country's major security challenges over the past two decades. In his memoir, Undaunted, he directs his ire at President Trump.

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2 Books Checked Out 48 Years Ago Returned To U.K. Library

7:04am October 05, 2020

Someone returned the books by mail, with an apologetic noted signed Andy. He could have owed a $10,000 fine, but there's a moratorium on late fees due to the pandemic.

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Dylan Farrow Spins A Tale Of Truth, Lies And Power In 'Hush'

7:43am October 04, 2020

by Lulu Garcia-Navarro

Dylan Farrow's new young adult novel — based on her own experiences — is about plague-blighted land where a cabal of magical men can steal away your ability to distinguish fact from fantasy.

Former mayor of South Bend, Ind., Pete Buttigieg, pictured in Charleston, S.C., in February.

Pete Buttigieg Says There's A 'Crisis In Trust'

7:04pm October 03, 2020

Pete Buttigieg argues that Americans don't trust enough — in the government and in each other. Buttigieg talks with NPR about his book, Trust: America's Best Chance.

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Sir David Attenborough Has A Dire Message About The Earth's Future

8:19am October 03, 2020

NPR's Scott Simon talks with British natural historian and broadcaster David Attenborough about his new book, Life on Our Planet: My Witness Statement and Vision for the Future.