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World of Wonders, by Aimee Nezhukumatathil

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'World Of Wonders' Urges Us To Take A Breath And Look Around

5:52am September 07, 2020

by Rachel Martin

Poet Aimee Nezhukumatathil's new book aims to show readers how the natural world can support, educate and inspire us; it's inspired by her peripatetic childhood and the plants and animals she loved.

People march during the nationwide protest demanding the end to the Trump administration in New York City on Saturday. Protesters have often accused President Trump of being fascist.

Fascism Scholar Says U.S. Is 'Losing Its Democratic Status'

7:50pm September 06, 2020

Yale professor Jason Stanley wrote the book How Fascism Works: The Politics of Us and Them. He talked with NPR about defining fascism and how conspiracy theories play a part.

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Looking to clear clutter from the garage? It's a menacing task weighing on many who are stuck at home during the coronavirus pandemic.

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'But Do I Love You?': Tips For Homebound Declutterers

5:04pm September 06, 2020

by Emma Bowman

Inheriting Clutter author Julie Hall says more people are looking to declutter the home they're stuck in due to the pandemic. She says generational attachments to stuff can complicate the cleanup.

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Sigrid Nunez Wants To Know: 'What Are You Going Through?'

8:00am September 06, 2020

by Mandalit del Barco

The new book by Sigrid Nunez, What Are You Going Through, follows the conversations and encounters of a woman's ordinary life that enable the reader to reflect on the times we're living through.

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CNN's Clarissa Ward Reflects On Her Career In Her New Memoir

8:00am September 06, 2020

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with CNN's Chief International Correspondent, Clarissa Ward, about her new memoir, On All Fronts: The Education of A Journalist.

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Getting Lost In A Good Book — Literally — In 'Kind Of A Big Deal'

7:00am September 06, 2020

by Alethea Kontis

In Shannon Hale's new novel, a former child actor — who's finding her teen years challenging after a failed audition — discovers that she can physically enter books and become part of their stories.

Peter Strzok, then an agent at the FBI, speaks during a joint House Judiciary, Oversight and Government Reform committees hearing in Washington, D.C., in July 2018.

Peter Strzok, Notorious Ex-G-Man, Explains Himself And Takes Aim At Trump

12:06pm September 05, 2020

by Philip Ewing

Amid the Russia inquiry and citing texts to his girlfriend, critics made him the face of a so-called conspiracy against Trump. No, Strzok writes his memoir Compromised, he did everything by the book.

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David Chang Discusses Mental Health And His New Memoir

7:59am September 05, 2020

NPR's Scott Simon talks with chef and food celebrity David Chang about his new memoir, Eat a Peach, which details how his depression and bi-polar disorder lead to the best and worst of his choices.

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The World Of 'Elatsoe' Mixes Humor And Horror (And Ghost Dogs)

7:00am September 05, 2020

by Amal El-Mohtar

Darcie Little Badger's warm, spooky debut novel is set in a world just slightly off our own, where ghosts and fairies are real, and an Apache girl can pal around with the spirit of her childhood dog.

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Family, Identity And A Hot Ghost: Questions For 'Cemetery Boys' Author Aiden Thomas

1:57pm September 04, 2020

by Petra Mayer

Aiden Thomas' new YA novel, Cemetery Boys, follows a queer, trans Latinx teenager as he fights to prove himself to his conservative family — and deal with the troublesome ghost he's summoned.