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"I've never heard any Republican officeholder speak of President Trump as if he should be president," says GOP strategist Stuart Stevens.

Veteran GOP Strategist Takes On Trump — And His Party — In 'It Was All A Lie'

3:34pm August 11, 2020

by Dave Davies

Political consultant Stuart Stevens says the Republican Party's support for Trump reflects the abandonment of principles it claimed to embrace, such as fiscal restraint and personal responsibility.

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Then-Rep. Katie Hill answers questions from reporters at the U.S. Capitol following her final speech on the floor of the House of Representatives Oct. 31, 2019 in Washington, D.C.

Former Rep. Katie Hill Aims To Encourage Women To Run For Office In 'She Will Rise'

12:21pm August 11, 2020

by Annalisa Quinn

Hill's election to Congress in 2018 seemed like a sign of progress. A year later, she resigned after admitting to an affair with a young staffer, documented by her husband, and leaked to the press.

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Sarah Chayes' New Book Examines 'Corruption In America'

7:43am August 11, 2020

Author Sarah Chayes has investigated corruption in places like Afghanistan and Nigeria. She wondered if the U.S. was corrupt. NPR's Noel King talks to her about her book: "On Corruption in America."

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Molly Wizenberg Shares Her Story Of Changing Identity In New Book, 'The Fixed Stars'

4:00pm August 10, 2020

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Molly Wizenberg about her new memoir, The Fixed Stars.

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'Caste' Argues Its Most Violent Manifestation Is In Treatment Of Black Americans

3:34pm August 10, 2020

by Hope Wabuke

Isabel Wilkerson's second book is a masterwork of writing — a profound achievement of scholarship and research that stands also as a triumph of both visceral storytelling and cogent analysis.

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Authors Omid Scobie And Carolyn Durand Chart Harry And Meghan's Journey In New Book

7:55am August 09, 2020

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durand about their new book on Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, Finding Freedom.

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'The First Sister' Is Stylish, Substantial — And Very Cool — Space Opera

7:00am August 09, 2020

by Jessica P. Wick

Linden A. Lewis's debut novel — first in a trilogy — mixes swashbuckling, social commentary and compelling queer characters in its tale of three warring factions in a spacefaring society.

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David Sheff Charts Jarvis Jay Masters' Buddhist Journey In Prison In New Book

7:56am August 08, 2020

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with author David Sheff and inmate Jarvis Jay Masters about Sheff's new book, The Buddhist on Death Row.

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In 'Finna,' Poet Nate Marshall Is 'All About What Happens Next'

7:56am August 08, 2020

by Scott Simon

Playwright, musician, and author Nate Marshall has a new book of poetry out, called Finna. He says the title comes from the common Southern phrase "fixing to," which is all about what happens next.

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Sean Hannity Changes Book Cover Featuring Latin Motto Error

7:56am August 08, 2020

After student Spencer Alexander McDaniel realized that the Latin on the cover of a new book by Sean Hannity was pretty much gibberish, Hannity changed it.

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