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Cover detail of St. Christopher on Pluto, by Nancy McKinly

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'St. Christopher On Pluto' Follows The Adventures Of 2 Friends In An Old Buick

1:13pm May 26, 2020

by Maureen Corrigan

Nancy McKinley mixes screwball humor with social criticism in a collection of interlocking stories about two women who work at a mall in Northeastern Pennsylvania.

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How Winston Churchill Pulled Britain Through The Early Years Of WWII

12:05pm May 25, 2020

by Dave Davies

In The Splendid And The Vile, author Erik Larson details the British prime minister's first year in office, during which England endured a Nazi bombing campaign. Originally broadcast March 30, 2020.

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André Leon Talley Writes About Wintour, Lagerfeld In 'Chiffon Trenches'

6:56am May 25, 2020

by Karen Grigsby Bates

Longtime Vogue editor André Leon Talley has a new memoir out called: The Chiffon Trenches. In it, he describes rifts with Vogue editor Anna Wintour and the late designer Karl Lagerfeld.

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Author Interview: 'They Were Soldiers'

6:10pm May 24, 2020

NPR's Michel Martin talks with Joseph Galloway and Marvin Wolf, who covered the Vietnam War, about their new book They Were Soldiers: the Sacrifices and Contributions of our Vietnam Veterans.

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Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., attends a press conference on Feb. 26 on Capitol Hill. Omar tells NPR the progressive left "has moved the needle on the national conversation" surrounding certain policies.

Ilhan Omar On Her Memoir And Moving The Needle Toward Progressive Policies

10:11am May 24, 2020

Rep. Ilhan Omar has a new memoir about her journey to Congress after fleeing civil war in Somalia. She talked with NPR about her life and her hopes for future coronavirus relief measures.

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Meredith Talusan On Her New Memoir, Life As A Child Star, Relationship With Parents

9:17am May 23, 2020

Author Meredith Talusan talks to NPR's Scott Simon about her new memoir, Fairest.

Brigid Schulte is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and the author of Overworked.

Pandemic Makes Evident 'Grotesque' Gender Inequality In Household Work

5:46pm May 21, 2020

by Terry Gross

With more people staying home due to COVID-19, journalist Brigid Schulte says it's impossible to ignore "the fact that women bear so much more of the burden of child care and housework."

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Brown Album: Essays on Exile and Identity, by Porochista Khakpour

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'Brown Album' Centers On The Erasure Of Race In American Culture

7:00am May 21, 2020

by Hope Wabuke

Porochista Khakpour's work is strongest when she turns the lens on herself to examine how she, too, is complicit; many essays here are just too tantalizingly brief to allow space for deep analysis.

Former U.S. National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden, shown broadcasting from Moscow in 2014, says he acted as a whistleblower when he shared classified documents with journalist Barton Gellman.

Journalist Who Helped Break Snowden's Story Reflects On His High-Stakes Reporting

4:06pm May 20, 2020

by Dave Davies

Barton Gellman shared a Pulitzer for his reporting about former NSA contractor Edward Snowden and the country's secret surveillance program. His new book is Dark Mirror.

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New Thriller Challenges Readers To Take Another Look At 'These Women'

7:00am May 20, 2020

by Bethanne Patrick

Ivy Pochoda keeps up her focus on the overlooked and forgotten in her new novel. Here, it's a group of sex workers and club dancers whose lives are connected — and imperiled — by a serial killer.