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'Labyrinth' Is A Leisurely Wander Through A Life No Longer Remembered

7:00am November 25, 2019

by Ilana Masad

Turkish author Burhan Sönmez's quiet, subtle fourth novel, about a man who wakes up in the hospital with complete amnesia, is deeply concerned with the linkages between memory and the body.

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'Catfishing On CatNet:' On The Internet, No One Knows You're A Cat. Or An AI.

10:00am November 24, 2019

by Caitlyn Paxson

Naomi Kritzer's new novel takes off from her award-winning story about an AI that loves cats. It's a wild, rollicking tale with a gritty truth at its core: You never know who you're talking to online.

Television chef Rachael Ray celebrates a milestone with a new book, Rachael Ray 50, that's part cookbook and part memoir.

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Rachael Ray At 50: 'Eat Your Spaghetti!'

8:04am November 24, 2019

by Lulu Garcia-Navarro

The television chef celebrates a milestone with a new book, Rachael Ray 50, that's part cookbook and part memoir. She says she wanted to show that women older than 50 can still be relevant in America.

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A 'Girl On Film' Grows Up And Finds Her Artistic Path

7:00am November 24, 2019

by Etelka Lehoczky

Spoiler alert: Cecil Castellucci never became a filmmaker, despite her Hollywood dreams. But her new graphic memoir winningly recounts how she found her way as a novelist and comics writer.

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'The Survivors' Author On The Inheritance Of Holocaust Trauma

5:02pm November 23, 2019

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Adam Frankel about his book The Survivors: A Story of War, Inheritance, and Healing.

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Francesca Cartier Brickell On 'The Cartiers'

7:54am November 23, 2019

Over generations, Francesca Cartier Brickell's family built the famous jewelry brand Cartier. After discovering their letters, she's now written a book about them. She talks with NPR's Scott Simon.

The Season: A Social History of the Debutante, by Kristen Richardson

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Centuries Of Debutantes Dish About Being Put On Display In 'The Season'

2:54pm November 22, 2019

by Genevieve Valentine

Kristen Richardson traces the history of the practice, with firsthand accounts from diaries and letters, finding political strife, social upheaval and machinations to keep out so-called undesirables.

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In 'The Second Sleep,' The World May End, But Life Goes On

2:00pm November 22, 2019

by Ilana Masad

Robert Harris' genre-bending new book at first appears to take place in a medieval setting — and then you realize the young priest at its center is holding a cracked, defunct, centuries-old iPhone.

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'Crying Laughing' Will Have You Doing Both

10:00am November 21, 2019

by Alethea Kontis

Lance Rubin's new novel follows an aspiring young comedian as she navigates the rough waters of romance, improv and her father's failing health, with plenty of laughs to light the darker moments.

Mary Toft; or, The Rabbit Queen, by Dexter Palmer

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'Mary Toft; Or, The Rabbit Queen' Asks Big Questions About Small Animals

7:00am November 21, 2019

by Jason Heller

Dexter Palmer's new novel is based on the strange true story of a woman who confounded the medical and scientific establishments of 18th century England by claiming she'd given birth to rabbits.