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Tom Perrotta Shares 'Post-Parental' Reflections From An Empty Nest

1:42pm October 25, 2019

by Terry Gross

Perrotta's novel, Mrs. Fletcher, is now an HBO series. In 2017, he told Terry Gross that the book was inspired by the upheaval he experienced when his kids grew up and moved out of the house.

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End-To-Beginning Telling Of Inventor's Story In 'Edison' Makes For A Circular Read

1:35pm October 25, 2019

by Scott Detrow

Throughout his career, Edmund Morris repeatedly showed boredom, even disdain, for the traditional biography. In turn, he sometimes injected his books with an artistic flair that got in the way.

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Imprisoned As 'Immoral', A Lost Grandmother Inspired 'Evidence Of V'

10:00am October 25, 2019

by Petra Mayer

Sheila O'Connor never knew her maternal grandmother, who was imprisoned in a state reform school when she became pregnant at 15. But now, she's reconstructed her grandmother's life in fictional form.

Agent Running in the Field, by John le Carré

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John Le Carré Works Out Some Obsessions In 'Agent Running In The Field'

7:00am October 25, 2019

by Bethanne Patrick

Le Carré's latest novel presents an aging, embittered spy dealing with multiple claims on his loyalties — and a challenger to his supremacy at badminton, a sport le Carré himself played and loves.

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'A History Of New York In 27 Buildings' Is A Love Letter To The Big Apple

7:11pm October 24, 2019

by Gabino Iglesias

More than a mere chronicler armed with facts and dates, Sam Roberts is a nonfiction writer with the heart of a novelist; he's writing about buildings — but he does so while telling engaging stories.

VA Secretary David Shulkin Testifies Before House Appropriations Committee

Former VA Secretary David Shulkin Versus 'The Politicals'

3:59pm October 24, 2019

The former Trump administration official learned he was nominated to be the VA secretary on television and fired on Twitter.

1A Across America: Kansas Women In Politics And The GOP

3:59pm October 24, 2019

Republicans have been losing support from women — can they get it back?

God Save the Queens: The Essential History of Women in Hip-Hop, by Kathy Iandoli

A Righteous Fire Burns At The Heart Of Women-In-Hip-Hop's 'God Save The Queens'

2:02pm October 24, 2019

by Jason Heller

Kathy Iandoli goes far beyond hoisting her heroes upon a pedestal; in rendering them as conflicted, complicated artists struggling against sexism and patriarchy, she wields an illuminating fury.

'Mixtape Potluck' Is Inspired By Questlove's 'Food Salon' Dinner Parties

6:05am October 24, 2019

NPR's David Greene talks to musician Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson, the co-founder of the iconic hip-hop band The Roots, about his cookbook Mixtape Potluck.

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Janis: Her Life and Music, by Holly George-Warren

In 'Janis,' Joplin Shown To Be A Tangle Of Talents, Contradictions And Mythology

10:18pm October 23, 2019

by Jason Heller

Holly George-Warren's research, eye for detail, illuminating contextualization and clear delivery make for a far more rounded and convincing image of the musician's precocity than seen previously.