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The Spies of Shilling Lane, by Jennifer Ryan

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A Blitz Of Mother Love In 'Spies Of Shilling Lane'

10:00am June 09, 2019

by Vikki Valentine

How far would you go to get away from your overbearing mother? In Jennifer Ryan's novel, a young woman braves the London Blitz to avoid her mom — who promptly hops a train and comes looking for her.

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Story Of The 1972 Andes Plane Crash In 'Out Of The Silence'

8:44am June 09, 2019

Eduardo Strauch survived the 1972 Andes plane crash of the Uruguayan rugby team. NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with him about his story of hope in his book, Out of the Silence: After the Crash.

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In 'Ayesha At Last,' A Take On Austen That's Sparky And Sensitive

7:00am June 09, 2019

by Kamrun Nesa

There have been an awful lot of South Asian adaptations of Pride and Prejudice recently, but Uzma Jalaluddin's tale of two Toronto Muslims — one conservative, one liberal — stands out beautifully.

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'Magic For Liars' Asks, What If You're Actually Not Magic?

12:00pm June 08, 2019

by Liza Graham

Sarah Gailey's new novel centers on estranged sisters, one magically talented and one just a talented private investigator — who gets called in to solve a crime at her sister's school for magic.

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Macabre And Irreverent, 'Mostly Dead Things' Is A Satisfying Journey

10:03am June 08, 2019

by Ilana Masad

Kristin Arnett's new novel follows a woman dealing with the suicide of her father, while running the taxidermy business she inherited from him, getting over an ex, and learning to live for herself.

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Checking Facts In Nonfiction

8:31am June 08, 2019

by Lynn Neary

Authors, not publishers, are responsible for the accuracy of nonfiction books. Every now and then a controversy over a high-profile book provokes discussion about whether that policy should change.

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Elizabeth Gilbert On 'City Of Girls'

8:31am June 08, 2019

Eat, Pray, Love author Elizabeth Gilbert has a new novel. NPR's Scott Simon talks to the best-selling writer about City of Girls.

The Sentence Is Death, by Anthony Horowitz.

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'The Sentence Is Death' Is A Bracing Addition To Any Beach Bag

7:00am June 08, 2019

by Bethanne Patrick

Anthony Horowitz's new Inspector Hawthorne mystery is a sometimes too complex but ultimately fun tale set in and around London's literary scene, with plenty of axes to grind and nibs to sharpen.

Linda Fairstein, seen at an event in New York City in 2004, parlayed her fame as a prosecutor into a prolific run as a crime novelist.

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Linda Fairstein, Former 'Central Park 5' Prosecutor, Dropped By Her Publisher

6:32pm June 07, 2019

by Colin Dwyer

Fairstein, who oversaw the case against five teens wrongfully convicted of rape, has become a novelist since leaving the courtroom. But a Netflix series is stirring controversy over her former role.

Elliot Ackerman is also the author of the novels Dark at the Crossing and Waiting for Eden. He's pictured above during a TV taping in Milan in March 2016.

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'I Write To Understand What I Think': A Veteran Turns To Words After War

5:08pm June 07, 2019

by Mary Louise Kelly

Elliot Ackerman served five tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. He sees the ongoing conflicts in the Middle East as "all one war" and explains why that's particularly tough on his generation of veterans.