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Rules for Visiting, by Jessica Francis Kane

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Friendship Keeps You Human In 'Rules For Visiting'

7:00am May 17, 2019

by Ilana Masad

Jessica Francis Kane's new novel follows a prickly, 40-something gardener who — inspired by the friendless fate of Beowulf's monstrous Grendel — decides to reconnect with four of her oldest friends.

A new book, Bottle of Lies, reveals serious safety and purity concerns about the global generic-drug supply.

The Generic Drugs You're Taking May Not Be As Safe Or Effective As You Think

6:14pm May 16, 2019

by Dave Davies

Journalist Katherine Eban says most of the generic medicine being sold in the U.S. is manufactured overseas — sometimes under questionable quality control standards. Her new book is Bottle of Lies.

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'Middlegame' Makes Mathematical Magic

7:00am May 16, 2019

by Jason Sheehan

Seanan McGuire's new standalone novel stars twins: Roger is good at words and Dodger is good at math — and both of them find themselves caught up in a shadowy alchemical plan for world domination.

A Thousand Small Sanities: The Moral Adventure of Liberalism, by Adam Gopnik

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'A Thousand Small Sanities' Is A Lesson In Understanding Liberalism

2:47pm May 15, 2019

by Gabino Iglesias

By showing the impact it's had in the past, Adam Gopnik presents liberalism not only as a moral adventure but also as a necessity in an age of resurging autocracy and rampant bigotry.

Cover detail of Howard Stern Comes Again

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Howard Stern On 'Fresh Air': Part 2

1:52pm May 15, 2019

by Terry Gross

In the second half of our two-part interview, Stern talks about his 2017 cancer scare, his thoughts on retirement and his mother's depression. His new book is Howard Stern Comes Again.

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Karen Russell Proves She's A True Original With 'Orange World'

7:00am May 15, 2019

by Michael Schaub

Russell's new story collection encompasses everything from a boy in love with a bog body to a woman trying to get out of a bargain with the devil — it's unlike anything you've ever read before.

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In 'Unspeakable,' A Journalist Gives Silence An Investigative Treatment

6:12pm May 14, 2019

by Ailsa Chang

As a teenager, Harriet Shawcross retreated into silence for a year. As an adult, she set out to understand why people speak, and why they don't, in a new book.

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Calling Out Callout Culture

4:51pm May 14, 2019

Author Irshad Manji says it's time to call out "callout culture."

Once More We Saw Stars, by Jayson Greene

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In 'Once More We Saw Stars,' Grief And Love Together

4:30pm May 14, 2019

by Lynn Neary

Jayson Greene's young daughter died in a tragic random accident; his new memoir chronicles how he and his wife and his wife got to a place where they understood they could still experience joy.

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Warren Zevon in concert circa 1978 in New York City.

'Nothing's Bad Luck' Zeroes In On The Life And Lasting Work Of Warren Zevon

2:18pm May 14, 2019

by Gabino Iglesias

C.M. Kushin has delivered a nuanced, in-depth, loving look at the complicated singer/songwriter, one that helps cement him as one of the most complex and captivating music figures of our times.