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'Fine Mess': You Can Learn A Lot About A Country By Its Taxes

6:41am April 03, 2017

Steve Inskeep talks to journalist and author T.R. Reid, who traveled the world to look at the tax codes of other nations to see how the U.S. might learn from their experience.

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Jon Proudstar created Tribal Force in 1996 — now, it's being rebooted by Native Realities.

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With This Publisher, Native American Superheroes Fly High

5:58pm April 02, 2017

by Megan Kamerick

Native Realities Press exclusively publishes Native American-made comics, graphic novels and games — including a reboot of Tribal Force, widely considered the first all-Native superhero comic book.

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'American War' Explores The Universality Of Revenge

7:46am April 02, 2017

by Lulu Garcia-Navarro

Journalist Omar El Akkad imagines a dark, dystopian future in his new novel, American War. It follows a young girl whose curious, trusting nature leads her to terrible acts as she grows up.

Khanh-Hoa Nguyen cooks caramelized pork belly with ginger, a Cambodian dish served to women who have just given birth.

For Centuries, These Asian Recipes Have Helped New Moms Recover From Childbirth

7:00am April 02, 2017

by Grace Hwang Lynch

Postpartum soups and stews have traditionally been prepared for new moms by Asian grandmothers and aunts, the recipes passed down orally. A new cookbook seeks to preserve them before they're lost.

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Find Your Way Across This Misty, Mysterious 'Frontier'

7:00am April 02, 2017

by Amal El-Mohtar

Can Xue's book is hard to describe, much less explain — there's a town, and a mountain, and a poplar grove, and a host of people just trying to connect in a world of absent-minded strangeness.

'Madame President' Author On 'Street Cred,' Economic Power Of Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

6:52pm April 01, 2017

by Michel Martin

Helene Cooper's new book "Madame President" takes a detailed look at the life and career of Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, the first female president of Liberia.

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'Ship Beyond Time' Sails Through The Centuries

10:00am April 01, 2017

by Caitlyn Paxson

Heidi Heilig's duology, The Girl From Everywhere and the new The Ship Beyond Time, follows a girl who travels between worlds and times on her father's tall ship, trying to save her mother's life.

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Stories Of Parents And Children In 'What It Means When A Man Falls From The Sky'

8:04am April 01, 2017

Writer Lesley Nneka Arimah tells Scott Simon about her short story collection, What It Means When a Man Falls from the Sky, which imagines a world overtaken by the consequences of global warming.

Abbad Yahya, a 28-year-old Palestinian novelist, is in exile after the Palestinian Authority banned his latest book, Crime in Ramallah, calling it indecent.

Facing Death Threats And A Ban On His Novel, A Palestinian Author Flees

8:04am April 01, 2017

by Joanna Kakissis

"I always thought there was much space to write, to think, in Ramallah, especially," says novelist Abbad Yahya. "I feel that this space has now disappeared." He's now in hiding, fearing arrest.

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In 'Our Short History,' A Dying Single Mom Pens A Letter To Her Son

8:04am April 01, 2017

by Scott Simon

Lauren Grodstein's new novel follows a political consultant who's determined to use what time she has left to share as much as she can with her 6-year-old son, including the identity of his father.