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Steve Inskeep spoke to Raekwon about the new book, the difficulties of his upbringing and the trappings of success.

'From Staircase to Stage': Raekwon on growing up in N.Y. and the Wu-Tang Clan

7:23am November 30, 2021

In his new memoir, From Staircase to Stage, rapper Raekwon recalls watching as that relatively serene New York City neighborhood rapidly declined, succumbing to the wildfires of the crack epidemic.

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After 100 years, Boise Public Library gets a missing book back

7:03am November 30, 2021

The book was checked out Nov. 8, 1911, and it's still in great condition. The Idaho library did away with fines for late books two years ago. Otherwise the fine could have been around $1,800.

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Raekwon of Wu-Tang Clan fame tells his story in 'From Staircase to Stage'

6:34am November 30, 2021

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Cory Woods, Raekwon of the Wu-Tang Clan, about his book: From Staircase to Stage: The Story of Raekwon and the Wu-Tang Clan.

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'Flying Blind' author says Boeing put profit ahead of safety with the 737 MAX

1:44pm November 29, 2021

by Dave Davies

The 737 MAX was grounded in 2019 after two deadly crashes exposed flaws pilots hadn't been told about. Journalist Peter Robison says Boeing cut costs and co-opted regulators in designing the craft.

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Harsh Times: A Novel, by Mario Vargas Llosa

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Mario Vargas Llosa explores 1954 Guatemalan coup in new novel

9:37am November 29, 2021

Harsh Times, set in the 1950s, is historical fiction centering on events of a CIA-backed coup to overthrow Guatemala's democratically-elected government led by Jacobo Árbenz.

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'The Ghost Tracks' is heartwarming horror fiction

6:35am November 29, 2021

by Gabino Iglesias

Celso Hurtado's YA horror novel combines a real San Antonio legend with classic elements of YA narratives to tell a story of friendship that explores the possibility of the supernatural.

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'Jade Legacy,' final in the Green Bone Saga trilogy, is about endings

6:35am November 29, 2021

by Jason Sheehan

The Damocles threat Fonda Lee has let dangle over this entire series is that no one in these pages is ever safe — the world she has created is dangerous and everyone in it has a place where they end.

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'House of Gucci' author gives her take on the new film adapted from her book

4:50pm November 28, 2021

NPR's David Folkenflik speaks with Sara Gay Forden about her book, The House of Gucci, which has just been released as a feature film starring Lady Gaga and Adam Driver.

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'White Hot Hate' details foiled attack by white supremacists on immigrants in Kansas

9:32am November 28, 2021

by Kelsey Snell

Kelsey Snell speaks with author Dick Lehr about his new book, "White Hot Hate." It's the story of a foiled domestic terrorist attack against an immigrant community in a Kansas farming town.

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'JRR Token' is a punny name for a cryptocurrency, but Tolkien's estate is not humored

9:32am November 28, 2021

The estate of fantasy writer J.R.R. Tolkien has successfully blocked a cryptocurrency called "JRR Token."

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