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NPR's Scott Simon talks with novelist and teacher Lucy Ives about about her new collection of daily prompts to inspire creative writing, "Three Six Five."
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NPR's Scott Simon speaks to novelist Siri Hustvedt about her new book, "Ghost Stories" - a memoir of her 43-year marriage to American novelist Paul Auster, who died of cancer in 2024.
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From the Emotional Roller Coaster to the Worry-go-round, cartoonist Gemma Correll walks us through her brain's not-so-amusing amusement park in a darkly funny memoir.
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NPR's Juana Summers talks with the runner Mary Cain about her book This Is Not About Running, which deals with the harassment and abuse she says she experienced as a young runner.
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Palestinian Aziz Abu Sarah and Israeli Maoz Inon have both experienced tragic losses. The pair are now committed to peace between their two peoples.
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The book tells the story of April Balascio's chaotic childhood and how, as an adult, she tipped police about her suspicions that her father could be a murderer, which eventually led to his arrest.
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Anthony Palmini is a rising-star narrator in the world of romantasy, the genre of literature combining romance with fantasy.
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NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Alex Mayyasi, the author of Planet Money's new book, "Planet Money: A Guide to the Economic Forces That Shape Your Life."
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When author Bruce Handy's son was young, he loved and lost an orange balloon. He and illustrator Julie Kwon talk about a child's singular devotion to a lost object in their nearly wordless kids' book.
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NPR's Scott Simon talks to author Mark Helprin about Helprin's latest book Elegy in Blue.
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Anthony Horowitz's novels often open with a murder, and his latest is no different. This time, did the murder mistake their victim?
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Matteo Lane's love for pasta was fostered by growing up in an Italian family.