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Writing On The Sly, Nathaniel Rich's Secret Debut

NPR Books - October 5, 2013 - 9:13am

It took over five years for Nathaniel Rich to finish his first novel — maybe because he was writing The Mayor's Tongue secretly, first as a college student, and then while writing film criticism during the day.

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Harold Evans: A Long Career Of Chasing Stories

NPR Books - 8 hours 24 min ago

The British journalist talks with Steve Inskeep about his tenure as editor of the Sunday Times in London and his crusade to maintain journalism's commitment to public good. Evans has a new memoir called My Paper Chase: True Stories of Vanished Times.

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A Candid Take On The Evolving Immigrant Experience

NPR Books - November 4, 2009 - 11:54pm

In his wide-ranging, expertly curated anthology Becoming Americans, Ilan Stavans collects four centuries of immigrants' stories.

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'Obamanos!': One Year Into Obama's Presidency

NPR Books - November 4, 2009 - 1:29pm

Hendrik Hertzberg, author of Obamanos!, assesses the year since President Obama's election. And former Ark. Gov. Mike Huckabee and NPR political editor Ken Rudin talk about gains Republicans made in the 2009 elections.

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'The Audacity To Win' The Presidency

NPR Books - November 4, 2009 - 9:14am

As Barack Obama's presidential campaign manager, David Plouffe was responsible for constructing an unprecedented grass-roots campaign. In his new book, The Audacity To Win: The Inside Story and Lessons of Barack Obama's Historic Victory, Plouffe presents a behind-the-scenes look at a historic campaign.

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TBR: Inside the List

New york Times Book Reviews - November 3, 2009 - 11:35pm
Malcolm Gladwell’s “What the Dog Saw” enters at No. 3, while Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner land at No. 2 with “SuperFreakonomics.”
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A Flood Of Palin Books To Hit Shelves

NPR Books - November 3, 2009 - 4:03pm

Sarah Palin's upcoming memoir, Going Rogue, will be released Nov. 17. It's already a best-seller and a target for parody. Going Rouge, a book of essays from two editors of The Nation, will be released the same day. Marjorie Kehe, book editor for The Christian Science Monitor, calls it a perfect storm for publishers.

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'The Lacuna,' Kingsolver's Vacant Return

NPR Books - November 3, 2009 - 1:00pm

It's been nine years since Barbara Kingsolver, author of The Poisonwood Bible, has released a new novel — but is The Lacuna worth the wait? Critic Maureen Corrigan says this personalized perspective on the Red Scare in Mexico reflects the hidden meaning of the book's title: vacancy.

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The Dossier

New york Times Book Reviews - November 3, 2009 - 12:56pm
Kati Marton read her parents’ secret police files to research this powerful narrative of their imprisonment in Stalinist Hungary.
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Mary Karr, Remembering The Years She Spent 'Lit'

NPR Books - November 3, 2009 - 12:06pm

The Liar's Club, Mary Karr's memoir about her hardscrabble childhood in Texas, was named one of the best books of 1995. In her new book, Lit, Karr details her early adult years and her struggles with alcohol, depression and motherhood.

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Magic And Bird: A Rivalry Gives Way To Friendship

NPR Books - November 3, 2009 - 10:26am

In the 1980s, the "golden era" of the NBA, basketball superstars Larry Bird and Earvin "Magic" Johnson had an intense rivalry that elevated the entire league. But after years of hating each other, they developed a close friendship, chronicled in a new book, When The Game Was Ours.

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What We're Reading: Nov. 3 - 9, 2009

NPR Books - November 3, 2009 - 9:00am

A new weekly feature spotlights staff picks of standout books. This week, new novels from Barbara Kingsolver, Philip Roth and Paul Auster. Jonathan Safran Foer makes the case against Eating Animals, and Ken Auletta's Googled profiles one of the world's most significant companies.

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Searching For Answers? 'Googled' Disappoints

NPR Books - November 2, 2009 - 11:32pm

Ken Auletta's new book, Googled, chronicles the behemoth search engine company from the bottom up. But critic Troy Patterson says that few of the book's points are so penetrating that they couldn't be easily discovered via a quick Google query.

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