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Apr 12

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This ‘Refugee’ author explains what it’s like to live between worlds

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What does the word "refugee" mean to the author of a short story collection called "The Refugees"? They “are the unwanted," says Viet Thanh Nguyen, who claims his own identity among them. Nguyen joins Jeffrey Brown to discuss his stories…

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Dec 27

4 more books our critics loved this year

By Travis Daub

What were the best books of 2016? Best-selling authors Jacqueline Woodson and Daniel Pink shared their favorites on our show, but we couldn't fit all their picks. Here are 4 more favorites.

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Apr 27

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How a Seattle murderer slipped through the cracks of the mental health system

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In 2009, Jennifer Hopper and Teresa Butz were attacked and sexually assaulted in their home; Butz did not survive. In “While the City Slept,” Eli Sanders, a Pulitzer winner for his reporting on the case, examines the troubled life of…

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Apr 27

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The shocking experience of finally seeing the full spectrum of emotion

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A medical procedure used to diagnose damage from brain injuries may also help some autistic patients make connections and understand emotions they’ve never experienced. Author John Robison underwent that experimental therapy, detailed in a new memoir, “Switched On.” Hari Sreenivasan…

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Apr 20

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How do you beat a midlife slump? New book explores ways to thrive

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While the stereotypical “midlife crisis” is not that common, feelings of midlife malaise are very, very common, says NPR's Barbara Bradley Hagerty. In "Reimagined: The Science, Art, and Opportunity of Midlife," Hagerty examines what causes this existential slump and offers…

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Mar 28

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Remembering author Jim Harrison in his own words

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Jim Harrison, a prolific and influential writer of fiction and poetry, was known for his preoccupation with rural American life and his eclectic professional pursuits: he’d been everything from a Hollywood screenwriter to a food writer for Esquire Magazine. Harrison…

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Feb 19

Harper Lee, author of American classic ‘To Kill a Mockingbird,’ dead at 89

By Joshua Barajas, Corinne Segal

Pulitzer Prize winning author Harper Lee died Friday at the age of 89. Lee wrote the beloved 1960 novel "To Kill a Mockingbird."…

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Feb 11

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What it’s like to call the world’s largest refugee camp home

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Established by the U.N. in 1991 to house Somalis fleeing their civil war, the Dadaab refugee camp complex in eastern Kenya has grown into the largest in the world. Some call it a humanitarian disaster, but to its half-million residents,…

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Feb 03

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How a critical mass of women can change an institution

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Jay Newton-Small, author of "Broad Influence: How Women Are Changing the Way America Works," sits down with Judy Woodruff to discuss what happens when a critical mass of women wield power and influence in public life and the workforce.

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Jan 21

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Hotbeds of genius and innovation depend on these key ingredients

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What kind of environment spawns genius? That’s the question Eric Weiner tackles in his latest book, “The Geography of Genius,” in which Weiner journeys around the world and through time, from Plato’s Athens to Leonardo da Vinci’s Florence, to find…

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