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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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Jan 20

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Telling the story of parents and activists who fought for autism acceptance

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The story of autism is many stories -- from doctors, to parents, to the afflicted themselves. Journalists Caren Zucker and John Donvan examine that history in their new book, "In a Different Key: The Story of Autism." Jeffrey Brown sits…

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Jan 04

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Man Booker Prize winner Marlon James on the voice of reggae

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Marlon James, author of "A Brief History of Seven Killings," is the first Jamaican writer to win the Man Booker Prize. James sat down with Jeffrey Brown at the Miami Book Fair to discuss his story, set in the 1970s…

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Dec 29

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Poet Robin Coste Lewis evokes the black female form across history

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"Voyage of the Sable Venus," the first collection from Robin Coste Lewis, is the winner of this year's National Book Award for poetry. Lewis discussed her debut, her readers and her influences with Jeffrey Brown at the Miami Book Festival.

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Dec 23

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6 of the best books to curl up with from 2015

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What were the must-read books of 2015? Jeffrey Brown gets favorite picks from Daniel Pink, business writer and author of "Drive," and novelist Jennifer Close, author of "The Smart One."…

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Nov 11

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Author Kareem Abdul-Jabbar turns his powers of observation to Sherlock’s brother

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Mycroft Holmes is the elusive and possibly more intelligent older brother of Sherlock Holmes. Now Kareem Abdul-Jabbar -- NBA All-Star, writer and Arthur Conan Doyle devotee -- has co-authored a novel about the lesser known but no less intriguing brother…

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Nov 03

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Why novelist John Irving’s latest protagonist is a fiction writer

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In novelist John Irving’s new book, “Avenue of Mysteries,” a poor child in Mexico picks up books from out of the trash and grows up to be a prominent American writer. Irving joins Jeffrey Brown to discuss what distinguishes his…

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