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Were devoted to spreading the word about authors and their work. Produced by rose friedman, petra mayer, beth novey and meghan sullivan executive producer. The guests were the editor of the american editions and a mysterythriller columnist and blogger. Sheena returns to the show to talk about her new book no going back. Nprs brings you news about books and authors along with our picks for great reads. An evocative new book from author emma copley eisenberg explores the aftermath of the murders of two young women who were hitchhiking in west virginia in 1980. July 18, 2014 you have to see your unimportance before you can see your importance and your significance to the world, haden told fresh airs terry gross in 1992. Nprs michel martin speaks with poet and national book award finalist jane hirshfield about her favorite listenersubmitted twitter poems. When delia owens was growing up in thomasville, georgia, her mother encouraged her to venture deep into the wilderness, saying, go way out yonder where the crawdads sing. After college, she headed to africa and lived in the wild for decades while studying lions, brown. Sarah wilson is a journalist, entrepreneur, and the new york times bestselling author of i quit sugar. Lee child interview, plus links to author biography, book.

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The guests were the editor of the american editions. In new personal essay collections, they reassess their past selfhelp advice. Pulitzer prize winner mitch weiss and holbrook mohr detail the alleged secret life of abuse in the word of faith fellowship. Bookworm, a premier literary talk show providing intellectual, accessible, and provocative literary conversations. Do you recall which npr host conducted the interview. All of this panic could have been prevented the world war z novelist has done extensive research into real disaster preparedness. Author kirk johnson s new book the feather thief explores the 2009 theft of rare victorianera bird feathers from a british museum by american. The sense of achievement, a book in my hand that i created, is as good as the thrill of new motherhood. Author interviews npr interviews with top authors and the npr book tour, a weekly feature and podcast where leading authors read and discuss their writing. May 04, 2020 hear the morning edition program for may 4, 2020. Npr s michel martin speaks with poet and national book award finalist jane hirshfield about her favorite listenersubmitted twitter poems.

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