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  • Npr Books September 11, 2008
    Published: Sep 11, 08
    1) In "How Does It Feel to Be Part of the Problem?" Moustafa Bayoumi writes of the experiences of young muslims in post-9/11 America; 2) Curtis Sittenfeld recommends three non-chick lit books written by smart women; 3) "Can You Ever Forgive Me?" is the memoir of literary forger Lee Israel - who sold phony letters 'by' Noel Coward, Dorothy Parker, and Lillian Hellman; 4) Meghan McCain has a new book for children: "My Dad, John McCain"
     
  • Npr Books September 8, 2008
    Published: Sep 8, 08
    1) "The Jewel of Medina" has found a new publisher. The controversial historical novel was dropped by Random House over concerns it would be offensive to muslims; 2) Matthew Kneale writes about a family in trouble, with the voice of a nine-year-old narrator for his novel "When We Were Romans"; 3) "Bacardi and the Long Fight for Cuba" by NPR's Tom Gjelten traces the rum company's fraught history with Cuba's political system; 4) A new book and CD, "Jim Copp, Will You Tell Me a Story?" intr
     
  • Npr Books September 5, 2008
    Published: Sep 5, 08
    1) Author Brad Meltzer on his novel "The Book of Lies" which tells the story behind the creation of Superman; 2) Alan Cheuse reviews two mysteries - "A Common Ordinary Murder" by Donald Pfarrer, and "Black & White and Dead All Over" by John Darnton; 3) A literary revival in Russia is fueled by authoritarianism; 4) Two memoirs about bi-polar disorder: David Lovelace's "Scattershot" tells the story of how manic depression runs in his family, and Terri Cheney's "Manic" looks at her experie
     
  • Npr Books September 2, 2008
    Published: Sep 2, 08
    1) In "The Sorrows of an American", novelist Siri Hustvedt was inspired by the story of her father's life in Depression-era Minnesota; 2) Jacqueline Carey's novel "It's a Crime" takes a comical look at the cooked books of Enron-like companies, and their aftermath; 3) Kaylene Johnson, biographer of presumptive Republican vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin; 4) Is "The Catcher In The Rye" still relevant for today's high school students?; 5) Fictional homicides at a New Jersey karaoke b
     
  • Npr Books August 28, 2008
    Published: Aug 28, 08
    1) Anne-Marie Slaughter recommends Three Books about China, which look at that nation's leaders, economy, and its past; 2) Tennis great Billie Jean King's new book "Pressure is a Privelege" revisits the historic battle of the sexes game with Bobby Riggs; 3) Writer Tony Giardina says you must read "Movie Love in the Fifties" by James Harvey; 4) "My Mercedes Is Not For Sale" by Dutch journalist Jeroen van Bergeijk shows that nearly everyone in Africa wants to buy one; 5) Children's book
     
  • Npr Books August 21, 2008
    Published: Aug 21, 08
    1) Vientiane, the capital city of Laos is the setting for Colin Cotterill's "Dr. Siri" mystery novels; 2) 2008 is the year of Richard Wright's centennial - Juan Williams speaks with Julia Wright, daughter of the author of "Black Boy" and "Native Son"; 3) Three Books with "Bark and Bite" for the dog days of summer; 4) Writer Walter Dean Myers tries to convey the African American experience in fiction to another generation; 5) "Cuisines of the Axis of Evil and Other Irritating States" by C
     
  • Npr Books: August 18, 2008
    Published: Aug 18, 08
    1) "The Obama Nation" by Jerome Corsi is hitting bookstore shelves and bestseller lists - despite factual inaccuracies; 2) A deeper look at the political "Swift-booking" industry; 3) In "Warrior Girls" Michael Sokolove explores the risk of injuries faced by young female athletes; 4) A continuing fight over the rights to some of John Steinbeck's most famous books; 5) Historian Jason Goodwin uses the Istanbul of the past in his mystery novels, including his latest, "The Snake Stone"; 6) Al
     
  • Npr Books: August 14, 2008
    Published: Aug 14, 08
    1) Matt Beynon Rees sets his new mystery, "The Samaritan's Secret" in Nablus, in the occupied West Bank; 2) The owner of a bookstore in Decatur, Georgia is soliciting funds from customers to help pay bills; 3) Writers from Santa Cruz attempt to capture the play of light and sun on the Pacific Ocean; 4) Alan Cheuse reviews Nobel prize winner Doris Lessing's new novel "Alfred & Emily"; 5) Publication of the controversial historical novel "The Jewel of Medina" by Sherry Jones was postpon
     
  • Npr Books: August 11, 2008
    Published: Aug 11, 08
    1) Morning Edition's "Crime in the City" series goes to Glasgow, Scotland with the novelist Denise Mina, whose protagonist is the depressive Maureen O'Donnell; 2) "In Lincoln's Shadow" chronicles the race riots of Springfield, Illinois that erupted a century ago; 3) Michael Chabon's alternate-history novel "The Yiddish Policeman's Union" wins this year's Hugo award for Science Fiction; 4) George Orwell's diary reconceived as a blog, with each entry posted 70 years to the day later; 5) Patri
     
  • Npr Books: August 4, 2008
    Published: Aug 4, 08
    1) Russian author Alexander Solzhenitsyn, who won the Nobel prize for Literature in 1970, and wrote "The Gulag Archipelago" has died at the age of 89; 2) Virginia Woolf may have been accurately representing the the way the brain works in her novel "Mrs. Dalloway"; 3) Brunonia Barry's novel "The Lace Reader" is a self-publishing success story; 4) Three Books on being in a band: Tom Perotta's "The Wishbones", "Mom, Have You Seen My Leather Pants?" by Craig A. Williams, and "Fargo Rock C
     
  • Npr Books: July 31, 2008
    Published: Jul 31, 08
    1) Librarians attending the "Comic-Con" convention looking for the latest Japanese manga to put on their shelves; 2) Sheryll Cashin writes her family's history of activism in "The Agitator's Daughter"; 3) Discarded Shopping lists are the inspiration for Hillary Carlip's book "a la Carte" as she transforms herself into the creators of the lists; 4) The novel "The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society" is set during the World War II occupation of the island off of Britain; 5) "A Fe
     
  • Npr Books: July 28, 2008
    Published: Jul 28, 08
    1) Randy Pausch, the professor whose "Last Lecture" led to the best-selling book about his life and lessons learned, has died at the age of 47; 2) Three Books on the topic of the environment: "American Earth", "Where the Wild Things Were", and "The Carbon Age"; 3) Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi has a new book called "Know Your Power: A Message to America's Daughters"; 4) Three Books on Pirates, both historical and contemporary: "Under the Black Flag", "Dangerous Waters", and about pira
     
  • Npr Books: July 24, 2008
    Published: Jul 24, 08
    1) The most dangerous days in U.S. history: the Cuban Missile Crisis, in Michael Dobbs' new book "One Minute to Midnight"; 2) "Daring To Look" by Anne Whiston Spirn collects the iconic depression-era photographs and less well-known writings of Dorothea Lange; 3) The thriller "Illegal Action" by Stella Rimington, the former head of Britain's MI-5 intelligence agency; 4) "Three Books" on the topic of baseball; 5) The summer camp experience is remembered and deconstructed in "Camp Camp: W
     
  • Npr Books: July 21, 2008
    Published: Jul 21, 08
    1) Joseph Wambaugh brings experience with police departments and knowledge of the city of Los Angeles to his mystery novels and non-fiction works; 2) Henry Fleming, the protagonist of "The Red Badge of Courage" is the latest subject of the series "In Character" ; 3) Lawyer and author Stephen L. Carter's latest novel is "Palace Council"; 4) A blend of botany, faith, and mythology in Christina Meldrum's debut novel "Madapple"; 5) Kay Ryan, the newly named next U.S. Poet Laureate
     
  • Npr Books: July 17, 2008
    Published: Jul 17, 08
    1) "The Dark Side" by journalist Jane Mayer explores the interrogation techniques used by the US, and treatment received by prisoners of the War on Terror; 2) The Crime in the City series visits the secrets of New Orleans... in the mysteries of author Julie Smith; 3) E. Lynn Harris writes of a straight college football player's celibacy in his new novel "Just Too Good To Be True"; 4) Mystery writer Chelsea Cain can't help but look for dead bodies around Portland, Oregon; 5) Alan Cheuse