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After Leaving Senate, Snowe Is Still 'Fighting For Common Ground'
In a new book, former U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe explores how to fix the gridlock in Congress. Earlier this year, the Republican from Maine left the Senate out of frustration with the partisan stalemate. "It has to change, for the country," she says. "People deserve ... better representation."
After Long Wait, Novelist James Salter Shares 'All That Is'
Salter's first book, in 1957, won the admiration of writers and critics alike. But he hadn't written a novel since 1979, until now. All That Is sets out to give a sweeping portrait of human experience, with a main character who appears suspiciously similar to Salter himself.
Three-Minute Fiction
NPR's Three-Minute Fiction contest will close Sunday night. Contestants should submit their stories at npr.org/threeminutefiction.
Chasing A Dream, Speeding Down 'The Emerald Mile'
Host Rachel Martin talks to writer Kevin Fedarko about his new book, The Emerald Mile, which tells the harrowing story of three men who ride the flooded Colorado River through the Grand Canyon.
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A 'Cooked Seed' Sprouts After All, In America
Anchee Min's new book, The Cooked Seed, picks up 20 years after the end of her bestselling memoir Red Azalea, as Min arrives in America with little money and no English. After persecution in China, Min describes art school in America as "a strange environment, very surreal."
The 'Curious' Story Of Robert 'Believe It Or Not!' Ripley
Neal Thompson's new biography traces the life of the newspaper cartoonist who became an international celebrity and media superstar. Ripley's pioneering mix of the strange, the shocking and the barely believable shaped the way Americans saw the world.
A Nigerian-'Americanah' Novel About Love, Race And Hair
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's latest book tells the story of Ifemelu and Obinze, who fall in love as students in Nigeria but soon emigrate to different countries: Ifemelu to America and Obinze to England. Adichie tells NPR's Scott Simon that Ifemelu's discovery of racial identity mirrors her own.
Yngwie Malmsteen: 'I've Always Been A Little Bit Of An Extremist'
Malmsteen is the king of the neoclassical shred guitar. The Swedish musician and composer has somehow bridged centuries, from Paganini to his own arpeggiated acrobatics. Here, the guitarist speaks with NPR's Scott Simon about being a family man and growing up on Bach and Jimi Hendrix.
ArtsBeat: Katherine Boo’s ‘Beautiful Forevers’ Headed to the Stage
Book Review: 'A Nearly Perfect Copy'
Book critic Alan Cheuse has a review of A Nearly Perfect Copy by Allison Amend.
Bookshelf: Bicycles
Children’s Books: ‘No Fits, Nilson!’ by Zachariah OHora, and More
Making Peace With The Bible By Writing It Out Word For Word
Reading the Bible from cover to cover might seem like a heavy task. But what about writing it? Host Michel Martin speaks with Phillip Patterson, who is just two verses away from writing out the whole King James Bible. He talks about how he kept the faith in spite of loss and illness.
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NPR Bestsellers: Paperback Fiction, Week Of May 9, 2013
An artist discovers she's imitating a fake in B.A. Shapiro's The Art Forger, appearing at No. 9.
NPR Bestsellers: Hardcover Nonfiction, Week Of May 9, 2013
Nathaniel Philbrick's Bunker Hill examines the heroes of the American Revolution. It debuts at No. 4.
NPR Bestsellers: Week Of May 9, 2013
The lists are compiled from weekly surveys of close to 500 independent bookstores nationwide.
NPR Bestsellers: Hardcover Fiction, Week Of May 9, 2013
Debuting at No. 5, Claire Messud's The Woman Upstairs explores a quiet woman's furious inner life.
NPR Bestsellers: Paperback Nonfiction, Week Of May 9, 2013
At No. 8, Glenn Beck's Control counters the most commonly heard arguments for gun control.
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