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Apache chef Nephi Craig says cooking Native food saved his life
Thu Jul 16 1:25 pm
Craig has cooked in a high-end restaurant — and for 7,800 prisoners in jail. He writes about cooking, his struggle with addition and his Native American heritage in the memoir Our Knives Will Save Us.
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An eco-journalist takes on a Big Tech in this modern twist on the heist novel
Thu Jul 16 12:23 pm
Nathaniel Rich's literary thriller centers on a young couple who strike out against a data center. Cloudthief wraps a smart exploration of our data-dominated society inside an entertaining heist yarn.
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Trump relished in being compared to dictators like Hitler and Stalin, journalist says
Wed Jul 15 2:56 pm
The New York Times journalist Jonathan Swan says the president is fixated on becoming a "great man of history" during his second term. Swan's new book, written with Maggie Haberman, is Regime Change.
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'The Trojan Teddy Bear': The promise and peril of childhood in the age of AI
Tue Jul 14 6:30 am
AI is moving beyond chatbots and into toys, dolls, and robots built to befriend children. A leading child-development expert says the technology offers real promise — but also risks crowding out the human relationships children need most.
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Got a long summer reading list? NPR's Life Kit helps you keep pages turning
Sun Jul 12 5:08 pm
Many people dream of extended summer reading time, but to really dig into books, you need steal any moment possible.
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Are we living through the end of reading?
Sat Jul 11 5:08 pm
People are reading fewer and fewer books. The Atlantic's Rose Horowitch discusses what a post-literate world might look like.
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10 new books you won't want to miss in July
Tue Jul 07 7:52 am
July's crop of notable releases features new work from Colson Whitehead, Sigrid Nuñez, Daniel Mason and Nathaniel Rich. Plus, new nonfiction from award-winning journalists.
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What a divorce coach wishes couples knew before ending a marriage
Mon Jul 06 10:06 pm
Divorce is a tool, not a weapon, says Karen McNenny, author of a new book on the subject. She explains how to end a marriage while protecting your family and your mental health.
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'You Won't Get Free of It' explores the complicated mother-daughter bond
Mon Jul 06 12:51 pm
The New Yorker writer Rachel Aviv spent years reporting stories about mothers and daughters searching for each other. When she became a mom, she saw everything she wrote differently.
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From Lead Belly to Tupac: a prison history of music
Sat Jul 04 5:03 pm
In his book 'The Midnight Special', author Colin Asher traces how prisons and the criminal justice system shaped American music, from Lead Belly and Johnny Cash to Tupac.
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