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Second thoughts about a second marriage in 'Standard Deviation'

Second thoughts about a second marriage in 'Standard Deviation'

A husband and wife are complete opposites. She's charming and effusive, he's a buttoned-down man of routine. Katherine Heiny tells NPR's Scott Simon about her first novel, 'Standard Deviation.'
by Heller McAlpin

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How MPR unveiled 'A Prairie Home Companion' in 1974

How MPR unveiled 'A Prairie Home Companion' in 1974

Fundraising has been a staple of life at Minnesota Public Radio throughout its 50 years on the air. But there's one bit of pledge drive banter that remains the stuff of legend.
by Sara Porter

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Elvis co-wrote his hit 'All Shook Up'

Elvis co-wrote his hit 'All Shook Up'

The song was No. 1 on the Billboard pop chart 60 years ago.
by MPR News Staff

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In 'Margot Sanchez,' a teen grows up and learns to love the Bronx

In 'Margot Sanchez,' a teen grows up and learns to love the Bronx

Instead of going to the beach with her prep school friends, Margot is stuck working at her father's supermarket in the Bronx. Lilliam Rivera says her YA novel was inspired by her own Bronx childhood.
by Lulu Garcia-Navarro

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In 'A King's Obsession,' Anne Boleyn's true love is power

In 'A King's Obsession,' Anne Boleyn's true love is power

Alison Weir takes a fresh look at familiar territory in this retelling of the story of Anne Boleyn. Weir's version of Anne is fiercely smart and guilty only of craving power that was hers by right.
by Jean Zimmerman

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We have always been bored -- 'Yawn' wonders why

We have always been bored -- 'Yawn' wonders why

Mary Mann's new book digs into a phenomenon as old as humanity: boredom. Why do we get bored? Is there a cure? 'Yawn' is a thoughtful read, but its mix of autobiography and scholarship doesn't jell.
by Genevieve Valentine

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Leaving high school behind for a dangerous life in 'A Good Country'

Leaving high school behind for a dangerous life in 'A Good Country'

Laleh Khadivi's new novel traces the path of a young Muslim man in California, the son of strict Iranian immigrant parents, from his first bong hit at age 14 to his eventual radicalization.

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