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'There is no good card for this': What to say when 'condolences' isn't enough

'There is no good card for this': What to say when 'condolences' isn't enough

Have you ever struggled with how to be there for a friend in pain? If so, you're not alone. Illustrator Emily McDowell says her new book is a "guide for how to show up ... after you've sent the card."

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2017 Grammys: Adele upsets Beyonce, Chance arrives, politics pop (slightly)

2017 Grammys: Adele upsets Beyonce, Chance arrives, politics pop (slightly)

Adele swept the major categories over Beyonce, David Bowie posthumously won every award he was nominated for and the Grammys sometimes obliquely addressed a charged political climate.
by Andrew Flanagan

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'The Unbanking of America': When banks aren't the best option

'The Unbanking of America': When banks aren't the best option

The traditional banking system is no longer meeting the needs of Americans who live paycheck-to-paycheck, Lisa Servon argues in her new book.
by MPR News Staff

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Horror tropes and human sadness in 'Universal Harvester'

Horror tropes and human sadness in 'Universal Harvester'

Musician and author John Darnielle's new "Universal Harvester" follows three connected stories in three different eras, in an unsettling fairy tale about mysterious images that appear on video tapes.
by Carmen Maria Machado

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Grammy-winning jazz singer Al Jarreau dies at 76

Grammy-winning jazz singer Al Jarreau dies at 76

Grammy-winning jazz singer Al Jarreau has died in a Los Angeles hospital just days after announcing his retirement from touring due to exhaustion.
by Associated Press

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What it's like to have -- and lose -- a sister

What it's like to have -- and lose -- a sister

Bookseller Sarah Bagby recommends Sheila Kohler's memoir about her close bond with her older sister, and choices and events that separated them.
by Tracy Mumford

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Fires burn -- at a distance -- in unnerving 'Separation'

Fires burn -- at a distance -- in unnerving 'Separation'

Katie Kitamura's new novel follows an unnamed narrator who tails her estranged, disappeared husband to Greece -- while keeping the ominous surroundings and disquieting emotions at a cool remove.
by Annalisa Quinn

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George Saunders re-imagines a president's grief with 'Lincoln in the Bardo'

George Saunders re-imagines a president's grief with 'Lincoln in the Bardo'

The acclaimed short-story writer sets his first novel in the cemetery where 11-year-old Willie Lincoln was buried. Critic Maureen Corrigan calls Lincoln in the Bardo "searing, inventive and bizarre."
by Maureen Corrigan

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John Oliver on facts, Donald Trump and the Supreme Court for dogs

John Oliver on facts, Donald Trump and the Supreme Court for dogs

In an NPR interview, the comedian talks about why facts matter more to him as a comedian than the president he's about to lampoon. Oliver's Last Week Tonight returns for a new season on HBO Sunday.

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