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After comic Garry Shandling's death, Judd Apatow found Zen in his diaries

After comic Garry Shandling's death, Judd Apatow found Zen in his diaries

"He completely changed my life," Apatow says of his mentor. “It's Garry Shandling's Book,” which Apatow edited, explores the insecurities and personal trauma that Shandling turned into comedy.
by Terry Gross

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Lindy West: 'The Witches are Coming' — and they are rightfully angry

Lindy West: 'The Witches are Coming' — and they are rightfully angry

"For a long time, a certain set of men have called women like me 'witches' to silence and discredit us," West says. Her book explores misogyny, the #MeToo movement and growing up female in America.
by Noel King

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'Space Invaders' maps pixelated battles onto real-life conflict

'Space Invaders' maps pixelated battles onto real-life conflict

The characters in Nona Fernández' new book are coming of age during Chile's brutal military dictatorship — and for them, video games are a useful framework for understanding the dangers all around.
by Lily Meyer

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Face-to-face with a grizzly

Face-to-face with a grizzly

Duluth author Alex Messenger's new book recounts how his encounter with a grizzly bear during a 600-mile canoe trip changed his life.
by Euan Kerr

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'The Movie Musical!' is a symphony in praise of the 'razzmatazz' of the genre

'The Movie Musical!' is a symphony in praise of the 'razzmatazz' of the genre

Jeanine Basinger argues, authoritatively and passionately, that the musical has never really left us, that there's relevance and inspiration to be gleaned from the golden age of Hollywood musicals.
by Jason Heller

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London's 'Mudlark' pulls treasure from the Thames

London's 'Mudlark' pulls treasure from the Thames

"I'm finding these ordinary pieces that perhaps, almost undoubtedly, nobody's touched since the last person who dropped it," Lara Maiklem says. "To reach down and pick that up is like reaching back through time, into history itself. It's the closest thing I can imagine to time travel."
by Petra Mayer

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The Booker Prize is shared by the 12 black Brits in 'Girl, Woman, Other'

The Booker Prize is shared by the 12 black Brits in 'Girl, Woman, Other'

Bernardine Evaristo's new award-winning novel follows a dozen different characters, aged 19-93. "I wanted to put as many black British women into it as possible," the author says.
by Scott Simon

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'The Guinevere Deception' casts a surprising spell

'The Guinevere Deception' casts a surprising spell

Kiersten White's retelling of the King Arthur story puts his queen Guinevere at the center — only she's not really Guinevere. She's a magic-wielding changeling, sent to court to protect the king.
by Caitlyn Paxson

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