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'Recursion' is a puzzle box of time travel, memory and death

'Recursion' is a puzzle box of time travel, memory and death

Blake Crouch's new book reads like a relative of those late night college conversations about Big Questions. Here, the question is, if you could live your life over again, but differently, would you?
by Jason Sheehan

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A very happy 50th birthday to 'The Very Hungry Caterpillar'

A very happy 50th birthday to 'The Very Hungry Caterpillar'

Will author and artist Eric Carle's famously peckish creation be munching his way through some birthday cake? (Along with the salami, the pickle, the watermelon and the slice of Swiss cheese.)
by Neda Ulaby

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'Unraveling' sings a cohesive, unsettling song

'Unraveling' sings a cohesive, unsettling song

Brian Evenson's new collection brings together stories that have appeared in literary fiction, speculative fiction and horror publications -- and yet they flow together into a disturbing whole.
by Gabino Iglesias

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Intelligence Squared: Should you love your enemies?

Intelligence Squared: Should you love your enemies?

Think about your most deeply held political belief. Could you love someone who adamantly and passionately disagreed with it? In this special episode, host John Donvan sits down with Arthur Brooks, one of America's leading political thinkers, to discuss a bold premise: loving your enemies.
by MPR News Staff

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Former 'Teen Vogue' editor shares her memoir -- and her manifesto

Former 'Teen Vogue' editor shares her memoir -- and her manifesto

Elaine Welteroth became the first black beauty director at a Conde Nast magazine. Then she oversaw its political transformation.
by Noel King

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Can a chicken recipe change your life?

Can a chicken recipe change your life?

Ella Risbridger was suicidally depressed when she roasted a chicken and ended up writing an uplifting, genre-bending cookbook that reads like a magical mix of memoir, novel and self-help book.
by Jean Fain

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