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Paul McCartney, shown here in 1963, says the initial rush of Beatlemania "was the fulfillment of all our dreams."

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  • Music Interviews

Paul McCartney knew he'd never top The Beatles — and that's just fine with him

The forthcoming documentary Get Back revisits The Beatles' final days together. McCartney says he took the band's breakup hard: "It was quite difficult, because I didn't know what to do at all."

November 03, 2021
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By:
  • Terry Gross
Gary Shteyngart's previous books include<em> Super Sad True Love Story, Little Failure</em> and <em>Lake Success. </em>

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  • Author Interviews

How Gary Shteyngart's pandemic pod inspired a novel about friendship

Our Country Friends is about the trysts and betrayals that occur within a group of friends during the pandemic. It's an exaggerated version of Shteyngart's own COVID experience.

November 02, 2021
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By:
  • Dave Davies
For years, <em>All in the Family</em> was the most popular show on television. It debuted in 1971. Carroll O'Connor, left, played Archie Bunker. Jean Stapleton played his wife, Edith Bunker.

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  • Television

'All in the Family' is 50 years old. A new book looks at how it changed TV

All in the Family creator Norman Lear, along with writer Jim Colucci, talked with NPR about Carroll O'Connor, Jean Stapleton and their roles on the groundbreaking TV show.

November 02, 2021
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By:
  • James Doubek,
  • Rachel Martin,
  • and 2 more
Steven Roberts holds a copy of his book <em>Cokie: A Life Well Lived</em> at his home in Bethesda, Md. The process of writing that book, he says, has helped him feel like he gets to spend more time with his wife.

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  • Author Interviews

A new book captures Cokie Roberts and her 'Life Well Lived'

At the 2019 funeral for longtime NPR journalist Cokie Roberts, her husband, Steven, told personal stories about their life together. There were still more to tell, so he dove into writing about them.

November 01, 2021
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By:
  • Reena Advani

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  • Author Interviews

You can do it: Elizabeth Warren makes a pinkie promise to girls

Polly is tired of being told "that's not what girls do." Then she meets a woman running for President, who makes a pinkie promise with her to always remember that girls can do anything.

October 30, 2021
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By:
  • Samantha Balaban
Supporters of President Trump protest outside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

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  • Politics

Trump's strategy to overturn the 2020 election didn't work. Next time it might

Robert Costa's book Peril, which he co-wrote with Bob Woodward, goes inside Trump's war room on the eve of the Jan. 6 insurrection. Costa says the 2024 election could trigger a constitutional crisis.

October 28, 2021
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By:
  • Terry Gross

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  • Arts & Life

OK, so you're a 'Sellout.' Now what?

In his new book Sellout, writer Dan Ozzi traces a music industry in flux starting in the mid-90s, as punk bands cash in on their cred in exchange for rock stardom and asks, was it all worth it?

October 28, 2021
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By:
  • Andrew Limbong
Katie Couric, shown here in 2016, reflects on the successes and setbacks she's experienced as a journalist in her new memoir, <em>Going There</em>.

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  • Author Interviews

After years of trying to be likable, Katie Couric is letting that go

The former Today co-host recently bought a T-shirt that says, "I'm not for everyone." Her new memoir, Going There, is a candid look at the successes and setbacks she's experienced as a journalist.

October 26, 2021
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By:
  • Terry Gross
GPB News NPR

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  • Author Interviews

In their book, Barack Obama and Bruce Springsteen envision a more unified U.S.

Former President Barack Obama and Bruce Springsteen's new book Renegades is based on their podcast. The book delves into conversations about race, the American dream and their stories of growing up.

October 26, 2021
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By:
  • Audie Cornish
Bruce Springsteen, Michelle Obama and Barack Obama in the Blue Room before the Presidential Medal of Freedom ceremony on Nov. 22, 2016. It's one of many photos featured in the <em>Renegades</em> book.

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  • Author Interviews

In a new book, Barack Obama and Bruce Springsteen envision a more unified America

In an NPR interview, the former president and the iconic musician speak about spreading hope amid widespread division and about the "critical patriotism" of Springsteen's "Born in the U.S.A."

October 25, 2021
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By:
  • Sharon Pruitt-Young and
  • Audie Cornish
Bruce Springsteen, Michelle Obama and Barack Obama in the Blue Room before the Presidential Medal of Freedom ceremony on Nov. 22, 2016. It's one of many photos featured in the <em>Renegades</em> book.

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  • Author Interviews

In a new book, Barack Obama and Bruce Springsteen envision a more unified America

In an NPR interview, the former president and the iconic musician speak about spreading hope amid widespread division and about the "critical patriotism" of Springsteen's "Born in the U.S.A."

October 25, 2021
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By:
  • Sharon Pruitt-Young and
  • Audie Cornish
Melissa Lozada-Oliva reimagines pop star Selena's legacy in <em>Dreaming of You</em>.

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  • Author Interviews

In 'Dreaming of You,' poet Melissa Lozada-Oliva reimagines Selena's legacy

Author Melissa Lozada-Oliva's new novel in verse, Dreaming of You, is about a heartbroken poet who brings Selena Quintanilla back from the dead.

October 25, 2021
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By:
  • Isabella Gomez Sarmiento
GPB News NPR

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  • Author Interviews

Katie Couric goes behind the scenes in the cutthroat world of morning TV news

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with the veteran broadcast journalist and former Today show anchor about her new memoir, Going There, which chronicles her decades in TV news as well as her personal life.

October 24, 2021
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By:
  • Scott Simon,
  • Ian Stewart,
  • and 2 more
Jeff Tweedy, Nick Offerman and George Saunders at Glacier National Park.

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  • Author Interviews

Nick Offerman on why he finds solace in the outdoors

The actor and author has a new book, Where the Deer and the Antelope Play. He talks with NPR's Scott Simon about why walking in the woods makes him feel better and how to experience nature in a city.

October 23, 2021
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By:
  • Scott Simon
GPB News NPR

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  • Music Interviews

Lenny Kravitz's memoir, 'Let Love Rule,' chronicles the making of a rock star

Kravitz's memoir follows his childhood and early career. Still touring in his 50s, Kravitz says, "I'm going to continue doing this as long as I can." Originally broadcast Oct. 6, 2020.

October 22, 2021
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  • Sam Briger
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