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'Surveillance State' explores China's tech and social media control systems

Veteran Wall Street Journal reporters Josh Chin and Liza Lin spent years covering China. In a new book, they untangle how China built its formidable digital surveillance apparatus.

September 07, 2022
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  • Emily Feng
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  • Books

The Booker Prize shortlist of six works of fiction is announced

Among the six authors who made the Booker Prize shortlist are Elizabeth Strout, NoViolet Bulawayo and Percival Everett. The winner will be announced in October.

September 06, 2022
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  • Elizabeth Blair

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At 10th anniversary of Benghazi attack, former diplomat offers context in new book

Ethan Chorin, who served in Libya, presents details that most Americans don't know about the embassy attack — and explores the role domestic politics played in the aftermath.

September 06, 2022
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  • Caitlyn Kim
Corlys Velaryon (Steve Tousssaint) has an axe, and teeth, to grind in <em>House of the Dragon</em>.

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  • TV Reviews

'House of the Dragon' episode 3: The king — and the show — go hunting for validation

In the third episode of HBO's Game of Thrones prequel, Rhaenyra is bored, has to fend off a Lord, then nearly gets gored; meanwhile, a minor threat gets put to the sword.

September 06, 2022
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  • Glen Weldon
Personal finance smackdown

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An economist studied popular finance tips. Some might be leading you astray

A Yale professor of finance read through 50 popular finance books to see how they square with traditional economic theory.

September 06, 2022
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  • Greg Rosalsky
Melissa Clark and NPR's Ayesha Rascoe pose with the cheesy baked pasta.

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When Melissa Clark cooks, it's 'Dinner in One'

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe visits the food writer's home to talk and cook. Clark has a new book of recipes promising minimal fuss (and dirty dishes).

September 04, 2022
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  • Samantha Balaban and
  • Ayesha Rascoe

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  • Books

Goodnight Moon has comforted kids at bedtime for 75 years

Since its publication on September 3, 1947, the book has lulled children around the world to sleep with its dreamy ritual of bidding "goodnight" to everything in the "great green room."

September 03, 2022
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  • Elizabeth Blair
J.K Rowling has said publicly that her new book was not based on her own life, even though some of the events that take place in the story did in fact happen to her as she was writing it.

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  • Books

J.K. Rowling's new book, about a transphobe who faces wrath online, raises eyebrows

In The Ink Black Heart, a popular cartoonist is harassed and killed after her work is criticized as transphobic. Observers say the plot mirrors Rowling's experience, though she calls it a coincidence.

September 01, 2022
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  • Rachel Treisman
Chautauqua has a strict set of zoning restrictions aimed at preserving the Victorian look of the community. Though many do, visitors don't have to attend cultural events. If they want they can  bicycle, swim or play lawn games.

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Chautauqua Institution re-examines security after Salman Rushdie attack

When the author was attacked earlier this month, he was taking the stage at New York's Chautauqua Institution. The storied place in American cultural life is now rethinking how open it should be.

August 31, 2022
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  • Jim Zarroli

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  • Book Reviews

'I'm Not Broken' is about being broken — and building a new life

A sad, brutally honest memoir about "a poor, sexually abused, drug-addicted Chicano kid," Jesse Leon's narrative is one that vividly brings to the page the realities of someone ignored by the system.

August 31, 2022
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  • Gabino Iglesias

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  • Book Reviews

'Diary of a Misfit' blends reportage, research and memoir

Washington Post reporter Casey Parks' first book, Diary of a Misfit: A Memoir and a Mystery, follows her attempts to uncover Roy Hudgins' story while rediscovering her own along the way.

August 30, 2022
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  • Ilana Masad

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  • Book Reviews

5 translated books from Japan to soothe battered souls this fall

A growing number of translated Japanese books have been released in the U.S. in recent years. There there are more than a dozen coming out this fall alone — including titles by emerging writers.

August 30, 2022
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  • Yurina Yoshikawa

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  • Book News & Features

Gen Z is driving sales of romance books to the top of bestseller lists

For months, Colleen Hoover and Emily Henry have occupied multiple spots on the New York Times paperback trade fiction bestsellers list. The success of these romance writers has been aided by Gen Z.

August 29, 2022
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  • Deanna Schwartz and
  • Meghan Collins Sullivan
Bridge of Guys: Daemon (Matt Smith) cradles a dragon egg in <em>House of the Dragon</em>.

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  • TV Reviews

In 'House of the Dragon' episode 2, two royal heirs stand off, and one stands down

In the second episode of HBO's 'Game of Thrones' prequel, Daemon makes a play, Rhaenyra wins the day, and Viserys gets the final say.

August 28, 2022
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  • Glen Weldon
Ollie, voiced by Jonathan Groff, in <em></em><em>Lost Ollie</em> on Netflix.

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  • Pop Culture

What's making us happy: A guide to your weekend reading, listening and viewing

Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: Peppa Pig, Apostle, and more.

August 26, 2022
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  • Glen Weldon,
  • Andrew Limbong,
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