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Rafael Agustin was a writer on the CW network show Jane the Virgin, and is now CEO of the Latino Film Institute.

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'Jane the Virgin' writer recounts growing up undocumented in 'Illegally Yours'

1:04pm July 12, 2022

by Dave Davies

Rafael Agustin's parents were physicians in Ecuador, but when they came to the U.S. they worked at a car wash and Kmart to get by. It wasn't until he was a teen that he learned they were undocumented.

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Ada Limón named new U.S. poet laureate

10:45am July 12, 2022

by Meghan Collins Sullivan

Ada Limón was named as the nation's 24th poet laureate by the Library of Congress. She will take over from Joy Harjo, who has held the position since 2019.

Blind loyalty is helping sustain Trump's power in the Republican party, new book says

4:24pm July 11, 2022

NPR's Juana Summers talks with journalist Mark Leibovich about his new book Thank You for Your Servitude: Donald Trump's Washington and the Price of Submission.

'Legacy of Violence' documents the dark side of the British Empire

1:33pm July 11, 2022

by Arun Venugopal

By by 1920, the British Empire covered 24% of the Earth's land mass. Historian Caroline Elkins says British rulers portrayed themselves as benevolent, but used systematic violence to maintain control.

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Authors speak out against trend of reading and returning ebooks

7:08am July 11, 2022

Authors are sounding the alarm about a TikTok trend encouraging people to read and return ebooks to Amazon. Self-published writers say Amazon's lenient return policy is risking their livelihoods.

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Books We Love: NPR's summer 2022 picks

5:11pm July 09, 2022

If you're on the hunt for your book club's next read, look no further. Pop Culture Happy Hour host Linda Holmes has recommendations from the latest edition of Books We Love.

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'Soundings' is a memoir, meditation and adventure in following grey whales' migration

8:09am July 09, 2022

by Scott Simon

Scott Simon speaks to journalist Doreen Cunningham about her new book "Soundings: Journeys in the Company of Whales."

Ngô Thanh Vân as Linh and Joey King as The Princess in the new Hulu film The Princess.

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

8:00pm July 08, 2022

Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: Rutherford Falls season two, Magic Mike XXL, and more.

'Thank You for Your Servitude' casts harsh light on GOP's shift and its motives

11:50am July 08, 2022

by Ron Elving

Although Donald Trump remains an eminence throughout, Mark Leibovich's true subject here is Trump's stable of enablers and the transformation they have wrought on their party and themselves.

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'O' takes readers on a journey of abandonment and reclamation

10:09am July 08, 2022

by Jeevika Verma

In her third poetry collection, Zeina Hashem Beck is graceful her defiance of fitting self into a box. She embraces the multitudes – mother, citizen, poet, warrior – and presents herself as one whole.