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'Rookie On Love,' edited by Tavi Gevinson.

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Love Is All Around — Everyday — In 'Rookie On Love'

12:00pm February 15, 2018

by Sydnee Monday

"When we talk about love ... it's usually always referring to romantic partnerships. And I knew that I didn't want this book to just be about that," editor Tavi Gevinson says of the new anthology.

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'Asymmetry' Is A Guide To Being Bigger Than Yourself

7:00am February 15, 2018

by Annalisa Quinn

At first, Lisa Halliday's novel seems too familiar: It's about a young would-be writer who has an affair with a famous older man. But partway through, it turns into something else, something new.

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'An American Marriage' Came Together After A Trip To The Mall

5:56am February 15, 2018

by Karen Grigsby Bates

Tayari Jones' novel examines what happens when ambitious, well-educated black newlyweds Celestial and Roy have their lives upended when Roy is falsely accused of rape.

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Steve Coll's 'Directorate S' Looks At Narrative Of CIA After 2001

4:44pm February 14, 2018

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Steve Coll, dean of the Columbia School of Journalism, about his new book, Directorate S: The C.I.A and America's Secret Wars in Afghanistan and Pakistan, 2001-2016.

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Long Haul Trucker Was 'Completely Seduced' By The Open Road

2:00pm February 14, 2018

by Terry Gross

Finn Murphy has logged over a million miles hauling people's belongings across the country to their new homes. He describes life on the road as a "reaction against regimentation."

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For Valentine's Day, Romance Writers Share Their Favorite Moments

1:57pm February 14, 2018

by Maya Rodale

Who knows romance better than romance novelists? We've asked some of our favorites to share the moments that make them swoon, whether it's a snuggle on a snowy morning or a game of wheelchair hockey.

Speaking My Language: How Gary Chapman Changed The Conversation About Love

5:00am February 14, 2018

by Bethany Chafin

Over 25 years ago, a book called "The Five Love Languages: How to Express Heartfelt Commitment to Your Mate" made its

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An author described former White House strategist Steve Bannon as "upset" about "the power of this rising women's movement."

Steve Bannon Sees #MeToo As An 'Existential Threat' To Trump, Journalist Says

4:01pm February 13, 2018

by Terry Gross

Journalist Joshua Green describes the right-wing provocateur as a "very shrewd analyst of American politics." Right now, Green says, Bannon is particularly attuned to the #MeToo movement.

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Barbara J. King asks: How can we think about distant cultures without reducing people to exotic "others"?

'How To Think Like An Anthropologist' — And Why You Should Want To

2:36pm February 13, 2018

by Barbara J. King

In step with Matthew Engelke's book published Tuesday, Barbara J. King says thinking anthropologically has never been more critical than in today's world, where assumptions are made and shared widely.

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A Bonfire Of Scorn, Schadenfreude And Social Insecurity In 'Mrs.'

7:00am February 13, 2018

by Heller McAlpin

If you think the social pressures in high school are brutal, they're nothing compared to the jockeying that goes on among the high-powered preschool parents in Caitlin Macy's withering new novel Mrs.