Lynn Neary
Stories
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National
'The voice we woke up to': Bob Edwards, longtime 'Morning Edition' host, dies at 76
Edwards, a consummate newsman, hosted NPR's morning show for more than two decades. "He sort of set the tone and the bar for all of us," says one former NPR executive.
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Anne Garrels, long time foreign correspondent for NPR, dies at 71
Longtime NPR foreign correspondent Anne Garrels has died. She was known for her brave work covering war zones and conflicts around the world.
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Which March Sister Are You? The Latest 'Little Women' Makes It Hard To Decide
Producer Amy Pascal says Greta Gerwig's new film adaptation does "a beautiful job of making all of these girls as complicated as Louisa May Alcott wanted them to be."
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National
You May Have To Wait To Borrow A New E-Book From The Library
Macmillan Publishers Ltd. will begin restricting sales of new e-books to libraries to one per library system for the first eight weeks after publication. Libraries are fighting back.
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New Barnes & Noble CEO Started His Career As An Independent Bookseller
James Daunt, the new CEO of Barnes & Noble, began his career as an independent bookseller. He plans to use what he learned then to rejuvenate the country's biggest bookstore chain.
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Peter Handke, Olga Tokarczuk Win Nobel Prizes In Literature
The Swedish Academy made the unusual move of awarding the honor to two writers this year, after scandal prevented the committee from handing a prize out last year.
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World
Swedish Academy To Name 2 Nobel Laureates in Literature In 2019, After Missing 2018
Because scandal — including sexual harassment and leaking of names — engulfed the Swedish Academy last year, it did not name a Nobel Laureate in Literature. This year, it will name two.
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Zadie Smith Has An Eclectic Mix Of Short Stories In 'Grand Union'
Grand Union is novelist Zadie Smith's first collection of short stories. It's an eclectic mix. Smith says writing short stories allowed her to experiment with form, style and genre.
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Amazon Critics Angry Over Accidental Early Release Of Margaret Atwood Novel
When Amazon accidentally released copies of Margaret Atwood's sequel to The Handmaid's Tale on the same day the novel, The Testaments, was shortlisted for the Booker Prize, critics protested.
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National
Victim Of Brock Turner Sexual Assault Reveals Her Identity
Chanel Miller introduced herself to the public Tuesday ahead of the release of her memoir, Know My Name, later in the month. The lenient sentence handed to Turner in 2016 prompted a public outcry.