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897 Episoade
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Barbra Streisand's memoir looks back on a groundbreaking career
Publicat: 13.11.2023 -
In 'Thicker Than Water,' Kerry Washington processes a family secret
Publicat: 10.11.2023 -
What it's like to write the biographies of Elon Musk and Sam Bankman-Fried
Publicat: 09.11.2023 -
In 'Let Us Descend,' Jesmyn Ward harnesses the spirituality of an enslaved woman
Publicat: 08.11.2023 -
In 'A Haunting in Hialeah Gardens,' debt takes on many meanings
Publicat: 07.11.2023 -
In 'Differ We Must,' NPR's Steve Inskeep examines Abraham Lincoln's disagreements
Publicat: 06.11.2023 -
'The Coming Wave' and 'Artificial' offer different perspectives on AI
Publicat: 03.11.2023 -
In 'The List,' an allegation of sexual misconduct wreaks havoc on a relationship
Publicat: 02.11.2023 -
'The House of Doors' is a novel about romance, secrecy and colonialism in Malaysia
Publicat: 01.11.2023 -
In 'Sparks,' Ian Johnson highlights China's 'grassroots historians'
Publicat: 31.10.2023 -
Jhumpa Lahiri questions Italian identity in 'Roman Stories'
Publicat: 30.10.2023 -
Books about Olympic rowers and J. Robert Oppenheimer re-examine American history
Publicat: 27.10.2023 -
After three decades, John Grisham follows 'The Firm' with 'The Exchange'
Publicat: 26.10.2023 -
'The Color Purple' is about the bonding of women
Publicat: 25.10.2023 -
Isabel Wilkerson argues that 'Caste,' not racism caused The Great Migration
Publicat: 24.10.2023 -
'Killers of the Flower Moon' traces the murders of Osage families
Publicat: 23.10.2023 -
Two poetry collections find beauty in unexpected places
Publicat: 20.10.2023 -
'My People' is a collection of stories – spanning decades – about Black America
Publicat: 19.10.2023 -
In 'Cursed Bunny,' horror takes unexpected forms
Publicat: 18.10.2023 -
'Fatty Fatty Boom Boom' details a lifelong relationship with food and body image
Publicat: 17.10.2023
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