Andrew Limbong

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Coast Guard suspends Baltimore rescue mission. It's now a recovery operation

Wednesday, March 27, 2024

Investigators are trying to understand why a massive cargo ship collided with the Francis Scott Key bridge in Baltimore. Six people are now presumed dead in what investigators believe was an accident.

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Remembering indie artist and disability rights activist Cola Boyy, dead at 34

Thursday, March 21, 2024

Matthew Urango, the singer-songwriter and activist known as Cola Boyy, was born with spina bifida. The musician who made crowds dance with his 1970s-influenced disco pop has died at the age of 34.

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Authors push back on the growing number of AI 'scam' books on Amazon

Saturday, March 16, 2024

Amazon is crowded with copycat books that appear to have been written by AI — and they're attached to real authors who didn't write them. (Story first aired on Morning Edition on March 13, 2023.)

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How acclaimed novelist Percival Everett is retelling Twain's 'Huckleberry Finn'

Friday, March 15, 2024

Prolific writer Percival Everett often skewers American social customs. His latest novel James is written from the point of view of the character Jim, from Mark Twain's Huckleberry Finn.

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AI books are crowding the marketplace on Amazon

Wednesday, March 13, 2024

Authors have long had to deal with publishers trying to trick customers into buying the wrong book on Amazon. But writers say the issue has gotten much worse with the proliferation of generative AI.

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Report: Audiences demand diversity in films, Hollywood can do more

Thursday, March 07, 2024

UCLA's annual report on Hollywood diversity finds a mixed bag. While people of color are being hired more in key categories, the study shows a film industry disinvesting in women.

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The Hugo Awards scandal has shaken the sci-fi community

Friday, February 23, 2024

Hugo Awards celebrate the best in science fiction literature. Leaked emails suggest organizers of last year's show in China tampered with votes and excluded potential nominees for political reasons.

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A new book looks at how movies have critiqued the institution of marriage

Sunday, February 18, 2024

"Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf" is an unsparing look at a dysfunctional marriage. A new book argues that the film still has a lot to say about the institution of marriage.

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The 15-year-old granddaughter of MLK Jr. wants to start a revolution around service

Monday, January 15, 2024

NPR's Andrew Limbong speaks with Yolanda Renee King, granddaughter of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King, about her new children's book, We Dream A World.

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Tap dancing star and choreographer Maurice Hines dies at 80

Thursday, January 04, 2024

Maurice Hines, dancer and choreographer — and evangelist for the art of tap dancing — died Friday at age 80. Hines and his brother, the famed Gregory Hines, helped keep tap in the public eye.

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Mexican actress Ana Ofelia Murguía, voice of Mama Coco in 'Coco,' is dead at age 90

Tuesday, January 02, 2024

Ana Ofelia Murgia was best known in the U.S. as the voice of Mama Coco in the Disney Pixar movie. But in Mexico, she was a star in theater, television and film.

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Nearly 700 books have been removed from classroom libraries in one Florida county

Thursday, December 21, 2023

Some 673 books have been removed from classrooms in Orange County, Fla., this year over concerns they could violate a new state law related to inappropriate content.

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Librarians will be watching when Illinois' anti 'book ban' law goes into effect

Thursday, December 14, 2023

A law fighting against so-called book bans in Illinois goes into effect in 2024. As similar bans pop up elsewhere, librarians and activists are keeping a close eye on the impact the law will have.

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NPR's Books We Love includes titles that makes us laugh

Friday, December 01, 2023

NPR's Books We Love guide is available at NPR.org — it's an annual roundup of NPR staff and critics' favorite books of 2023. There are a number of funny books that made this year's list.

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Helen DeWitt's novella 'The English Understand Wool' hits big

Tuesday, November 21, 2023

The 2022 novella The English Understand Wool by Helen DeWitt is both a psychological thriller AND a satirical critique of the publishing industry. It's also sold out everywhere.

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NPR's Books We Love 2023 launches today

Monday, November 20, 2023

Books We Love 2023 launches Monday. Book of the Day host Andrew Limbong talks about our annual, interactive guide to the years' best books.

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Hip-Hop mogul Sean Combs accused of trafficking, sexual assault and abuse in lawsuit

Thursday, November 16, 2023

Combs' former partner, the singer Cassie, filed the federal lawsuit in Manhattan on Thursday. In it, she describes being drugged, raped, and forced to perform sexual acts with male sex workers.

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Justin Torres wins at National Book Awards as authors call for cease-fire in Gaza

Wednesday, November 15, 2023

At one of literature's most prestigious awards ceremonies, nominated authors made a collective call for a cease-fire in Gaza.

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Remembering 'Friends' star Matthew Perry who has died at age 54

Monday, October 30, 2023

Colleagues and friends remember actor Matthew Perry. The Friends star died Saturday after an apparent drowning at his Los Angeles home. The medical examiner has not yet confirmed the cause of death.

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Screen actors reading audiobooks bring more than just a big name

Friday, October 27, 2023

Michelle Williams' voicing of Britney Spears' new memoir has received high praise. We look at why top-level actors want to be involved in audio book performances.

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