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Phil Collins (promotional photo)
Scott Simon describes his new novel about a teenage girl who becomes a sniper during the siege of Sarajevo. Plus, Phil Collins on the new Broadway musical Tarzan.
Scott Simon Imagines the Life of a Sniper
Scott Simon, the host of NPR’s Weekend Edition, has written his first novel: Pretty Birds. The book’s central character is a teenage Muslim girl who becomes a sniper in Sarajevo during the early 1990s—when Scott Simon was covering the siege for NPR.
Events: Scott Simon will be reading ...
Events: Scott Simon will be reading ...
Phil Collins on Tarzan’s Trip to Broadway
Phil Collins won an Academy Award for "You'll Be in My Heart," which he wrote for the animated Disney film “Tarzan.” Now, the film is coming to Broadway as Disney’s first new musical in five years. Phil Collins tells us about composing the music.
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