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Updated: 5 hours 43 min ago Library Of America Honors Overshadowed WriterDuring 40 years as fiction editor of the New Yorker magazine, William Maxwell worked with luminaries like Vladimir Nabokov and John Cheever. His own writings were often overshadowed by his job — but now they've been reissued by the Library of America to mark the centennial of his birth. NPR's Jacki Lyden finds out more about the man and his words. Categories: NPR Books
Sifting Through Summer, Page By PageThe last summer holiday, Labor Day, is fast approaching and Karen Grigsby Bates is planning to use the weekend to kick back and catch up on some summer reading. Categories: NPR Books
Writer Ethan Canin Tackles The American DreamAmerica America is an ambitious, old-fashioned novel about politics, power and class in a small, upstate New York town. The Nixon-era tale is Canin's sixth book. Categories: NPR Books
How Not To Sell A Mercedes In AfricaJournalist Jeroen van Bergeijk wanted an adventure, so he bought a 1988 clunker in his native Amsterdam and drove it across the Sahara with the intention of selling it. Within a week of arriving in Africa, he had dozens of offers. By then, however, he was attached to his vehicle and the possibilities it held. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Categories: NPR Books
Beyond Beijing: China's Past, Present And FutureChina's scale is so vast, its variety so great and its rising power so apparent, it acts as an enormous magnet fixing our attention. One result is a torrent of books — but how on earth to choose? Categories: NPR Books
Billie Jean King Remembers 'Battle Of The Sexes'As the 35th anniversary of Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs "Battle of the Sexes" match approaches, co-host Renee Montagne talks to tennis legend Billie Jean King about that famous match. King highlights the lessons that helped her win that match in a new book, Pressure is a Privilege. Categories: NPR Books
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