The Woman Upstairs by Claire Messud
Fresh Air: ‘The Woman Upstairs’: A Saga of Anger and Thwarted Ambition
All Things Considered: Unacceptable Anger from ‘The Woman Upstairs’
NPR ‘Woman’ Friendly on the Outside, Furious on the Inside
Relegated to the status of schoolteacher and friendly neighbor after abandoning her dreams of becoming an artist, Nora advocates on behalf of a charismatic Lebanese student and is drawn into the child’s family until his artist mother’s careless ambition leads to a shattering betrayal
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NPR: Inferno Excerpt
Weekend Edition: ‘Inferno’ is the Book I Really Want To Read
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In the heart of Italy, Harvard professor of symbology, Robert Langdon, is drawn into a harrowing world centered on one of history’s most enduring and mysterious literary masterpieces … Dante’s Inferno. Against this backdrop, Langdon battles a chilling adversary and grapples with an ingenious riddle. By the author of The Da Vinci Code.
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Someday, Someday, Maybe by Lauren Graham
The Leonard Lopate Show: Lauren Graham
From Lauren Graham, the beloved star of Gilmore Girls and Parenthood, comes a witty, charming and hilariously relatable debut novel about a struggling young actress trying to get ahead — and keep it together — in New York City.
Someday, Someday, Maybe is a story about hopes and dreams, being young in a city and wanting something deeply, madly, desperately. It’s about finding love, finding yourself and perhaps most difficult of all in New York City, finding an acting job.
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All That Is: A Novel by James Salter
The Leanard Lopate Show: James Salter’s Novel ‘All That Is’
The Book Show: James Salter
Exclusive First Read: All That Is
NPR: Book Review - All That Is
Romantic and haunting, All That Is explores a life unfolding in a world on the brink of change. It is a dazzling, sometimes devastating labyrinth of love and ambition, a fiercely intimate account of the great shocks and grand pleasures of being alive.
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House of Secrets by Chris Columbus
Weekend Edition: Siblings, Seafarers And ‘Secrets’ in Moviemaker’s Novel
Tavis Smiley: Chris Columbus Describes his new novel
Brendan, Cordelia and Eleanor Walker were suspicious from the first. Cordelia is 15, Brendan 12, Eleanor is eight, and they know that when a real estate agent says a place is charming and rustic, they mean it’s small and it’s got wild bears in the backyard. So, when they first see the house at 28 Sea Cliff Avenue in San Francisco, they’re suspicious. The Kristoff House, as it’s called, turns out to hold secrets, magic, skeleton pirates, and a behemoth who looks a little like Mick Jagger. “House of Secrets” is the name of a novel - what’s supposed to be the first of a series - written by Ned Vizzini, the bestselling of author of many books for young adults, including “It’s Kind of a Funny Story” And “Teen Angst? Naaah.” And his co-author is Chris Columbus, the movie producer and director best known for directing “Home Alone,” “Mrs. Doubtfire,” and the first couple of “Harry Potter” films.
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