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Identities Of 24 Victims In Okla. Tornado Emerge
May 22, 2013 | NPR · Oklahomans who were hit by a massive tornado on Monday are trying to recover and rebuild.
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Basements Not An Option For Many Homes In Oklahoma
May 22, 2013 | NPR · Melissa Block talks to NPR Two-Way blogger Scott Neuman about why basements in Oklahoma are so uncommon.
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Documentary Shows George Plimpton's Best Story Was His Own
May 22, 2013 | NPR · A new documentary about writer George Plimpton uses its subject's own voice to tell the story of his career as a path-breaking "participatory journalist" and longtime editor of the Paris Review. The film also uses the voices of Plimpton's friends and colleagues to defend him against the charge of dilettantism that dogged him throughout his career. NPR's Joel Rose reports.
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Working Women On Television: A Mixed Bag At Best
May 18, 2013 | NPR · Research shows that prime-time television isn't a bad place to find portrayals of working women. Working moms and working women over 40 are another story.
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Political Takeaways: Headaches For The White House
May 19, 2013 | NPR · Controversies dominated this past week's political headlines, leaving the Obama White House on the defensive, trying to contain any lasting damage. Host Rachel Martin talks with NPR's Mara Liasson.
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Nick, Nora (And Asta) Return In 'Thin Man' Novellas
Nov 3, 2012 — Dashiell Hammett's The Thin Man invented a new kind of crime fiction. It was hard-boiled, but also light-hearted; funny, with a hint of homicide. Now, for the first time, the stories of After the Thin Man and Another Thin Man have been published as novellas.
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Michigan Author Dreams Up A Deadlier Ann Arbor
Aug 27, 2012 — Ann Arbor residents would easily recognize their city in Harry Dolan's crime fiction, but the likeness ends with murder; while Dolan can pack several homicides into each book, the real Ann Arbor is much more peaceful.
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5 New Mysteries Return To The Scene Of The Crime
May 31, 2012 — Critic Maureen Corrigan's list includes the latest installments in long-running series by mystery genre veterans. She says coming back to familiar plots and characters is as rewarding as returning to a favorite vacation spot each summer.
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Fired Up: The Year's Best Science Fiction, Fantasy
Dec 15, 2011 — Science fiction and fantasy books aren't just getting more popular, they're interbreeding with other genres to produce wild new hybrid forms — swapping DNA with literary novels, commenting on current events, morphing into historical science fiction romances, and evolving into hard-boiled detective fantasy.
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NPR Bestsellers: Hardcover Fiction, Week Of September 15, 2011
Sep 16, 2011 — Crime and mystery haunt the production of a silent film in Pirate King, which debuts at No. 8.
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One for the Money
Jul 27, 2011 — NPR coverage of One for the Money by Janet Evanovich. News, author interviews, critics' picks and more.
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The Year's Most Mesmerizing Mysteries
Dec 11, 2009 — Holiday season have you feeling a touch homicidal? Critic Maureen Corrigan offers a selection of sleuth stories and hard-boiled whodunits to satisfy all your deepest literary desires.
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Excerpt: 'Dial H For Hitchcock'
Dec 11, 2009 — In Susan Kandel's latest Cece Caruso mystery, the middle-aged fashionista and part-time sleuth is about to hit the bottom. Her love life is a shambles, her biography of Alfred Hitchcock is over deadline, and to top it all off, she's just been accused of murder.
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Season's Readings: Top Picks From Indie Booksellers
Dec 3, 2009 — Correspondent Susan Stamberg gathers recommendations for the season's best books from booksellers Rona Brinlee, Daniel Goldin and Lucia Silva. Their selections include comics about philosophy, novels about building families, and a box set that dives into the process of writing.
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Excerpt: 'Bad Things Happen'
Dec 3, 2009 — Harry Dolan's first novel, a mystery of identity, captures you early and holds onto your attention.
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