Book News: Apple Vs. DOJ As Ebook Price-Fixing Trial Begins
The daily lowdown on books, publishing, and the occasional author behaving badly. All eyes are on Apple as it heads …
Mapping ‘The World’ Of A Remote Afghan Village
When freelance journalist Anna Badkhen returned to Afghanistan in 2011, she set her eyes on a region so remote it …
Three-Minute Fiction Readings: ‘Litter’ And ‘The Shirt’
NPR’s Bob Mondello and Susan Stamberg read excerpts of two of the best submissions for Round 11 of our short …
The Shirt
She was cleaning out the closet, looking for items to give to Goodwill, when she found it. It was balled …
Litter
I found your soul discarded in the street today. On a three by five index card, you scrawled in heavy …
Arthur Geisert’s “Thunderstorm” Celebrates Life On The Prairie
Arthur Geisert is the author of more than two dozen children’s picture books. Three of his titles have won The …
Donald Justice’s ‘Collected Poems’ Offer Refuge From The Rain
Mary Szybist’s latest collection of poetry is called Incarnadine. Donald Justice’s Collected Poems, published less than two weeks after his …
Keep Your I On The Prize
On-air challenge: Every answer is a made-up two-word phrase in which the letter I is inserted somewhere inside the first …
Mount Everest Climber Warns Of An Overpopulated Mountain
Each week, Weekend Edition Sunday host Rachel Martin brings listeners an unexpected side of the news by talking with someone …
Jean Stapleton, Who Played Edith Bunker, Dies
Jean Stapleton, best known for her iconic role as Edith Bunker in the 1970s TV series All in the Family, …
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