6 Book Stories That'll Cast The Election In New Light
()With only days until Nov. 6, and plenty of election ennui going around, NPR Books dug into the archives for new ways to look at the election storyline, including an idea of what happens when a campaign gets a dose of sci fi, fantasy and puberty, respectively.
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How 'Black Beauty' Changed The Way We See Horses
In 1877, Anna Sewell wrote a novel about kindness and cruelty — from the point of view of a horse.
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Nick, Nora (And Asta) Return In 'Thin Man' Novellas
Dashiell Hammett's After the Thin Man and Another Thin Man have now been published as novellas.
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Reading 125 Titles A Year? That's 'One For The Books'
Joe Queenan estimates he's read more than 6,000 books. His new book is about what he reads and why.
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