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Had a great time talking with Dennis Lehane about his latest series, Apple TV+'s Black Bird, what it was like working with Ray Liotta on one of his last roles and why the author of Mystic River and Gone Baby Gone might not write another novel. LISTEN: https://t.co/1DX2giZwCi https://t.co/fb1jPAm4uI

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A lot of what the 1/6 committee is revealing now, was also detailed in books written about Trump's last year in office, like I Alone Can Fix it and Michael Wolff's Landslide. What is obvious, in those stories, is that Trump can't often be "explained to" about much. https://t.co/nAxDXGDmbC

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COOL CONVERSATION ALERT! I'll be hosting a Twitter Spaces conversation at 6 p.m. today w/ Sopranos star Lorraine Bracco and James Andrew Miller, author of the new book on how HBO changed TV, called Tinderbox. Details here: https://loom.ly/WuBzoEw

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A word on Marvel's amazing Shang Chi movie: As a childhood fan of the books, I was blown away by this modern re-invention which references so many great films, from IP Man to Crouching Tiger. And Tony Leung deserves an Oscar as best Marvel villain yet. https://t.co/yqBDzhmrJT

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My review today of Alex Trebek's memoir "The Answer Is..." a book that suffers from the Jeopardy host's polite reluctance to reveal himself any more than he has to. https://t.co/gOwpWM5L07

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Months ago, I wrote a story for Indianapolis Monthly on A'Lelia Bundles' objection to elements of Netflix miniseries on her great-great-grandmother Madame C.J. Walker, called Self Made. Now Bundles has written her own story for The Undefeated. https://t.co/yWAvofL4h0

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I've long been a fan of The Wire star Michael K. Williams. But it reached a new level after reading his memoir, 'Scenes From My Life," which describes how he turned the trauma of a troubled upbringing into art -- a book completed weeks after his death.

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I'm just kidding. Bianco and I go back to our days together in Pittsburgh, so we've always been cool. And as a fan who read The Late Shift about three times before I ever met him, I was always knocked out by how down to earth and welcoming Bill Carter always is. https://t.co/PBOQVDHDat

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Hats off to Poynter writing guru @RoyPeterClark, who came up with this wonderful discussion on the ways Star Wars influences storytelling for the May 4 Star Wars fan holiday. Read on and learn: https://t.co/JS3FYjfWeJ

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This was a wonderful tribute, and it's poignant to see Neal trend on social media. I didn't know him well, but he had me on Talk of the Nation occasionally before I was hired by NPR and I always appreciated his willingness to give a young critic from Florida a shot. #RestinPower https://t.co/SUBg09xOU9