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Review: Mohsin Hamid is known for his celebrated novels, The Reluctant Fundamentalist and Exit West. Book critic @MaureenCorrigan, a Twilight Zone fan, says she can imagine the voice of Rod Serling narrating Hamid’s latest novel, The Last White Man. https://t.co/4OO9Qp3Pyw

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Review: Celeste Ng's 'Our Missing Hearts' imagines a world of governmental cruelty — and the armies of citizens who both facilitate and resist. It's a masterful work that epitomizes the possibilities of storytelling. @MaureenCorrigan https://t.co/zik27kYeeF https://t.co/1Mx86benL5

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Review: Gabrielle Zevin's beautifully written novel 'Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow' tells the story of two childhood friends who become legendary names in the world of video game design. @MaureenCorrigan https://www.npr.org/2022/07/28/1114196664/video-game-novel-tomorrow-and-tomorrow-and-tomorrow-gabrielle-zevin

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Madeleine Albright, the first female secretary of state, has died at 84. She spoke with us in 2018: "Fascism can come in a way that it is one step at a time, and in many ways, goes unnoticed until it's too late." https://t.co/aarQPLUHIr https://t.co/Em0vxXi3FL

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Review: Anthony Doerr's new novel, 'Cloud Cuckoo Land,' ups the ante: it’s not only packed with stories, but it’s about how stories can give us light and hope. @MaureenCorrigan https://n.pr/3EYFrwG https://t.co/ji6ZwBeDLA

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.@questlove talks about the soundtrack of his life, beginning in 1971. His new book is 'Music is History.' Hear his picks: https://t.co/X37Ke2PjgZ https://t.co/lMLP90pfop

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Fresh Air Weekend: 'South to America' author Imani Perry; Revisiting Buster Keaton https://t.co/b8pXqOCkyj

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Book critic Maureen Corrigan picks 'The Great Believers' by @rebeccamakkai as her favorite novel of the year. https://t.co/xbWgWhfmve

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Review: The thickly-plotted mystery, I Have Some Questions for You, is the latest from the author @rebeccamakkai, of The Great Believers. It has been compared to Donna Tartt's 1992 blockbuster, The Secret History. @MaureenCorrigan https://t.co/N60MBGcG9c

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Review: Tessa Hadley's sharp new novel centers on a middle-aged wife and mother who falls for a much younger musician. 'Free Love' is a domestic novel that's as eclectic and alive as the times it captures. @MaureenCorrigan https://www.npr.org/2022/02/01/1075311714/free-love-tessa-hadley-review