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NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Mark O'Connor about his memoir, Crossing Bridges, on his journey from multi-instrumentalist child prodigy to solo artist composing and performing on world stages. https://t.co/WtgrgGsr8d

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Seattle author honored for “The Sweetness of Water,” a novel chronicling the unlikely bond forged between two freed men and a Georgia farmer set as the Civil War nears its end. Learn more about Nathan Harris and his latest award. https://bit.ly/3rSJnt0

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Is it dinner time yet? In the 1978 children's classic "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs," it rains soup, it snows mashed potatoes, and hotdogs blow in from the northeast. Judi and Ron Barrett look back on their tale of the town of Chewandswallow. https://t.co/fjXDTgYqcq

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In her new book "The Light We Carry," Michelle Obama opens up about generational life lessons - both personal and public - and how "going high" is more than just a motto. https://t.co/vZnVVtTs5L

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The middle-school winners of @NPR's Student Podcast Challenge created a funny and sneakily thoughtful exploration of what it means that so many teens today are "talking digitally," instead of face-to-face. Listen to "The Worlds We Create" http://knkx.org/2022-05-16/these-middle-school-students-have-a-warning-about-teens-and-social-media

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NPR asked book lovers from all 50 states what books best represent their home. @wapoetlaureate Rena Priest nominated "Indians of the Pacific Northwest" by Vine Deloria Jr. and "The Good Rain" by @nytegan What books would you pick? 📚 https://t.co/XA0KpVqO1d

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"All the Beauty in the World," Patrick Bringley's memoir about his ten years working as a guard at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, brings new meaning to the term "art appreciation." https://t.co/gcUVUGcuvm

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.@SeaArtsLectures presents writer, performer, and visual artist Patti Smith: In‑Person & Online, a celebration of Patti Smith’s new photography book, "A Book of Days." Tonight (Dec. 2) at 7:30 p.m. Sponsored by KNKX! Tix: https://t.co/LfxKA4FC5l. https://t.co/ftGpq4iZ23

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"It seems like it's about time for something like this to happen," says the director of @MSHInstitute about the nonprofit's newly OK'd plans to develop a lodge, cabins and campground within the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument. https://t.co/422oDkc2ZJ

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"The Green Piano: How Little Me Found Music" recounts the story of how Roberta Flack's father found her a beat-up, old, upright in a junkyard — a treasure that led to a life in music. https://t.co/KfHsIsRRfN

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