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An Author Addresses A Young Santa Skeptic — Her Daughter

Martha Brockenbrough's new children's book Love, Santa answers potentially delicate questions. "This source of magic that so enraptures us around this time of year — well, it's us," she says.

An Author Addresses A Young Santa Skeptic — Her Daughter

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Heart 2 Sizes Too Small? Mr. Grinch, See Your Cardiologist

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Heart 2 Sizes Too Small? Mr. Grinch, See Your Cardiologist

Not many patients have a heart that grows three sizes in a day. Cardiologist David Kass ponders what could have caused the Grinch's abrupt change of heart in the classic holiday story.

Heart 2 Sizes Too Small? Mr. Grinch, See Your Cardiologist

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Games & Humor

The 25th Anniversary Of David Sedaris Reading 'Santaland Diaries'

Before he became a best-selling writer and humorist, David Sedaris worked as a department store elf. We bring you the 25th anniversary of David Sedaris reading from his essay "Santaland Diaries."

The 25th Anniversary Of David Sedaris Reading 'Santaland Diaries'

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From The Book Of Esther To Larry David: The History Of Jewish Comedy (Rebroadcast)

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In his new book, "Jewish Comedy: A Serious History," Professor Jeremy Dauber looks at how religion, persecution and assimilation affected the pioneers and practitioners of American comedy, and how comedians shaped Jewish identity in the United States.

From The Book Of Esther To Larry David: The History Of Jewish Comedy (Rebroadcast)

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Pop Culture Happy Hour: Our Hanukkah Special
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Pop Culture Happy Hour: Our Hanukkah Special

While you may have wrapped up your Hanukkah celebrations, we wanted to share a conversation about the role that Hanukkah plays for kids and adults, and some of the pop culture that surrounds it.

Pop Culture Happy Hour: Our Hanukkah Special

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Author Interviews

How Battles Over Sex, Gender And Sexual Orientation 'Fractured American Politics'

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Moral Combat author R. Marie Griffith says the fight for women's suffrage and legal birth control in the early 20th century helped create a political divide in the U.S. that still exists today.

How Battles Over Sex, Gender And Sexual Orientation 'Fractured American Politics'

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The Week's Best Stories From NPR Books

For Novelist Jennifer Egan, 'The Joy Of Writing Is Being Delivered Out Of My Life'

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"I don't use my life as inspiration," says the Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist. Her new book, Manhattan Beach, imagines the lives of the women who worked on the Brooklyn Navy Yard during World War II.

For Novelist Jennifer Egan, 'The Joy Of Writing Is Being Delivered Out Of My Life'

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Why Teens Find The End Of The World So Appealing
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Why Teens Find The End Of The World So Appealing

Dystopian novels are all about consequences, choices and grey areas. And psychologists say that plays right into the sweet spot of the developing teenage brain.

Why Teens Find The End Of The World So Appealing

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As She Turns 90, Suspense Still Thrills Author Mary Higgins Clark

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As She Turns 90, Suspense Still Thrills Author Mary Higgins Clark

Known as the "queen of suspense," Higgins Clark still publishes two books a year. She says the greatest compliment she gets is when someone tells her, "'I read your darn book till 4 in the morning.'"

As She Turns 90, Suspense Still Thrills Author Mary Higgins Clark

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Author Interviews

In 'Fortress America,' Examining How Fear Crept Into American Life

Historian Elaine Tyler May says that since the Cold War, fear has crept into American life. Her new book, Fortress America, examines key events that shaped today's political climate.

In 'Fortress America,' Examining How Fear Crept Into American Life

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Poetry's Not Dead, And Here Are Books To Help Appreciate It

Our poetry reviewer, Tess Taylor, received a stack of books over the course of this year to help encourage reading poetry. She began reading skeptically, but grew to love two of them: Why Poetry by Matthew Zapruder and A Little Book on Form by Robert Hass.

Poetry's Not Dead, And Here Are Books To Help Appreciate It

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Media

A Look At The Man Who Started 21st Century Fox

NPR's Robert Siegel talks to Vanda Krefft, author of The Man Who Made the Movies: The Meteoric Rise and Tragic Fall of William Fox about the origins of the studio, 21st Century Fox, that was sold today. Born in Hungary, Wilhelm Fuchs came to the U.S. where officials changed the family name to Fox. As a teenager, Fox was inspired to buy a peepshow theatre and got into the movie business.

A Look At The Man Who Started 21st Century Fox

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