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Books: New and noteworthy New novel by Khaled Hosseini arrives on May 21.
USA Today | May 19, 2013 06:00 AM [GMT] | comment? | recommend

The Reluctant Fundamentalist review Reading on mobile? See the trailer hereRelations between east and west, and the experience of the subcontinent diaspora in Britain and North America, have been the predominant concern of Mira Nair. Her perceptive, generous, inquiring films have pursued is
The Guardian | May 18, 2013 11:06 PM [GMT] | comment? | recommend

Three-Minute Fiction Reading: 'Plum Baby' NPR's Susan Stamberg reads an excerpt of one of the best submissions for Round 11 of our short story contest. She reads Plum Baby by Carmiel Banasky of Portland, Ore.
NPR.org | May 18, 2013 8:41 PM [GMT] | comment? | recommend

'Waiting To Be Heard' No More, Amanda Knox Speaks Out Less than two months into her study abroad program in Italy, Amanda Knox was accused and eventually convicted of murdering her roommate, Meredith Kercher. After her conviction was overturned, Knox returned home to Seattle and now faces a potential retrial
NPR.org | May 18, 2013 8:41 PM [GMT] | comment? | recommend

Garry Winogrand's classic and unseen photographs gallery Garry Winogrand is seen by many as the father of American street photography. His output was so prolific, he left many images unseen in his lifetime, on contact sheets and thousands of undeveloped rolls of film. The best of this treasure trove is included
The Guardian | May 18, 2013 8:00 PM [GMT] | comment? | recommend

Where Memaids Sing by Brian Keaney- review 'a graphic, modern tale of friendships pushed to the edge and back again!'I thought this book was slow but engaging. The story documents in a graphic, modern tale of friendships pushed to the edge and back again! The book proved thought-provoking, introdu
The Guardian | May 18, 2013 5:00 PM [GMT] | comment? | recommend

Group reviews: a selection The Book Munchers keep us up-to-date with what they've been snacking onEmily Windsnap and the Land of the Midnight Sun by Liz KesslerReview by SophiaEmily gets kidnapped by Neptune with her boyfriend Aaron. They get sent on a mission to find out about Nep
The Guardian | May 18, 2013 2:00 PM [GMT] | comment? | recommend

Author Elliott Holt says: 'Go West, Young Woman' In this Q&A, author Elliott Holt discusses her six favorite novels about expatriates. She also talks about what it's like to be in your 20s, and the importance of travel and exploration.
NPR.org | May 18, 2013 11:00 AM [GMT] | comment? | recommend

Plum Baby There isn't enough time in this world to grow your own tree. That tree is a plum baby still, never mind it's tall as the house those men are taking from us. It grew up with me.
NPR.org | May 18, 2013 10:19 AM [GMT] | comment? | recommend

Dan Brown: 'Inferno' Is 'The Book That I Would Want To Read' Dan Brown, author of the blockbuster The Da Vinci Code, is back with his first novel in four years. Inferno follows academic hero Robert Langdon on a chase through Italy as he attempts to avert a biological catastrophe.
NPR.org | May 18, 2013 09:13 AM [GMT] | comment? | recommend

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