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With 'Sophia,' A Forgotten Suffragette Is Back In The Headlines

Book News & Features

With 'Sophia,' A Forgotten Suffragette Is Back In The Headlines

We get hundreds of books in the mail every week, and some always fall through the cracks. NPR's Petra Mayer singles out a biography of a Sikh princess turned suffragette for a second look.

With 'Sophia,' A Forgotten Suffragette Is Back In The Headlines

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How Clementine Churchill Wielded Influence As Winston's Wife

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History

How Clementine Churchill Wielded Influence As Winston's Wife

Biographer Sonia Purnell says Clementine once remarked that she "would have loved to have been a statesman in her own right if only she had been born with trousers rather than petticoats."

How Clementine Churchill Wielded Influence As Winston's Wife

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Wednesday

'Anomalisa' Is A Charlie Kaufman Movie Featuring Puppets. Yes, It's Weird

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Movie Reviews

'Anomalisa' Is A Charlie Kaufman Movie Featuring Puppets. Yes, It's Weird

NPR film critic Bob Mondello reviews Anomalisa, the latest weirdness from the writer of Being John Malkovich and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.

'Anomalisa' Is A Charlie Kaufman Movie Featuring Puppets. Yes, It's Weird

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Author Interviews

At 81, Feminist Gloria Steinem Finds Herself Free Of The 'Demands Of Gender'

Fresh Air

As she approached 60, the co-founder of Ms. magazine says, she entered a new phase in life, one in which "you can do what you want." Originally broadcast Oct. 26, 2015.

At 81, Feminist Gloria Steinem Finds Herself Free Of The 'Demands Of Gender'

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Seeing Double: Bob Mondello Picks 2015's Best Movies, 2 At A Time

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Movie Reviews

Seeing Double: Bob Mondello Picks 2015's Best Movies, 2 At A Time

When NPR's movie critic sat down to write this year's best-of list, he kept seeing matched sets: two cinematic head trips, two brutal historical epics and even two riveting mortgage crisis flicks.

Seeing Double: Bob Mondello Picks 2015's Best Movies, 2 At A Time

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Tuesday

What Exactly Does An Editor Do? The Role Has Changed Over Time

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Book News & Features

What Exactly Does An Editor Do? The Role Has Changed Over Time

Earlier this year it became clear that Harper Lee had extensively revised To Kill a Mockingbird on the advice of her editor. That made us wonder: How much do editors shape the books we read?

What Exactly Does An Editor Do? The Role Has Changed Over Time

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'Chimes At Midnight' Gives Weight To A Shakespearean Knave

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Movie Reviews

'Chimes At Midnight' Gives Weight To A Shakespearean Knave

For our "Ones That Got Away" series, NPR film critic Bob Mondello checks out Chimes at Midnight, an Orson Welles masterpiece that hasn't been available in the U.S. for decades.

'Chimes At Midnight' Gives Weight To A Shakespearean Knave

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Author Interviews

Ta-Nehisi Coates On Police Brutality, The Confederate Flag And Forgiveness

Fresh Air

Growing up in Baltimore, the writer faced threats from both the streets and the police. His book, Between the World and Me, is an open letter to his teenage son. Originally broadcast July 13, 2015.

Ta-Nehisi Coates On Police Brutality, The Confederate Flag And Forgiveness

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Monday