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Tuesday

Dolly Parton Will Read Bedtime Stories To Kids Online Every Week

Dolly Parton will read children's books on a video stream once a week, drawing titles from her Imagination Library. She's seen here performing in Nashville, Tenn., in January. Brett Carlsen/Getty Images hide caption

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Coronavirus Updates

Dolly Parton Will Read Bedtime Stories To Kids Online Every Week

"Dolly hopes this series of stories will provide comfort and reassurance to coping kids and families during the shelter-in-place mandates," the Imagination Library said.

Religion

Heaven And Hell Are 'Not What Jesus Preached,' Religion Scholar Says

Fresh Air

Bart Ehrman says the ideas of eternal rewards and punishments aren't found in the Old Testament or in the teachings of Jesus. His new book is Heaven and Hell: A History of the Afterlife.

Heaven And Hell Are 'Not What Jesus Preached,' Religion Scholar Says

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To read poetry like a poet, don't worry about 'getting it'
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To read poetry like a poet, don't worry about 'getting it'

For National Poetry Month, which takes place in April, poets share advice on how to make a meaningful connection with poetry.

To read poetry like a poet, don't worry about 'getting it'

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Monday

Van Gogh Painting Stolen After Thieves Apparently Smash Dutch Museum Entrance

An 1887 self-portrait by artist Vincent van Gogh from the Musée d'Orsay in Paris. Another van Gogh painting was stolen from a Dutch museum early Monday morning. Marc Deville/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images hide caption

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Van Gogh Painting Stolen After Thieves Apparently Smash Dutch Museum Entrance

The painting, titled The Parsonage Garden at Nuenen in Spring 1884, was stolen early Monday morning from the Singer Laren museum near Amsterdam. Police say the thieves smashed a glass entrance.

History

How Winston Churchill Pulled Britain Through The Early Years Of WWII

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In The Splendid And The Vile, author Erik Larson details the British prime minister's first year in office, during which England endured a Nazi bombing campaign that killed more than 44,000 civilians.

How Winston Churchill Pulled Britain Through The Early Years Of WWII

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Famed Opera Singer Plácido Domingo Hospitalized Due To COVID-19 Complications

Opera singer Plácido Domingo, shown here speaking in Spain last July, said earlier this month that he tested positive for the coronavirus. Ricardo Rubio/Europa Press via Getty Images hide caption

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Coronavirus Updates

Famed Opera Singer Plácido Domingo Hospitalized Due To COVID-19 Complications

Domingo's reported hospitalization comes days after he posted a message on Facebook saying it was his "moral obligation" to reveal he tested positive for the disease caused by the coronavirus.

Staying At Home? Check Into Emily St. John Mandel's Haunting 'Glass Hotel'

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Book Reviews

Staying At Home? Check Into Emily St. John Mandel's Haunting 'Glass Hotel'

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The author of Station Eleven weaves together stories of a hotel worker and an ultra-wealthy con man in a novel that captures how precarious life is — in a way that feels particularly resonant now.

Staying At Home? Check Into Emily St. John Mandel's Haunting 'Glass Hotel'

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Sunday

'Just Sit Where You Are.' Poet Nikky Finney Says Your Poem Is Right In Front Of You

Nikky Finney, author of the forthcoming book, Love Child's Hotbed of Occasional Poetry: Poems and Artifacts, helps us celebrate National Poetry Month. Photo by Forrest Clonts hide caption

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'Just Sit Where You Are.' Poet Nikky Finney Says Your Poem Is Right In Front Of You

Finney, author of the forthcoming collection, Love Child's Hotbed of Occasional Poetry: Poems & Artifacts, picks her favorite #NPRPoetryMonth listener-submitted poems and talks occasional poetry.

'Just Sit Where You Are.' Poet Nikky Finney Says Your Poem Is Right In Front Of You

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'Save Yourself': Cameron Esposito Is Here To Help You Through Hard Times

Cameron Esposito speaks at the GLAAD Media Awards on April 1, 2017 in Beverly Hills, Calif. Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for GLAAD hide caption

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Author Interviews

'Save Yourself': Cameron Esposito Is Here To Help You Through Hard Times

The comic couldn't have known her memoir would come out in the midst of a global pandemic. But her aptly titled book includes observations that feel eerily pertinent to these unsettling days.

'Save Yourself': Cameron Esposito Is Here To Help You Through Hard Times

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Saturday

Who Feeds Fiona? Cincinnati Zookeepers Make Sure There Are No Hungry Hippos

Fiona is a 3-year-old, 1,300-pound hippo, and she's a growing girl. Her keeper, Jenna Wingate, is grateful to be able to work during the coronavirus crisis: "It feels good to be needed," she says. Lisa Hubbard/Cincinnati Zoo hide caption

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The Coronavirus Crisis

Who Feeds Fiona? Cincinnati Zookeepers Make Sure There Are No Hungry Hippos

Fiona is a 3-year-old, 1,300-pound hippo, and she's a growing girl. Her keeper, Jenna Wingate, is grateful to be able to work during the coronavirus crisis: "It feels good to be needed," she says.

Who Feeds Fiona? Cincinnati Zookeepers Make Sure There Are No Hungry Hippos

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