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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[NPR book reviews, news and author interviews -- for people who love to read. The best of Morning Edition, All Things Considered and other award-winning NPR programs.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>The Scariest American Stories And Guilty Pleasure Foods</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Stories in this episode: 1)  Food writer Nigella Lawson says one of the best ways to be warm and comfortable during winter is to indulge in rich, tasty foods that some might call guilty pleasures.  2) In his new book, 'Eating Animals,' Jonathan Safran Foer grapples with the morality of meat. 3) Author Peter Straub spent two years researching the best &mdash; and scariest &mdash; American stories.]]></description>
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      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Stories in this episode: 1)  Food writer Nigella Lawson says one of the best ways to be warm and comfortable during winter is to indulge in rich, tasty foods that some might call guilty pleasures.  2) In his new book, 'Eating Animals,' Jonathan Safran Foer grapples with the morality of meat. 3) Author Peter Straub spent two years researching the best &mdash; and scariest &mdash; American stories.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Wimpy Kids, Walmart and the Best British Writer You've Never Heard Of</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Stories: 1) Jeff Kinney's book series centers on a smart-mouthed sad sack who just can't seem to win.  2) Walmart, Amazon and Target are cutting the price of some best-selling books. 3) 'What to Expect When You're Expected'  is a tongue-in-cheek take on life in utero. 4) Novelist Jane Gardam may be the best British writer you've never heard of.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:08:17 -0400</pubDate>
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      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Stories: 1) Jeff Kinney's book series centers on a smart-mouthed sad sack who just can't seem to win.  2) Walmart, Amazon and Target are cutting the price of some best-selling books. 3) 'What to Expect When You're Expected'  is a tongue-in-cheek take on life in utero. 4) Novelist Jane Gardam may be the best British writer you've never heard of.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>NPR Books: October 19, 2009</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Stories in this episode: 1) Amy Efaw's new novel, 'After,' tells the story of a girl who tries to murder her newborn baby. 2) The Institute of Noetic Sciences president realized recently she's the heroine in Brown's new novel. 3) Jeff Kinney's latest graphic novel, 'Dog Days,' gets kids &mdash; and adults &mdash; laughing.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 11:45:52 -0400</pubDate>
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      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Stories in this episode: 1) Amy Efaw's new novel, 'After,' tells the story of a girl who tries to murder her newborn baby. 2) The Institute of Noetic Sciences president realized recently she's the heroine in Brown's new novel. 3) Jeff Kinney's latest graphic novel, 'Dog Days,' gets kids &mdash; and adults &mdash; laughing.]]></itunes:summary>
      <itunes:keywords>NPR,National Public Radio,NPR Books,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air</itunes:keywords>
      <itunes:duration>16:09</itunes:duration>
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      <title>NPR Books: October 9, 2009</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Stories in this episode: 1) Once the center of an obscenity trial, William S. Burroughs' novel 'Naked Lunch' chronicles heroin addiction.  2) Ex-Wife Of D.C. Sniper, Mildred Muhammad says the sniper wanted to kill her and divert suspicion to a crazed gunman in new memoir, 'I Was The Enemy.'  3) Dan Chaon's latest novel, 'Await Your Reply,' weaves together three separate narratives.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 17:31:19 -0400</pubDate>
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      <itunes:duration>29:55</itunes:duration>
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      <title>NPR Books: October 1, 2009</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Stories in this episode: 1) Audrey Niffenegger, the author of 'The Time Traveler's Wife' says she's attracted to themes of death and dying. 2) The Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Richard Russo recommends four fictional takes on office life. 3) In 'Read My Pins, ' Madeleine Albright, the former secretary of state reveals how she used jewelry as a diplomatic tool.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 21:02:50 -0400</pubDate>
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      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Stories in this episode: 1) Audrey Niffenegger, the author of 'The Time Traveler's Wife' says she's attracted to themes of death and dying. 2) The Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Richard Russo recommends four fictional takes on office life. 3) In 'Read My Pins, ' Madeleine Albright, the former secretary of state reveals how she used jewelry as a diplomatic tool.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <itunes:duration>19:57</itunes:duration>
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      <title>NPR Books: September 17, 2009</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Stories in this episode: 1) Writer John Geiger chronicles phantom presences that lead to safety in his new book, 'The Third Man Factor: Surviving the Impossible. 2) Jon Krakauer's latest book sheds new light on the death of NFL player turned soldier Pat Tillman. 3) In Dan Brown's new novel 'The Lost Symbol,' hero Robert Langdon uncovers esoteric mysteries even as he dismisses them.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 12:54:14 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.npr.org/books?ft=2&amp;f=510283</link>
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      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Stories in this episode: 1) Writer John Geiger chronicles phantom presences that lead to safety in his new book, 'The Third Man Factor: Surviving the Impossible. 2) Jon Krakauer's latest book sheds new light on the death of NFL player turned soldier Pat Tillman. 3) In Dan Brown's new novel 'The Lost Symbol,' hero Robert Langdon uncovers esoteric mysteries even as he dismisses them.]]></itunes:summary>
      <itunes:keywords>NPR,National Public Radio,NPR Books,Morning Edition,All Things Considered,Fresh Air</itunes:keywords>
      <itunes:duration>23:20</itunes:duration>
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      <title>NPR Books: September 11, 2009</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Stories in this episode: 1) Susan Stamberg talks with linguist Deborah Tannen who interviewed 100 women (including her own big sisters) for her new book. 2) Lorrie Moore's new novel is a powerful tale of a young college student who becomes a nanny. 3) Both the beauty and the brutality of the country are captured in the memoir 'God Sleeps in Rwanda.']]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 12:43:38 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.npr.org/books?ft=2&amp;f=510283</link>
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      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Stories in this episode: 1) Susan Stamberg talks with linguist Deborah Tannen who interviewed 100 women (including her own big sisters) for her new book. 2) Lorrie Moore's new novel is a powerful tale of a young college student who becomes a nanny. 3) Both the beauty and the brutality of the country are captured in the memoir 'God Sleeps in Rwanda.']]></itunes:summary>
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      <itunes:duration>22:27</itunes:duration>
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      <title>NPR Books: September 3, 2009</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Stories in this episode: 1) 'Dying Up Here' Chronicles Golden Age Of Stand-Up 2) Doctorow's Fictional Take On Real-Life Eccentricity 3) 'Reading Rainbow' Reaches Its Final Chapter]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 17:11:09 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.npr.org/books?ft=2&amp;f=510283</link>
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      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Stories in this episode: 1) 'Dying Up Here' Chronicles Golden Age Of Stand-Up 2) Doctorow's Fictional Take On Real-Life Eccentricity 3) 'Reading Rainbow' Reaches Its Final Chapter]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>NPR Books: August 20, 2009</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Stories in this episode: 1) Ready to become engrossed in a good book? Try these mysteries you may have missed. 2) A new interactive novel allows readers to e-mail and telephone characters from the book. 3) Tina Brown, the Daily Beast editor talks about what you need to read on the web.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 14:55:01 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.npr.org/books?ft=2&amp;f=510283</link>
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      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Stories in this episode: 1) Ready to become engrossed in a good book? Try these mysteries you may have missed. 2) A new interactive novel allows readers to e-mail and telephone characters from the book. 3) Tina Brown, the Daily Beast editor talks about what you need to read on the web.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <itunes:duration>19:36</itunes:duration>
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      <title>NPR Books: August 13, 2009</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Stories in this episode: 1) Lev Grossman's new novel reads like a Harry Potter tale, but with more shades of gray. 2) Children's book author Lesley Blume recommends timeless books that both kids and parents will enjoy. 3) Fancy a cozy whodunit set in the English countryside?  Don't read any of Mark Billingham's novels.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 11:43:33 -0400</pubDate>
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      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Stories in this episode: 1) Lev Grossman's new novel reads like a Harry Potter tale, but with more shades of gray. 2) Children's book author Lesley Blume recommends timeless books that both kids and parents will enjoy. 3) Fancy a cozy whodunit set in the English countryside?  Don't read any of Mark Billingham's novels.]]></itunes:summary>
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