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Shahu Patole prepares food in his mother's kitchen in Khamgaon, India. He's the author of the cookbook Dalit Kitchens of Marathwada. Maya Levin for NPR hide caption

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Stephen and Evie McGee Colbert have been married since 1993. Eric Wolfinger/Celadon Books hide caption

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'Does This Taste Funny?' is a Colbert family cookbook

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Maureen Corrigan picks her favorite books from an 'unprecedented' 2024

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American poet Yolanda Cornelia 'Nikki' Giovanni leans on her desk beside a typewriter, in front of a wall decorated with photos, 1973. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Getty Images/Hulton Archive hide caption

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Werner Herzog says it's not good to circle 'your own navel' but wrote a memoir anyway

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Stay away from Dr. Google, and other lessons learned about hypochondria

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'Time of the Child' is a marvelous blend of despair and redemption

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Kash Patel speaks before Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump during a campaign rally at Thomas & Mack Center, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024, in Las Vegas. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption

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What Trump's pick of Kash Patel to lead the FBI could mean for the bureau

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"Brain rot" is the term of the year for 2024, referring to concerns that endlessly scrolling through social media videos and other content can cause harm. Here, TikTok's logo is seen on a mobile phone in front of a computer screen showing a TikTok home screen. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File) Michael Dwyer/AP hide caption

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Stephen Colbert and Evie Colbert arrive for the 74th Emmy Awards at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California. Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 13: Ina Garten signs cookbooks during Food Network's 25th Birthday Party Celebration at the 11th annual New York City Wine & Food Festival in 2018 in New York City. Amy Sussman/Getty Images for Food Network hide caption

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Ina Garten was ready for the luck

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) and US President Donald Trump speak during a bilateral meeting at the G7 Summit in 2019. Trump is one of four U.S. Presidents Merkel worked with during her time as Germany's Chancellor. NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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A file photo from April 30, 2014, shows then-German Chancellor Angela Merkel attending the parliamentary election campaign program for Hesse State, at the Frankfurt's Kap European Congress Center in Frankfurt, Germany. Mehmet Kaman/Anadolu hide caption

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Angela Merkel and the future of NATO under a second Trump term

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Bailey Williams is a storyteller and yoga teacher in Alaska. Abrams Books hide caption

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'I think of my body as a teacher,' says Marine who struggled with disordered eating

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Illustrations © 2024 Paul O. Zelinsky/HarperCollins Publishers

PICTURE THIS: STILL LIFE

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