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Code Switch's 2018 Book Guide

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Code Switch's 2018 Book Guide

We checked in with authors, poets and great literary minds to see what books they think everyone should read this holiday season.

Code Switch's 2018 Book Guide

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Maureen Corrigan Picks The Best Books Of 2018, Including The Novel Of The Year

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Maureen Corrigan Picks The Best Books Of 2018, Including The Novel Of The Year

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Fresh Air's book critic recommends her 10 favorite books of the year, including The Great Believers, Rebecca Makkai's sweeping story about the AIDS epidemic of the 1980s.

Maureen Corrigan Picks The Best Books Of 2018, Including The Novel Of The Year

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No One at the Wheel

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The Revolution Will Be Driverless: Autonomous Cars Usher In Big Changes

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Driverless vehicles could be the "most disruptive technology to hit society worldwide since the advent of the motor car," says former New York City Traffic Commissioner Sam Schwartz.

The Revolution Will Be Driverless: Autonomous Cars Usher In Big Changes

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Arts & Life

'Help, I'm Hosting': Author Nina Stibbe Offers Best Tips For Gift-Giving

This week on our holiday advice series, NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to Nina Stibbe, author of An Almost Perfect Christmas, about her best tips on gift-giving.

'Help, I'm Hosting': Author Nina Stibbe Offers Best Tips For Gift-Giving

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The Moral Of The Story Is: Great Kids' Books Don't Always Need Morals

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The Moral Of The Story Is: Great Kids' Books Don't Always Need Morals

Jon Scieszka — dad, teacher and author of The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales — shares the books he plans to give to the kids on his list this year.

The Moral Of The Story Is: Great Kids' Books Don't Always Need Morals

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Can't Find Time To Read? Poetry Might Make The Perfect Gift

Poet Tess Taylor says a good poem can "reroute your day" in under five minutes. She offers suggestions for poetry that "takes you to a different place, and then allows you to return a little altered."

Can't Find Time To Read? Poetry Might Make The Perfect Gift

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Lynn Neary's Reading Recommendations For The Book Lovers On Your List

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Lynn Neary's Reading Recommendations For The Book Lovers On Your List

Ahead of the holidays, Neary offers some literary gift ideas — including a novel about a teenage spy, a Pulitzer Prize winner, and a cookbook just for kids.

Lynn Neary's Reading Recommendations For The Book Lovers On Your List

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