Andrew Limbong Andrew Limbong is a reporter for NPR's Arts Desk.
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Andrew Limbong

Reporter, Arts Desk, and Host, NPR's Book of the Day

Andrew Limbong is a reporter for NPR's Arts Desk, where he does pieces on anything remotely related to arts or culture, from streamers looking for mental health on Twitch to Britney Spears' fight over her conservatorship. He's also covered the near collapse of the live music industry during the coronavirus pandemic. He's the host of NPR's Book of the Day podcast and a frequent host on Life Kit.

He started at NPR in 2011 as an intern for All Things Considered, and was a producer and director for Tell Me More.

Originally from Brooklyn and a graduate of SUNY New Paltz, he previously worked at ShopRite.

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Author Lauren Groff's new book, The Vaster Wilds, is a tight and tense novel that takes place in 1610 Jamestown. Elizabeth Gillis/NPR hide caption

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Lauren Groff has a go bag and says so should you

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Former lead singer of the band Smash Mouth Steve Harwell dies at 56

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Thursday

The late night heavyweights are putting their power into a new podcast, sharing this image on the Instagram page for the show. Instagram hide caption

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Late night TV hosts team up for a new podcast amid the writers strike

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Wednesday

Czech author Milan Kundera is best known for his book The Unbearable Lightness of Being. After the Soviet occupation, Kundera was blacklisted and banned. He lived in exile in France, where he would later become a citizen. He's pictured above in 1973. AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Milan Kundera, who wrote 'The Unbearable Lightness of Being,' dies at 94

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Tuesday

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The book ban fight is intensifying in Llano, Texas

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Thursday

'Therapy speak' is everywhere, but it may make us less empathetic

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Bangles cofounder Susanna Hoffs infused her debut novel with her love of music

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Wednesday

In Philadelphia, harm reduction experts help communities fight xylazine addiction

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Thursday

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How to be a better movie watcher

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Stephanie Hsu, Michelle Yeoh, and Ke Huy Quan all earned acting Oscar nominations for their work in Everything Everywhere All At Once. Allyson Riggs/A24 hide caption

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Tuesday

The 2023 Oscar nominations are here

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What movies are in the mix to receive an Oscar nomination?

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Monday

Encore: HarperCollins workers have spent more than 50 days on strike. Is it working?

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Sunday

HarperCollins workers have spent more than 50 days on strike. Is it working?

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Wednesday

Jan. 6 report isn't dominating the sales charts like prior government reports

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Monday

The Jan. 6 report isn't dominating the sales charts like prior government reports

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Wednesday

Guitarist Jeff Beck performs during the 43rd Montreux Jazz Festival. The influential guitarist died on January 10, 2023 after contracting bacterial meningitis. Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Tuesday

Anita Pointer of the Pointer Sisters has died at age 74

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Sunday

The highest level of education an Afghan girl can now get is 6th grade

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Books We Love: Fiction recommendations from 2022

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