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14 celebrity memoirs spilling all the tea

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14 celebrity memoirs spilling all the tea

December 3, 2022 • It's been a busy season for celebrity memoirs. A-listers from the worlds of Hollywood, music, journalism and royalty dish their own stories in these recent and upcoming books.

Here are the 14 books that NPR staff and critics are loving the most so far this year

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Here are the 14 books that NPR staff and critics are loving the most so far this year

July 2, 2022 • Every year, we ask NPR staff and contributors to tell us about their favorite books. From a list of 167 books so far this year, here are the 14 that the most people chose as their top pick.

Travel the world without leaving your home with these 10 books

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Travel the world without leaving your home with these 10 books

June 30, 2022 • From Lahore's red-light district and the streets of Mexico to a fantastical underwater land of Korean fable, here are some picks that can immerse you in worlds wholly unlike your own.

Travel the world without leaving your home with these 10 books

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It's the shortest day of the year. Things can only get brighter from here

People walk their dogs along a narrow road as the first winter frost blankets the fields in Oudeland van Strijen in the Netherlands on Tuesday. It's the shortest day of the year and official start of winter. Jeffrey Groeneweg/ANP/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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It's the shortest day of the year. Things can only get brighter from here

December 21, 2021 • Tuesday is the winter solstice in the Northern Hemisphere. That means from now till June, each day will be a little bit longer — and brighter. Here are some ways you can celebrate the season.

Want To Start Reading Sci-Fi And Fantasy? Here's A Beginner's Guide To The Galaxy

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Want To Start Reading Sci-Fi And Fantasy? Here's A Beginner's Guide To The Galaxy

August 26, 2021 • If you want to dip a toe in the starry seas of fantasy and science fiction, but you just don't know where to start, Pop Culture Happy Hour is teaming up with Life Kit for a handy beginner's guide. What's the difference between sci-fi and fantasy? Is there one at all? We'll cover all that and throw in some reading recommendations to get you going.

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Code Switch's Recommended Reads About The Tulsa Massacre

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