Melissa Gray
Stories
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Books We Love: NPR staff's top non-fiction picks of the year
NPR staff share recommendations for non-fiction reading from our Books We Love list: "The War of Art," "Shattered Lands," "Toni at Random" and "Patchwork."
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Why Jane Austen's works still resonate, 250 years after her birth
Why do the works of Jane Austen still hold so much appeal 250 years after her birth? We ask members of the Jane Austen Society of North America as well as writers Sandra Cisneros and Brandon Taylor.
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A program in Chicago lends rare musical instruments to young, gifted musicians
Promising violinists can get their hands on a Stradivarius and other 18th century instruments through a lending program out of Chicago.
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A minister was acquitted of a brutal 1832 murder. A new book revisits the case
In the world of true crime, Fall River, Mass. is known for Lizzie Borden, but another murder 60 years earlier captivated New England. Kate Winkler Dawson tells the story in The Sinners All Bow.
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In one key swing state, both parties are courting Black men
With North Carolina now a toss-up this presidential election, both parties are making appeals to Black men. An older farmer and a younger restaurant owner share what's driving their votes.
