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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Jason Mott about his latest novel, "People Like Us," which started out as a memoir. It turned into two parallel stories about two different writers in crisis.

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“Gwyneth: The Biography” is a satisfying read about the pioneering and polarizing actor and business woman, the AP’s Mae Anderson writes.

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Casual misogyny and classism abound. Although Misty’s grandmother, Nan D, is a hilarious and tough matriarch, taxi driver Boogie, Misty’s stepfather, is the moral heart of the story.

Therefore, acclaimed biographer, Ron Chernow’s recent book, “Mark Twain,” promised to reveal how Samuel Clemens managed to morph from a childhood spent on the banks of the Mississippi River ...