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        <pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 01:45:13 -0400</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[2 years after the storm, graphic novel shares stories of Hurricane Helene survivors]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Two years after Hurricane Helene ripped through much of the Southeast, many of the communities affected by that storm are still recovering. A new project has chronicled their journey, using what might seem like an unlikely medium: a graphic novel. William Brangham discussed "Islands in the Sky: A People's History of Hurricane Helene" with Andrew Aydin. It's for our arts and culture series, CANVAS.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 18:25:58 -0400</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Roy Cohn's continued influence on politics and Trump traced in 'American Scoundrel']]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[For decades, Roy Cohn operated at the center of American power, from his work with Sen. Joseph McCarthy to his role as a lawyer, political fixer and mentor to a young Donald Trump. Biographer Kai Bird traces Cohn&rsquo;s life and the influence he still exerts on American politics in &ldquo;American Scoundrel." Jeffrey Brown spoke with Bird for our arts and culture series, CANVAS.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 18:25:16 -0400</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Wendell Berry, Kentucky-born author who advocated a simpler life, has died at 92]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Berry was a prolific writer who published more than 40 books, among them the novels &ldquo;Nathan Coulter&rdquo; and &ldquo;A Place On Earth,&rdquo; the anthology &ldquo;A Timbered Choir: The Sabbath Poems 1979-1997,&rdquo; and his farming manifesto &ldquo;The Unsettling of America.&rdquo; ]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 14:14:33 -0400</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[In new novel 'Under the Falls,' Richard Russo explores places left behind]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Richard Russo has penned 10 novels, won the Pulitzer Prize, and collaborated on screen adaptations and TV series based on his work.  In his latest book, "Under the Falls," Russo continues to revisit the community of his youth. Senior arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown visited him for our arts and culture series, CANVAS.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 18:15:02 -0400</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Annie Jacobsen and Geoff Bennett discuss 'Biological War' on 'Settle In']]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[What would happen if the next major national security threat wasn't a missile or a bomb but a deliberately engineered pathogen? That's the premise of "Biological War: A Scenario," the new book by Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist Annie Jacobsen. Geoff Bennett discussed America's preparedness for biological threats with Jacobsen on our PBS News podcast, "Settle In."]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 18:20:52 -0400</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Beloved author Benjamin Alire Sáenz, first Latino PEN/Faulkner winner, dies at 71]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[S&aacute;enz, born in New Mexico, was an ordained Catholic priest who came out as gay in his 50s. He wrote the acclaimed novel &ldquo;Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe.&rdquo]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 16:26:09 -0400</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Booker Prize semifinalist list includes previous winners Douglas Stuart, Marlon James, Elizabeth Strout]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Judges read 163 novels to come up with the 13 semifinalists announced Tuesday for the 50,000 pound ($66,000) Booker Prize.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 14:17:18 -0400</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA['Post-literate age': Why fewer Americans are reading for pleasure]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[In recent years, there has been attention and worries about how reading has changed among kids. Those concerns include the nature of what kids are reading and how many fewer books are part of their education diet. A new cover story in The Atlantic is casting a broader spotlight, raising similar questions for the overall population. Jeffrey Brown discussed more with The Atlantic's Rose Horowitch. ]]></description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 18:25:21 -0400</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA['One Day in September' chronicles how baseball's All-Star Game was born]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Baseball&rsquo;s best will showcase their talents on the field in Philadelphia during MLB's All-Star Game. What fans might not know is that the game traces its origins back to an event in Boston more than a century ago. The little-known chapter in baseball history is the subject of a new book, &ldquo;One Day in September.&rdquo; Jeffrey Brown sat down with author Scott Reich for our arts and culture series, CANVAS.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 18:25:43 -0400</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Haberman and Swan on 'Regime Change,' their book on Trump's unconstrained 2nd term]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[A new book by veteran reporters Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan is offering one of the most revealing looks to date inside the second Trump White House. It&rsquo;s called "Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump." Amna Nawaz spoke with Haberman and Swan about why those close to the president were willing to speak, and what those sources wanted readers to understand. ]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 18:35:11 -0400</pubDate>
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