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In 'Murder at the Grand Alpine Hotel,' Lucy Foley continues Agatha Christie's legacy (opens the original)
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The Grand Alpine Hotel is majestic, nestled high in the Swiss Alps with snow perfect for skiing. But one morning, a dead body is discovered in one of the gondolas on its first run – and before long, no one can get off the mountain. That's the opening of Murder At The Grand Alpine Hotel . If it sounds like an Agatha Christie novel, well, that's because it basically is. It's by British mystery writer Lucy Foley and is the first authorized Miss Marple novel in 50 years. In today’s episode, Foley sp
'Redwood' is a true tale of a KGB agent who offered to spy for Britain (opens the original)
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Ben Macintyre is a master of espionage stories that are true. His latest project is based on a case study taught in MI6, the British foreign intelligence service. Redwood follows a KGB spy who offers valuable secrets to Britain while working in Iran during the height of the Cold War. In today’s episode, the author joins Weekend Edition ’s Scott Simon for a conversation that touches on the spy’s surprising motivations, the contentious history between Russia and Britain in Iran and the fear of nuc
'Taipei Story' is a more personal novel from 'Yellowface' author R.F. Kuang (opens the original)
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R.F. Kuang, author of popular books like Yellowface and Babel , is out with a more personal novel. Taipei Story follows Lily Chin, a Chinese-American college student who travels to Taipei for a summer language intensive. While there, she struggles with complicated feelings about language, identity and the thread of her family’s story. In today’s episode, Kuang talks with Here & Now ’s Indira Lakshmanan about how the author relates to Lily, her own relationship to speaking Chinese and her interes
'Tropesick' and 'Extracurricular' are romance novels that subvert genre expectations (opens the original)
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Two new romance novels subvert expectations about the genre. In Tropesick , Katie and Tyler are old acquaintances who are reunited as writing partners. In today’s episode, author Lauren Okie chats with All Things Considered ’s Juana Summers about structuring the novel with different tropes, writing a rivals-to-lovers setup and how Okie balanced metafictional elements with the story’s natural plotline. Then, a former pop star and her psychology professor become intertwined in Extracurricular . Au
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox on why he’s the 'worst possible spokesperson' for his own book (opens the original)
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Utah Republican Gov. Spencer Cox is out with a new book – but he wants to clarify that he’s not running for president (often an assumption when politicians write books). Off Ramp: How To Be A Peacemaker In An Age Of Contempt is an extension of a plea he made following the killing of Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University. In the book, he argues Americans need to learn to disagree better in order to restore the respect that once existed between political adversaries. In today’s episode, Cox tells
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