Is unrequited love so much better than real love? Is it destined to be perfect, simply because the traditional view of a love affair never actually began? Is its perfection found in that it also never ends, leaving the possibility forever open? John Wheatcroft's "Portrait of a Lover" will ask you those questions and more.
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Listening to Barbara Kingsolver read is one of the greatest experiences. For her newest book, 'Flight Behavior', NPR Books shares an excerpt of Kingsolver's latest novel read by none other than the author herself.
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Chris has recently published three short stories in an anthology of
writers called, Acoustic Reads compiled by Blacklight Publications, and
the topic of our conversation today. I have long admired Chris'
writing; from simple blog posts to feature magazine articles, from a few
paragraphs of memoir to full fictional short shorties. He always has a
way of bringing out the truth, however small, and laying it out to his
readers in an unexpected way that really captivates.
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