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wknofm. org > book-of-the-day > 2026-04-25 > small-things-like-these-draws-from-the-true-story-of-irelands-magdalene-laundries-book-of-the-day

'Small Things Like These' draws from the true story of Ireland's Magdalene Laundries | Book of the Day

4+ day, 14+ hour ago  (140+ words) WKNO FM 'Small Things Like These' draws from the true story of Ireland's Magdalene Laundries | Book of the Day Small Things Like These is a novella by Claire Keegan that centers around Bill Furlong, an Irish coal merchant who discovers…...

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wknofm. org > book-of-the-day > 2026-04-11 > king-a-life-and-a-day-in-the-life-of-abed-salama-are-pulitzer-prize-winners-book-of-the-day

'King: A Life' and 'A Day in the Life of Abed Salama' are Pulitzer Prize winners | Book of the Day

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (225+ words) WKNO FM 'King: A Life' and 'A Day in the Life of Abed Salama' are Pulitzer Prize winners | Book of the Day Today, we revisit conversations with two 2024 Pulitzer Prize-winning authors. First, King: A Life, the biography by Jonathan Eig,…...

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wknofm. org > code-switch-npr > 2026-01-28 > falling-in-love-in-a-time-of-colonization-code-switch

Falling in Love in a Time of Colonization | Code Switch

3+ mon, 1+ day ago  (177+ words) This week Code Switch digs into The Ministry of Time, a new book that author Kailene Bradley describes as a "romance about imperialism." It focuses on real-life Victorian explorer Graham Gore, who died on a doomed Arctic expedition in 1847. But…...