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The Unconventional Poetry Of Tyehimba Jess

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Tyehimba Jess, the African-American poet from Detroit, won this year's Pulitzer in poetry for a collection that shines a different light on minstrel shows.

The Unconventional Poetry Of Tyehimba Jess

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Lawrence Osborne Doesn't Care If You Like His Characters In 'Beautiful Animals'

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Lawrence Osborne Doesn't Care If You Like His Characters In 'Beautiful Animals'

"Likable characters are usually completely forgettable ... " he says. "We love villains ... because they show us these disturbing complexities." His sun-drenched summer novel is set on a Greek island.

Lawrence Osborne Doesn't Care If You Like His Characters In 'Beautiful Animals'

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'Schumer' Writer Jessi Klein On Barbies, Ageism And Pumping At The Emmys

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Klein won an Emmy in 2015 for her work on Inside Amy Schumer. Her book, You'll Grow Out of It, is a collection of humorous personal essays. Originally broadcast July 12, 2016.

'Schumer' Writer Jessi Klein On Barbies, Ageism And Pumping At The Emmys

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If Thoreau Were Alive, He'd Be 'Shouting From The Rafters,' Biographer Says

Thoreau was born 200 years ago, on July 12, 1817. He died of tuberculosis at age 44. Hulton Archive/Getty Images hide caption

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If Thoreau Were Alive, He'd Be 'Shouting From The Rafters,' Biographer Says

Henry David Thoreau, author of Walden and Civil Disobedience, was born 200 years ago in 1817. Biographer Kevin Dann says the philosopher's ideas about individual sovereignty remain relevant today.

If Thoreau Were Alive, He'd Be 'Shouting From The Rafters,' Biographer Says

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