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On Our Minds: OKCupid

Christian Rudder, the founder of OKCupid, thinks cupid’s arrow may just be an algorithm.

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Kevin Brockmeier on "The Brief History of the Dead"

Anne Strainchamps talks with Kevin Brockmeier about his novel which concerns the dead who have not yet passed from living memory.

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Jeff Ferrell on "Empire of Scrounge"

Jeff Ferrell gave up life as a tenured professor and became a dumpster diver. His new book is "Empire of Scrounge."

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Mark Helprin on In Sunlight and In Shadow

Mark Helprin's got a new book out. "In Sunlight and in Shadow" lands on shelves this week. The novel is his first return to New York City since "Winter's Tale." In this UNCUT interview, Helprin talks with Jim Fleming about the story and the city. 

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Reading: Natsuo Kirino's "Real World"

Natsuo Kirino is one of Japan's best known writers.  We sample an excerpt from her psychological thriller, Real World.

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Patricia O'Conner on the English Language

Patricia O'Conner tells Jim Fleming that what Americans think of as a British accent is a fairly recent development.

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Jonathan Lethem on "The Ecstasy of Influence: Nonfictions, etc."

Jonathan Lethem talks about his role as a novelist, which he explores in his new book, "The Ecstasy of Influence: Nonfictions, etc."

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Philip Groning on "The Great Silence"

Filmmaker Philip Groning talks with Anne Strainchamps about the six months of silence he filmed with the Carthusian monks of the Grand Chartreuse in the French Alps.

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