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NPR's Scott Simon talks with Gothataone Moeng about her first collection of short stories, "Call and Response." They involve Botswanan characters caught between tradition and modernity.

A new biography celebrates the life and legacy of Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Gwendolyn Brooks, who wrote about ordinary black life using extraordinary language.

NPR Scott Simon talks with journalist Annabelle Tometich about her book, "The Mango Tree: A Memoir of Fruit Florida, and Felony."

Mosab Abu Toha was able to escape Gaza, along with his wife and three young children. The award-winning poet talks about parenting in war and the devastation of leaving his family and friends behind.

Adama Traoré was 24 when he was detained and died in police custody in France in 2016. His sister, who has been protesting the death, has been sued for defamation by the three officers involved.

A Ukrainian family fled their home and now are stuck on the Ukrainian side of the border with Poland in an endless line.

Authorities say results from a DNA test released Thursday support the guilty verdict delivered against Roger Keith Coleman, who was executed in Virginia in 1992. Coleman claimed he did not rape and murder his sister-in-law. Gov. Mark Warner ordered the first-ever post-execution DNA review.

Military veteran Grover Nicodemus Street has been a nurse for 20-plus years. Chasing coronavirus hot spots around the country, he's seen 3,000 people die, including the first patient in his care.

Check out the songs (and back stories) of women musicians from around the world.

David Greene talks to Emily Rauhala of The Washington Post about the Kushner family business seeking investors in China and dangling visa benefits in return. Jared Kushner is a Trump senior adviser.