Julie Parr
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Waiting for the Phillies to join Bluesky.
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IT’S HERE!!
Books We Love is back with a brand new batch of hand-picked titles. Mix and match tags like “Book Club Ideas” and “Eye-Opening Reads.” Find 380+ new 2025 reads, and stick around to browse more than 4,000 books from the last 13 years.
Books We Love
Here are 380+ great reads from 2025 handpicked just for you by NPR staffers and trusted critics.
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November 24, 2025 at 12:29 PM
IT’S HERE!!
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Someone to hold you too close
Someone to hurt you too deep
Someone to hurt you too deep
November 23, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Someone to hold you too close
Someone to hurt you too deep
Someone to hurt you too deep
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Remember when the Phillies tagged Ohtani for three runs in GM1 and it seemed like anything was possible?
October 29, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Remember when the Phillies tagged Ohtani for three runs in GM1 and it seemed like anything was possible?
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Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares moments from their lives and work around the world. n.pr/4odY8lQ
Greetings from the Rhône Glacier, where a gash of pink highlights how it's melting
Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares moments from their lives and work around the world.
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October 17, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares moments from their lives and work around the world. n.pr/4odY8lQ
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Bowman was my colleague when we both worked at the Baltimore Sun 20 years ago, and I was and am awed by his reporting prowess. Proud and happy to read this — he gets it exactly right.
Tom Bowman has held his Pentagon press pass for 28 years. He says the Pentagon's new media policy makes it impossible to be a journalist, which means finding out what's really going on behind the scenes and not accepting wholesale what any government or administration says. n.pr/4q87Jwb
Opinion: Why I'm handing in my Pentagon press pass
Tom Bowman has held his Pentagon press pass for 28 years. He says the Pentagon's new media policy makes it impossible to be a journalist, which means finding out what's really going on behind the scenes and not accepting wholesale what any government or administration says.
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October 14, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Bowman was my colleague when we both worked at the Baltimore Sun 20 years ago, and I was and am awed by his reporting prowess. Proud and happy to read this — he gets it exactly right.
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A Statement from NPR’s Editor in Chief on the Pentagon’s Press Policy.
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October 13, 2025 at 9:32 PM
A Statement from NPR’s Editor in Chief on the Pentagon’s Press Policy.
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Read More: www.npr.org/2025/10/13/g...
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American Girl announced Wednesday that its 2026 Girl of the Year is Raquel Reyes, a Mexican American 10-year-old from Kansas City, Missouri. Raquel Reyes’ family owns a paleteria in Kansas City, though her family lineage traces back to another famous American Girl doll.
A brand new American Girl doll hails from Kansas City’s Mexican American community
Raquel Reyes’ family owns a paleteria in Kansas City, though her family lineage traces back to another famous American Girl doll. Her author, Angela Cervantes, is a Kansas City resident herself.
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September 18, 2025 at 6:10 PM
American Girl announced Wednesday that its 2026 Girl of the Year is Raquel Reyes, a Mexican American 10-year-old from Kansas City, Missouri. Raquel Reyes’ family owns a paleteria in Kansas City, though her family lineage traces back to another famous American Girl doll.
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Win a trip to a show of your choice at the Tiny Desk!
Entering is free, but you can get extra entries and exclusive Tiny Desk merch when you donate to The NPR Network through the giveaway page.
Your support means a lot in the face of recent federal funding cuts. Enter today 👉 tinyurl.com/22kyj72s
Entering is free, but you can get extra entries and exclusive Tiny Desk merch when you donate to The NPR Network through the giveaway page.
Your support means a lot in the face of recent federal funding cuts. Enter today 👉 tinyurl.com/22kyj72s
August 14, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Win a trip to a show of your choice at the Tiny Desk!
Entering is free, but you can get extra entries and exclusive Tiny Desk merch when you donate to The NPR Network through the giveaway page.
Your support means a lot in the face of recent federal funding cuts. Enter today 👉 tinyurl.com/22kyj72s
Entering is free, but you can get extra entries and exclusive Tiny Desk merch when you donate to The NPR Network through the giveaway page.
Your support means a lot in the face of recent federal funding cuts. Enter today 👉 tinyurl.com/22kyj72s
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Without federal funding, public media — and the truth-telling, community-connecting role it plays — is at risk.
Local stations may vanish. Millions could lose trusted news and vital information. If you are ready to join the fight for journalism, donate now: n.pr/458sOhq
Local stations may vanish. Millions could lose trusted news and vital information. If you are ready to join the fight for journalism, donate now: n.pr/458sOhq
July 25, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Without federal funding, public media — and the truth-telling, community-connecting role it plays — is at risk.
Local stations may vanish. Millions could lose trusted news and vital information. If you are ready to join the fight for journalism, donate now: n.pr/458sOhq
Local stations may vanish. Millions could lose trusted news and vital information. If you are ready to join the fight for journalism, donate now: n.pr/458sOhq
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The federal grant funding traditionally goes out by July 1. It includes support for migrant education, after-school programs and English language learners.
The Trump admin is withholding over $6 billion in education grants for schools
The federal grant funding traditionally goes out by July 1. It includes support for migrant education, after-school programs and English language learners.
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July 1, 2025 at 5:24 PM
The federal grant funding traditionally goes out by July 1. It includes support for migrant education, after-school programs and English language learners.
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Public Media Giving Days are here! ❤️🖤💙
The NPR Network makes trustworthy journalism, music, and unforgettable stories available to nearly 99% of the U.S. population–free of charge.
It's time to show your love for how much #PublicMediaGives your community.
Donate here: n.pr/4lFTPPD
The NPR Network makes trustworthy journalism, music, and unforgettable stories available to nearly 99% of the U.S. population–free of charge.
It's time to show your love for how much #PublicMediaGives your community.
Donate here: n.pr/4lFTPPD
May 1, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Public Media Giving Days are here! ❤️🖤💙
The NPR Network makes trustworthy journalism, music, and unforgettable stories available to nearly 99% of the U.S. population–free of charge.
It's time to show your love for how much #PublicMediaGives your community.
Donate here: n.pr/4lFTPPD
The NPR Network makes trustworthy journalism, music, and unforgettable stories available to nearly 99% of the U.S. population–free of charge.
It's time to show your love for how much #PublicMediaGives your community.
Donate here: n.pr/4lFTPPD
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IT’S OPENING DAY
IT IS OPENING DAY
OPENING DAY HAS ARRIVED
OPENING DAAAAAAY
IT IS OPENING DAY
OPENING DAY HAS ARRIVED
OPENING DAAAAAAY
a baseball player with a p on his helmet
Alt: a baseball player with a p on his helmet Bryce Harper outlining his Phillies logo on his chest, as they do
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March 27, 2025 at 11:28 AM
IT’S OPENING DAY
IT IS OPENING DAY
OPENING DAY HAS ARRIVED
OPENING DAAAAAAY
IT IS OPENING DAY
OPENING DAY HAS ARRIVED
OPENING DAAAAAAY
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Philadelphia peeps, please help! My big sweet goober cat Orson has gone missing. This is not like him! He is a scaredy-cat but somehow he slipped out the door. If you see him, please let us know.
Message me or call Latchkey Records at (215) 315-8985. And please share if you live here.
Message me or call Latchkey Records at (215) 315-8985. And please share if you live here.
January 31, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Philadelphia peeps, please help! My big sweet goober cat Orson has gone missing. This is not like him! He is a scaredy-cat but somehow he slipped out the door. If you see him, please let us know.
Message me or call Latchkey Records at (215) 315-8985. And please share if you live here.
Message me or call Latchkey Records at (215) 315-8985. And please share if you live here.
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This photo of the day in our newsletter by my colleague Tom Gralish is EVERYTHING (I told him so when I saw it in our system a few days ago). I love that it looks like Philly Elmo set the Portal on fire and is calmly walking away in his cool specs & Adidas sweat suit. Dear lord I love you, Philly.
December 10, 2024 at 3:02 PM
This photo of the day in our newsletter by my colleague Tom Gralish is EVERYTHING (I told him so when I saw it in our system a few days ago). I love that it looks like Philly Elmo set the Portal on fire and is calmly walking away in his cool specs & Adidas sweat suit. Dear lord I love you, Philly.
NPR's annual list of "Books We Love" well-curated and beautifully presented.
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Books We Love
Here are 350+ great reads from 2024 hand-picked just for you by NPR staff and trusted critics.
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November 25, 2024 at 1:36 PM
NPR's annual list of "Books We Love" well-curated and beautifully presented.
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November 17, 2024 at 5:53 AM