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The late Laura Nyro penned hits, including "And When I Die" and "Save the Country." NPR's Scott Simon speaks with composer Billy Childs about his new album of tributes, Reimagining Laura Nyro.

Laura Bush is seen as a serene and supportive presence in the White House. On the other hand, she is not given to adoring gazes, as first lady Nancy Reagan was. Within the constraints of her life in the White House, she seems very much her own woman. During this election year, Mrs. Bush campaigns across the country, sometimes making several speeches a day. NPR's Linda Wertheimer has been listening.

After two acclaimed story collections, Laura van den Berg presents Find Me, her highly anticipated debut novel - a gripping, darkly funny tale of a young…

Emma Straub's novel, Laura Lamont's Life in Pictures, centers on small-town girl Elsa Emerson's transition into movie star Laura Lamont. Straub says her main character came to her while she was reading an obituary of real-life actress Jennifer Jones. "I was just struck by her life," Straub says.

It will be months, or years, before people in southern Louisiana fully recover from Hurricane Laura. The storm's 150 mph winds damaged or destroyed thousands of buildings when it came ashore.

By Katie Brittonhttp://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wamc/local-wamc-782318.mp3Albany, NY – Author Laura Claridge speaks to WAMC's Katie…

WAMCs Alan Chartock In Conversation with Dr Laura Hansen, Associate Professor of Criminal Justice at Western New England University.

The mayor of Burlington is proclaiming Sept. 12 "Laura Kate Winterbottom Day" in memory of a Vermont woman who was abducted and killed in 2005.Mayor Miro…

Although she has released five albums since 1999, singer-songwriter Laura Veirs remains largely unknown in the United States. Critic Tom Moon believes her new CD, Year of Meteors, will change that.

Emma Straub is, according to Gothamist, "the belle of the Brooklyn indi-lit ball". Her debut story collection Other People We Married, was published in…