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NPR's Scott Simon talks to the Scottish writer William Boyd about his latest book, "The Predicament" – a spy thriller set during the height of the Cold War.

Writer WILLIAM MAXWELL has a new collection of short stories All the Days and Nights (Knopf) MAXWELL was fiction editor of the New Yorker from 1936-1976. He worked with such authors as J.D. Salinger, Jon Cheever, Jon Updike, Eudora Welty and scores of others. Jon Updike has said Maxwell's voice is "one of the wisest in American fiction. It is, as well, one of the kindest.

Prosecutors in Missouri had doubts about the murder conviction Marcellus Williams, yet the state proceeded with the execution after last-ditch efforts to stop it failed.

Longtime U.S. Rep. William D. Delahunt of Massachusetts, a Democratic stalwart, has died following a long-term illness, his family announced.

NPR's Daniel Estrin talks with Howard Bryant of Meadowlark Media about Serena Williams' retirement announcement and a baseball all-star's 80-game suspension.

Tennis fans anticipate Williams will win the U.S. Open and tie Steffi Graf's record for winning all major tennis titles in a single year. Steve Inskeep talks to sports commentator Tandaleya Wilder.

Ken Tucker reviews the new benefit album organized to help singer/songwriter Victoria Williams, who is afflicted with mutliple sclerosis: "Sweet Relief". The album features Lou Reed, Pearl Jam, Matthew Sweet and others performing her songs.

In a historic move, former Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores has sued the NFL and three teams, alleging racial discrimination in hiring, sham interviews for coaching positions and more.

The Oscar winner's other credits include "To Live and Die in L.A.," "Cruising," "Rules of Engagement" and a TV remake of the classic play and Sidney Lumet movie "12 Angry Men."

On the singer-songwriter's 16th studio album Stories From a Rock n Roll Heart, Williams is at her most emotionally uncompromising and astute.

It comes two weeks after its factories in Western North Carolina abruptly closed, leaving hundreds of workers without jobs.

The North Carolina General Assembly approved the new congressional map this week. It shifts the state's 1st Congressional District from a swing district to one where a Republican can more easily win.

In her new book "Strive," tennis legend Venus Williams outlines some of the disciplines that helped her win multiple Grand Slam championships.

Linguist WILLIAM LABOV (pronounced La Bove (like "cove") from the University of Pennsylvania discusses Ebonics. He's been studying Black English for 30 years and traced the rules governing Black and White English. He also examined the differences between the two and explored the roots of the changes taking place in the languages. (THIS INTERVIEW CONTINUES THRU THE END OF THE SHOW). LABOV continued. 12:58:30 NEXT SHOW PROMO (:29) PROMO COPY On the next Fresh Air. . .part art, part industry, rock and roll music has become a $20 billion business It's the subject of former Rolling Stone editor FRED GOODMAN's new book, "The Mansion on the Hill." He talks with Terry about what has changed since the sixties that has made rock and roll a commercial powerhouse. Also, linguist WILLIAM LABOV (pronounced LA-Bove, like "Cove") on Ebonics. He's been studying Black English for 30 years. That and more coming up on today's Fresh Air.

The Senate Judiciary Committee voted on Thursday to recommend that the full chamber confirm President Trump's choice to take over the leadership of the Justice Department.

Ruto also seemed to have mended fences with his former boss, outgoing president Uhuru Kenyatta, asking him to keep leading talks on regional crises. His ascent concluded a markedly peaceful election.

William Faulkner — one of the great American novelists — thought of himself as a failed poet. Which made our critic Juan Vidal wonder: What is it about poetry that makes us hold it above other arts?

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with actor William Shatner, best known for starring in Star Trek, about actually visiting space in 2021.

Marc Maron has been doing comedy for over two decades, be it standup, on the radio, or television specials. But his popularity has really taken flight…

The final matchup for Charlotte mayor took shape Tuesday night. Patrick Cannon beat fellow city councilman James Mitchell in the Democratic primary.…