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Find early literacy tips and children's books on the Children's Blog. Discover your next great read on the Books Movies Music Blog. Dig into Nashville history with the Community History Blog. Listen to stories, history, and culture on NPL Podcasts. Please see this Note for Readers.

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Doesn’t the cooler weather make you want to get out the crockpot and start roasting vegetables?  Check out these three recent cookbooks for ideas.
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Legends of Film: Barry Malkin

During this episode we talk to Film Editor Barry Malkin. Mr. Malkin’s credits include The Godfather Part 2, The Rain People, and Cops and Robbers. Malkin discusses working on Cops and Robbers, collaborating with Francis Ford Coppola, and missed opportunities with Director Jonathan Demme.

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Short stories are one of the best ways to quickly inject some pleasurable fear into your veins this time of year.
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If the name “Paula Herring” sounds familiar, you may already know where this is going. If not, keep reading. This post explores the tragic 1964 murder of young Paula Herring, drawing from Michael Bishop’s new book, A Murder in Music City: Corruption, Scandal, and the Framing of an Innocent Man.