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Musician and writer Leonard Cohen died in 2016, leaving behind many unpublished poems and lyrics. His son Adam Cohen discusses The Flame, a collection of some of Leonard's final works.

In the latest edition of Word of Mouth on Morning Edition, Steve Inskeep talks to Newsweek editor Tina Brown to get her reading recommendations.

Before Atwood was an Oscar-winning designer, she was a 17-year-old mom working in a French fry factory. Atwood says knowing all different kinds of people helps her in her work today.

Thanks to movies, novels and TV, Bob Mondello knows what a contested convention would be like: raucous crowd, oppressive din and (if movies are any guide) Angela Lansbury scheming in the corner.

Smokey Robinson wrote "My Girl," recorded in 1964 by The Temptations, for Temptation David Ruffin to sing, knowing he'd be launching a new star.

In some Eastern Ukraine cities, volunteers risk their lives to deliver food and medicine to those afraid to leave their homes because of constant shelling.

The form of Iraq's new government is a hotly contested issue as the country shapes its constitution. The talks reflect the concerns of Kurds in the north; Shiite Muslims who were repressed under Saddam Hussein; minority Sunni Muslims; and women who fear losing their rights. Melissa Block talks with Leslie H. Gelb of the Council on Foreign Relations and Judith Yaphe of the National Defense University.

Lolita -- the novel, not the title character -- turned 50 this past week. Wisconsin Public Radio's Steve Paulson talks with various writers about the literary influence of the Vladimir Nabokov's story of a grown man's obsession with a very young girl.

The pop-dance-electronic group's founder tells Terry Gross why he stopped complaining about other bands and decided to start making his own music instead. LCD Soundsystem's latest album is called This Is Happening.

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Russia historian Sergey Radchenko about whether Russian President Vladimir Putin under estimated the challenges for Russia when it invaded Ukraine.