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This week, comedian Amy Poehler says, "yes please," the freaky, fabulous history of Wonder Woman, and the 92nd St. Y celebrates 75 years of literature. Plus, James Ellroy recommends noir fiction, and what to read in the wake of the Blackwater verdicts. View this email in your browser update preferences

Author Interviews A Candid Memoir From Comedian Amy Poehler? 'Yes Please' Poehler joins Fresh Air's Terry Gross to talk about fighting the body image "demon," being a "world-class snooper" and how she was once told that she had a "great face for wigs." Read this story Author Interviews The Man Behind Wonder Woman Was Inspired By Both Suffragists And Centerfolds Wonder Woman's creator, William Moulton Marston, had a secret life: He had a wife and a mistress and fathered children with both of them. Jill Lepore explains in The Secret History of Wonder Woman. Read this story Book News & Features 75 Years Of 'Colossal Poets' And Live Literature At NYC's 92nd Street Y Writer Cynthia Ozick attended readings at the Y in the 1950s. "You saw these icons standing in a blaze of brilliant spotlight," she says, "and you felt that you were at the crux of all civilization." Read this story Movie Interviews Watch This: Crime Writer James Ellroy Recommends — What Else? — Noir Films The author of L.A. Confidential discusses his favorite flicks, including a 1963 Akira Kurosawa film he says may be the greatest crime movie he's ever seen. Read this story This Week's Must Read After The Blackwater Convictions, A Book On Iraq's Nightmarish Reality Four former Blackwater guards were found guilty last week in connection with a fatal shooting in 2007. Author Brian Castner recommends a book on the toll violence has taken on Iraq. Read this story

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