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Author Jason Reynolds on his latest young adult novel and winning a MacArthur grant

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with author Jason Reynolds about his new young adult novel, "Twenty-four Seconds from Now..."

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Scott Simon is one of America's most admired writers and broadcasters. He is the host of Weekend Edition Saturday and is one of the hosts of NPR's morning news podcast Up First. He has reported from all fifty states, five continents, and ten wars, from El Salvador to Sarajevo to Afghanistan and Iraq. His books have chronicled character and characters, in war and peace, sports and art, tragedy and comedy.