{
  "id": 10809003,
  "title": "Ayad Akhtar blurs fiction and reality in new novel, 'The Radiance'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/ayad-akhtar-blurs-fiction-and-reality-in-new-novel-the-radiance",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-29T22:25:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "PBS NewsHour",
    "slug": "pbs-newshour",
    "url": "https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/ayad-akhtar-blurs-fiction-and-reality-in-new-novel-the-radiance"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and author has a new novel that explores big questions about states of being and the state of America. Senior arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown spoke with Ayad Akhtar about \"The Radiance\" for our arts and culture series, CANVAS.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Literary Hub",
        "title": "Min Jin Lee, Hernan Diaz, Ayad Akhtar, and more: 22 new books out today!",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/min-jin-lee-hernan-diaz-ayad-akhtar-and-more-22-new-books-out-today",
        "published": "2026-09-29T08:28:55.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}