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Faces of NPR: Petra Mayer

An Inside Look into NPR Books Editor Petra Mayer.
Source: Darian Woehr

Faces Of NPR is a weekly feature that showcases the people behind NPR, from the voices you hear every day on the radio to the ones who work outside of the recording studio. You'll find out about what they do and what they're inspired by on the daily. This week's post features NPR Books Editor Petra Mayer.

The Basics:

Name: Petra Mayer

Twitter Handle: @petramatic

Job Title: Editor, NPR Books

Where You're From: DC native, baby

An Inside Look:

You're an editor at NPR Books. What does that mean?

I edit fiction book reviews for npr.org, run our social media feeds and our epic summer reader polls, help put together the annual Book

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