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I remember hearing about today's novel at a meeting with some publicists and being both

confused and intrigued because it somehow ties together the following themes.

Immigration, Wales, the singer Pitbull, Moby Dick, Impersonations, and the movie Scarface.

The book is called Say Hello to My Little Friend

by Janine Capo Cruset,

and she talked to NPR of Sasha Pfeiffer

about using her hatred of the movie Scarface

to explore young men in Miami

and their desperate need to become something.

They just don't know what that something is.

That's ahead.

In the U.S., national security news can feel far away from daily life.

Distant wars, murky conflicts, diplomacy behind closed doors.

On our new show, Sources and Methods, NPR reporters on the ground bring you stories of real people,

helping you understand why distant events matter here at home.

Listen to sources and methods on the NPR app or wherever you get your podcasts.

If you've seen the 1983 movie Scarface, you may remember an iconic line by Al Pacino. He says,

Say hello to my little friend. Say hello to my little friend. That same line is now the

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