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Today on the show: Fictional and nonfictional takes on extraterrestrial life. Steven Rowley’s new novel Take Me With You is about a man whose husband is abducted by aliens. The author says the premise stemmed from one he often discusses with his own husband: If you had the chance to be taken by aliens, would you go? In today’s episode, Rowley speaks with NPR’s Ayesha Rascoe about the novel’s “willing hitchhiker.” Then, Neil deGrasse Tyson talks with NPR’s Scott Simon about his new book, Take Me to Your Leader , which is a practical guide to – and exploration of – alien encounters. To listen to Book of the Day sponsor-free and support NPR's book coverage, sign up for Book of the Day+ at…