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Each week on The Book Show, host Joe Donahue interviews authors about their books, their lives and their craft. It is a celebration of both reading and writers.

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July 04, 2023 00:27:15
1824 – Ottessa Moshfegh – Lapvona | The Book Show

1824 – Ottessa Moshfegh – Lapvona | The Book Show

Ottessa Moshfegh’s novel “Lapvona” brings us to a village in a medieval fiefdom buffeted by natural disasters where a motherless shepherd boy finds himself...

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June 27, 2023 00:27:23
1823 - Elliot Ackerman - Halcyon: A Novel | The Book Show

1823 - Elliot Ackerman - Halcyon: A Novel | The Book Show

Set in an alternate version of America’s recent past, Elliot Ackerman’s latest, “Halcyon,” is a chilling novel about two self-made men confronting a world...

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June 20, 2023 00:27:24
1822 - Steven Wright - Harold | The Book Show

1822 - Steven Wright - Harold | The Book Show

Steven Wright is one of the most significant and influential stand-up comedians in history. His first novel, “Harold,” documents the meandering, surreal, often hilarious,...

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June 13, 2023 00:27:14
1821 - Susanna Moore - The Lost Wife | The Book Show

1821 - Susanna Moore - The Lost Wife | The Book Show

Novelist Susanna Moore’s eighth novel, “The Lost Wife,” is an immersive story about a seminal and shameful moment in America’s conquest of the West....

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June 06, 2023 00:27:24
1820 - Dennis Lehane - Small Mercies | The Book Show

1820 - Dennis Lehane - Small Mercies | The Book Show

Acclaimed New York Times bestselling author Dennis Lehane’s latest, “Small Mercies,” is a brutal depiction of criminality and power and an unflinching portrait of...

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May 30, 2023 00:27:25
1819 - Ann Napolitano - Hello Beautiful | The Book Show

1819 - Ann Napolitano - Hello Beautiful | The Book Show

Ann Napolitano took the literary world by storm with her tear-jerker of a novel “Dear Edward.” Her latest, “Hello Beautiful,” is an homage to...

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