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#1772 Geraldine Brooks "Horse" | The Book Show
A discarded painting in a junk pile, a skeleton in an attic, and the greatest racehorse in American history. In her new novel, "Horse,"...
#1771 Dan Chaon “Sleepwalk” | The Book Show
Dan Chaon’s latest thriller, “Sleepwalk,” is a high speed and darkly comic road trip through a near future America with a big-hearted mercenary. The...
#1770 Jennifer Egan "The Candy House" | The Book Show
#1769 Bill McKibben “The Flag, the Cross, and the Station Wagon” | The Book Show
Author and Environmentalist Bill McKibben is the author of more than a dozen books, including The End of Nature, which was the first book...
#1768 Nathaniel Philbrick “Travels with George” | The Book Show
Does George Washington still matter? Bestselling author Nathaniel Philbrick argues for Washington's unique contribution to the forging of America by retracing his journey as...
#1767 Emily St. John Mandel “Sea of Tranquility” | The Book Show
Emily St. John Mandel is the award-winning, best-selling author of “Station Eleven” and “The Glass Hotel.” She returns with a novel of art, time,...