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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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November 23, 2021 00:30:00
#1740: Francine Prose's 'Vixen' | The Book Show

#1740: Francine Prose's 'Vixen' | The Book Show

Bestselling author Francine Prose’s latest book “The Vixen,” is set in the glamorous world of New York publishing in the 1950s. It is the...

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November 10, 2021 00:27:40
#1739: Anthony Doerr - Cloud Cuckoo Land | The Book Show

#1739: Anthony Doerr - Cloud Cuckoo Land | The Book Show

“Cloud Cuckoo Land” is the highly anticipated new novel from Anthony Doerr, who won the Pulitzer Prize for “All the Light We Cannot See.”...

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November 09, 2021 00:30:00
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#1738: Louise Erdrich's "The Sentence" | The Book Show

Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award–winning author Louise Erdrich’s new book is a ghost story, a tale of passion, of a complex marriage, and...

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November 02, 2021 00:27:40
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#1737: 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...

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October 26, 2021 00:27:40
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#1736: Lauren Groff 'Matrix' | The Book Show

Lauren Groff is a two-time National Book Award finalist and a New York Times bestselling author. Her latest “Matrix,” her first since the groundbreaking...

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October 19, 2021 00:27:40
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#1735: Richard Powers "Bewilderment" | The Book Show

Author Richard Powers won the Pulitzer Prize for the #1 New York Times bestseller, “The Overstory.” His latest novel, “Bewilderment,” has already been shortlisted...

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