The Book Show | Jason Mott - People Like Us

August 19, 2025 00:27:26
The Book Show | Jason Mott - People Like Us
The Book Show
The Book Show | Jason Mott - People Like Us

Aug 19 2025 | 00:27:26

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Show Notes

Jason Mott, National Book Award-winning author of “Hell of a Book,” returns with “People Like Us;” a book that confronts the invisible forces shaping our identities and our relationships. Mott now turns his lens to lives where truth is slippery, memory is contested, and the past refuses to stay buried.

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