The Book Show | Susan Minot - Don't Be a Stranger

November 12, 2024 00:27:21
The Book Show | Susan Minot - Don't Be a Stranger
The Book Show
The Book Show | Susan Minot - Don't Be a Stranger

Nov 12 2024 | 00:27:21

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Show Notes

Susan Minot is an award-winning novelist, short-story writer, poet, and screenwriter. Her new novel, “Don't Be a Stranger,” centers on the relationship between a younger man and an older single mother. It is a story about erotic obsession, the hunger for intimacy, communication, and oblivion.

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