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#1671: Scott Spencer “An Ocean Without A Shore” | The Book Show
On this week’s Book Show, critically acclaimed author Scott Spencer discusses his new novel An Ocean Without a Shore. A story of frustrated longing,...

#1670: Kelly Braffet “The Unwilling” | The Book Show
This week on The Book Show, Kelly Braffet discusses her latest novel – The Unwilling, which is a high stakes coming-of-age tale full of...

#1669: Adam Goodman “The Deportation Machine” | The Book Show
This week on The Book Show, Adam Goodman discusses his new book The Deportation Machine. Goodman traces the long and troubling history of the...

#1668: Amity Gaige “Sea Wife” | The Book Show
This week on The Book Show, Amity Gaige discusses her book, Sea Wife. A transporting novel about marriage, family and love in a time...

#1667: John Dickerson “The Hardest Job In The World: The American Presidency” | The Book Show
On this week’s Book Show, John Dickerson discusses his new book The Hardest Job in the World: The American Presidency. He takes a deep...

#1666: Megha Majumdar “A Burning” | The Book Show
On this week’s Book Show, Joe Donahue speaks with author Megha Majumdar. Her debut novel, A Burning, centers around three characters whose lives become...