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#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...
#1665: Lydia Millet “A Children’s Bible” | The Book Show
On this week’s Book Show, Lydia Millet discusses her new book A Children’s Bible. Her novel follows a group of children on a forced...
#1664: Ibram X. Kendi “How to Be An Antiracist” | The Book Show
On this week’s Book Show, Ibram X. Kendi discusses his book How To Be An Antiracist. Kendi is the founding director of the Antiracist...