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#1659: Sue Monk Kidd’s “The Book of Longing” | The Book Show
In Sue Monk Kidd’s, new novel, “The Book of Longing,” she imagines a young woman named Ana, who becomes the wife of Jesus. The...
#1658: Robert Reich’s “The System” | The Book Show
Robert Reich is Chancellor’s Professor of Public Policy at Goldman School of Public Policy at the University of California, Berkeley. He has served in...
#1657: Anne Tyler’s “Redhead By The Side Of The Road” | The Book Show
Anne Tyler is one of America’s very best living novelists and one of the worlds most loved. Her new novel “Redhead by the Side...
#1656: Julia Alvarez’s “Afterlife” | The Book Show
“Afterlife” is the first adult novel in almost 15 years by Julia Alvarez, the bestselling author of In the “Time of the Butterflies” and...
#1655: Rahm Emanuel’s “The Nation City: Why Mayors Are Now Running the World” | The Book Show
Rahm Emanuel is a former two-term mayor of Chicago and White House Chief of Staff for President Barack Obama. In his new book, “The...
#1654: James McBride’s “Deacon King Kong” | The Book Show
James McBride is the author of the National Book Award winning “The Good Lord Bird” and the modern classic “The Color of Water.” His...