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    S6 Ep. 35: Cancel Club: Jane Roper on Online Shame, Responsibility, and Fame

    Writer Jane Roper joins co-hosts V V Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell to discuss cancel culture and her new book The Society of Shame Roper teases out some of the similarities...

    Future Fables

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    Mieko Kawakami s Future Fable invites us to reconsider common fears while underlining the preciousness of friendship Mieko Kawakami was recently shortlisted for the International Booker Prize for her novel...

    Just the Right Book with Roxanne Coady

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    Regina Kanyu Wang / Sheree Renée Thomas & Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki

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    Revisiting George Saunders

    On today's episode we revisit a recent conversation with one favorite authors on the podcast George Saunders whose new story collection Liberation Day is out now This episode is brought...

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    DIVA 2.0 by Sheryl Lee Ralph, read by Sheryl Lee Ralph

    Actor and singer Sheryl Lee Ralph narrates her memoir and self-help guide with drama and feeling Host Jo Reed and AudioFile s Michele Cobb discuss this audiobook which is full...

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    From Streaming Wars to Star Wars with Erich Schwartzel

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    Elizabeth McCracken reads her short story, "It's Not You"

    Elizabeth McCracken reads her short story, "It's Not You," backed by an original Storybound remix with Moon Hound, and sound design and arrangement by Jude Brewer.

    Reading Women

    Ep. 122 | Farewell, Dear Listeners

    In Reading Women s final episode Kendra and a very special guest reminisce about episodes across Reading Women s six seasons Things MentionedTeam PageBooks Mentioned Plum Pudding Murder by Joanne...

    Open Form

    Episode 52: Zakiya Dalila Harrison The Wiz

    Welcome to Open Form a weekly film podcast hosted by award-winning writer Mychal Denzel Smith Each week a different author chooses a movie a movie they love a movie they...

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    Lee & Andrew Child, Wanda M. Morris, William Boyle & Goodbye

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    ARSÈNE LUPIN, GENTLEMAN-BURGLAR Chapter 9

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    So Many Damn Books

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    Kate Slotover co-host of the podcast The Book Club Review zooms into the Damn Library and chats book podcast reading how many books she will get to before she dies...

    First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing

    First Draft - Sebastian Barry

    Sebastian Barry was born in Dublin in His plays include of Boss Grady s Boys The Steward of Christendom Our Lady of Sligo The Pride Parnell Street and Dallas Sweetman...

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    Ana Veciana-Suarez: You Can't Wait for Inspiration, You've Got to Write

    Ana Veciana-Suarez is the author of several books including the historical novel Dulcinea the young adult novel Flight to Freedom and a collection of essays Birthday Parties in Heaven Thoughts...

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    Enlarging People’s Perception of Sylvia Plath w. HEATHER CLARK

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    S8 E2: The Westing Game

    In this episode, Marcy and Jennie discuss the 1979 Newbery Medal winner The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin. 

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    BOOK OF THE WEEK: And Then He Sang A Lullaby by Ani Kayode Somtochukwu

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    Hidden Bayou – Nathaniel Rich.

    Did Nieux Swamp resemble the original deltaic marsh before it had been ruined by sea level rise shipping canals and pipelines Or had the Foundation s engineers created an alien...

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