Andrew Sean Greer joins host us to talk about his humorous tale of a writer on the edge of 50 who literally travels the world in an effort to avoid an awkward encounter with a former love.
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A Chinese Boy, His Lost Mother, And His New White Parents
Lisa Ko joins us to talk about her debut novel, which tells the story of a young boy adopted by a pair of white professors after his Chinese immigrant mother mysteriously disappears.
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Colson Whitehead On ‘The Underground Railroad’
Colson Whitehead joins us to talk about how he wove the nation’s history into the experiences of the main characters in his book,”The Underground Railroad.”
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Anna Quindlen’s ‘Alternate Side’
The novelist joins us to talk about her new book, “Alternate Side,” which looks at life in a quiet New York City neighborhood that is upended when the residents squabble over use of the street’s small parking lot.
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Inside The Partition Of India And Pakistan
Veera Hiranandani joins us to discuss her novel “The Night Diary,” which is set during the Partition of India in the late 1940s.
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Tayari Jones Updates The Great American Novel
Novelist Tayari Jones joins us to talk about writing, “An American Marriage,” a love story set against a backdrop of racial injustice.
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Jake Tapper Writes Fiction, Too
The host of CNN’s “The Lead with Jake Tapper” joins us to talk about fictionalizing themes that he reports on in his day job for his new novel.
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Jennifer Egan Takes On WWII In Latest Novel
Jennifer Egan talks about her WWII-era novel, “Manhattan Beach.”
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A Chinese Boy, His Lost Mother, And His New White Parents
Lisa Ko joins us to talk about her debut novel, which tells the story of a young boy adopted by a pair of white professors after his Chinese immigrant mother mysteriously disappears.
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Two Sisters, One Mental Illness
Author Mira T. Lee joins us to talk about how mental illness tests the bond between sisters in her new novel, “Everything Here is Beautiful.”
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Colson Whitehead On ‘The Underground Railroad’
Colson Whitehead joins us to talk about how he wove the nation’s history into the experiences of his main characters in his book, “The Underground Railroad.”
Read more
Anna Quindlen’s ‘Alternate Side’
The novelist joins us to talk about her new book, “Alternate Side,” which looks at life in a quiet New York City neighborhood that is upended when the residents squabble over use of the street’s small parking lot.
Read more