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Books & Authors

Summary: Books and Authors is the podcast that brings you intelligent, candid conversations with today's leading authors We feature fiction and nonfiction.

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 Jennifer Close, The Smart One | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:12:36

Jennifer Close joins us to talk about sibling rivalry, family love and frustration, and moving home with Mom and Dad. They're all covered in her new novel, The Smart One.

 Susan Freinkel, Plastic: A Toxic Love Story | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:16:51

How did we get so enmeshed with plastic? Journalist Susan Freinkel investigates, and discusses what she found.

 David Abrams, Fobbit | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:14:41

David Abrams, an Iraq war veteran, talks about his comic novel Fobbit, which explores the soldiers who stay behind in the office.

 Junot Diaz, This is How You Lose Her | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:16:55

Winner of a Pulitzer Prize and a MacArthur "genius" grant Junot Diaz discusses his new short-story collection, This is How You Lose Her. talks about what it means to be American, why girls learn responsibility first, writing in the second person, and more.

 Antoine Wilson on BookTalk | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:18:31

Antoine Wilson discusses his terrific novel Panorama City. In it we follow Oppen Porter, a winning but odd naif who sets out to become a man of the world.

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