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For readers who are listeners, for listeners looking for something to read—this feed includes book discussions and conversations with authors from across the Slate Podcast network.
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Dec 8, 2011 • 44min
Audio Book Club: The Good Mother by Sue Miller
Emily Bazelon, Hanna Rosin, and special guest novelist Amy Bloom discuss Sue Miller's The Good Mother on the novel's 25th anniversary. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 31, 2011 • 47min
Audio Book Club: This Beautiful Life by Helen Schulman
Slate editors discuss Helen Schulman's "This Beautiful Life," a new novel about a video that goes viral and ruins the lives of two teenagers at a posh New York City private school. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 26, 2011 • 40min
Audio Book Club: The Submission by Amy Waldman
For Slate's September Audio Book club, Yale art historian and architect Kishwar Rizvi joins Emily Bazelon and Hanna Rosin to discuss The Submission, Amy Waldman's novel about memorializing 9/11. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 29, 2011 • 42min
Audio Book Club: Jennifer Egan's A Visit From the Goon Squad
Michael Agger, Emily Bazelon, and Julia Turner talk about the memorable themes and intricate structure of Jennifer Egan's prize-winning A Visit From the Goon Squad. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 16, 2011 • 41min
Audio Book Club: J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series
Slate editors Emily Bazelon and Hanna Rosin discuss the final book in J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series. Joining them are two Potter enthusiasts: Emily’s son Simon, 8, and Hanna’s daughter Noa, 10. They discuss death, loyalty and Snape's love for Lily. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 27, 2011 • 36min
Audio Book Club: Caleb’s Crossing by Geraldine Brooks
Slate editors Emily Bazelon and Hanna Rosin, and the New Yorker’s Margaret Talbot discuss Pulitzer Prize winner Geraldine Brooks’ latest historical novel, Caleb’s Crossing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 31, 2011 • 46min
Audio Book Club: Killer Angels by Michael Shaara
Our critics, including Yale historian David Blight, discuss the Civil War classic The Killer Angels, by Michael Shaara. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 27, 2011 • 39min
Audio Book Club: Joshua Foer’s Moonwalking with Einstein
In this week’s audio book club, Slate’s Daniel Engber, David Plotz and Hanna Rosin discuss Joshua Foer’s Moonwalking with Einstein, about his quest to compete in the U.S. Memory Championships, and what he learned about the human brain along the way. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 27, 2011 • 47min
Audio Book Club: Karen Russell’s Swamplandia!
In this week’s Audio Book Club, Slate’s Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and Hanna Rosin discuss Karen Russell’s Swamplandia!, a new novel about the struggle of a family who runs an alligator-wrestling theme park. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 27, 2011 • 43min
Audio Book Club: Emma Donoghue’s Room
Slate’s Audio Book Club discusses Emma Donoghue’s Room, a best-selling novel about a 5-year-old boy raised by his mother in a shed where she has been held prisoner since before he was born. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
