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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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Mar 13, 2008 • 54min
Slate's Audio Book Club: All the King's Men, by Robert Penn Warren
Slate's Audio Book Club. Stephen Metcalf, Julia Turner, and Jacob Weisberg discuss the novel All the King's Men, by Robert Penn Warren. We recommend, but don't insist, that you read the book before listening to this audio program. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 7, 2008 • 60min
Slate: Audio Book Club: Eat, Pray, Love
Slate's Audio Book Club. Stephen Metcalf, Katie Roiphe, and Julia Turner discuss Eat Pray Love, by Elizabeth Gilbert. We recommend, but don't insist, that you read the book before listening to this audio program. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 3, 2008 • 51min
Slate's Audio Bookclub: Tree of Smoke
Slate's Audio Book Club. Meghan O'Rourke, Katie Roiphe, and James Surowiecki discuss the novel Tree of Smoke, by Denis Johnson. We recommend, but don't insist, that you read the book before listening to this audio program. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 20, 2007 • 1h 6min
Slate's Audio Book Club: The Audacity of Hope
Slate's Audio Book Club. Stephen Metcalf, Julia Turner, and John Dickerson discuss The Audacity of Hope, by Barack Obama. We recommend, but don't insist, that you read the book before listening to this audio program. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 30, 2007 • 38min
Slate's Audio Book Club: "The Road," by Cormac McCarthy
Slate's Audio Book Club. Meghan O'Rourke, Katie Roiphe, and John Burnham Schwartz discuss the novel The Road, by Cormac McCarthy. We recommend, but don't insist, that you read the book before listening to this audio program. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 10, 2007 • 48min
Slate's Audio Book Club: "The House of Mirth" by Edith Wharton
Slate's Audio Book Club. Stephen Metcalf, Meghan O'Rourke, and Katie Roiphe discuss the novel The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton, along with a new biography of Wharton by Hermione Lee. We recommend, but don't insist, that you read The House of Mirth before listening to this audio program. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 29, 2007 • 58min
Slate's Audio Book Club: "Independence Day" by Richard Ford
Slate's Audio Book Club. Stephen Metcalf, Katie Roiphe, and John Burnham Schwartz discuss the novel Independence Day by Richard Ford. We recommend, but don't insist, that you read the book before listening to this audio program. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 27, 2006 • 1h 5min
Slate's Audio Book Club: "The Emperor's Children" by Claire Messud
Slate's Audio Book Club. Critics Stephen Metcalf, Meghan O'Rourke, and Katie Roiphe discuss the novel The Emperor's Children by Claire Messud. We recommend, but don't insist, that you read the book before listening to this audio program. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 1, 2006 • 1h 8min
Slate's Audio Book Club: "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
Slate's Audio Book Club. Critics Stephen Metcalf, Meghan O'Rourke, and Katie Roiphe discuss the nonfiction book The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals by journalist Michael Pollan. We recommend, but don't insist, that you read the book before listening to this audio program. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 19, 2006 • 55min
Slate's Audio Book Club: "Beloved" by Toni Morrison
Slate's Audio Book Club. Critics Stephen Metcalf, Meghan O'Rourke, and Katie Roiphe discuss the novel Beloved by Toni Morrison. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
