Slate's Audio Book Club

"The Sparsholt Affair" by Alan Hollinghurst

30 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Laura Miller, Alex Barasch, and Gabriel Roth discuss the new novel by Alan Hollinghurst, The Sparsholt Affair, a multigenerational saga about gay life...

"The Sparsholt Affair" by Alan Hollinghurst

30 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Laura Miller, Alex Barasch, and Gabriel Roth discuss the new novel by Alan Hollinghurst, The Sparsholt Affair, a multigenerational saga about gay life...

"The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin

27 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Laura Miller, Jacob Brogan, and Charlie Jane Anders discuss Ursula K. Le Guin's classic science fiction novel "The Left Hand of Darkness". Please fill...

"The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin

27 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Laura Miller, Jacob Brogan, and Charlie Jane Anders discuss Ursula K. Le Guin's classic science fiction novel "The Left Hand of Darkness". Please fill...

"Her Body and Other Parties" by Carmen Maria Machado

29 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Katy Waldman, Parul Sehgal, and Laura Bennett discuss Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado. This episode is Katy's last episode as host ...

"Her Body and Other Parties" by Carmen Maria Machado

29 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Katy Waldman, Parul Sehgal, and Laura Bennett discuss Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado. This episode is Katy's last episode as host ...

"The Odyssey" by Homer; Translated By Emily Wilson

19 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Katy Waldman, Parul Seghal, and Meghan O'Rourke discuss Emily Wilson's translation of The Odyssey by Homer. Next month's book will be Her Body and Oth...

"The Odyssey" by Homer; Translated By Emily Wilson

19 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Katy Waldman, Parul Seghal, and Meghan O'Rourke discuss Emily Wilson's translation of The Odyssey by Homer. Next month's book will be Her Body and Oth...

"Manhattan Beach" by Jennifer Egan

28 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Katy Waldman, Laura Miller, and Meghan O'Rourke discuss the novel Manhattan Beach by Jennifer Egan. Our selection for next month will be Emily Wilson'...

"Manhattan Beach" by Jennifer Egan

28 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Katy Waldman, Laura Miller, and Meghan O'Rourke discuss the novel Manhattan Beach by Jennifer Egan. Our selection for next month will be Emily Wilson'...

"What Happened" by Hillary Clinton

30 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Katy Waldman, Meghan O'Roark, and Emily Bazelon discuss Hilary Clinton's memoir, What Happened. Next month's book will be Manhattan Beach by Jennifer ...

"What Happened" by Hillary Clinton

30 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Katy Waldman, Meghan O'Roark, and Emily Bazelon discuss Hilary Clinton's memoir, What Happened. Next month's book will be Manhattan Beach by Jennifer ...

"Conversations with Friends" by Sally Rooney

26 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Laura Bennett, Katy Waldman, and Meghan O'Rourke discuss Sally Rooney's debut novel Conversations with Friends, and idea-driven novel about a group of...

"Conversations with Friends" by Sally Rooney

26 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Laura Bennett, Katy Waldman, and Meghan O'Rourke discuss Sally Rooney's debut novel Conversations with Friends, and idea-driven novel about a group of...

"The Ministry of Utmost Happiness" by Arundhati Roy

30 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Katy Waldman, Isaac Chotiner, and Laura Miller discuss The Ministry of Utmost Happiness, the sprawling novel by Arundhati Roy about sectarian violence...

"The Ministry of Utmost Happiness" by Arundhati Roy

30 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Katy Waldman, Isaac Chotiner, and Laura Miller discuss The Ministry of Utmost Happiness, the sprawling novel by Arundhati Roy about sectarian violence...

"Do Not Become Alarmed" by Maile Meloy

29 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Katy Waldman, Jacob Brogan, and Dan Kois discuss Maile Meloy's novel Do Not Become Alarmed. Next month's book will be The Ministry of Utmost Happiness...

"Do Not Become Alarmed" by Maile Meloy

29 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Katy Waldman, Jacob Brogan, and Dan Kois discuss Maile Meloy's novel Do Not Become Alarmed. Next month's book will be The Ministry of Utmost Happiness...

"Too Much and Not the Mood: Essays" by Durga Chew-Bose

29 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Katy Waldman, Jacob Brogan, and Meghan O'Rourke discuss Durga Chew-Bose's collection of essays Too Much and Not the Mood. Next month's book is Do Not ...

"Too Much and Not the Mood: Essays" by Durga Chew-Bose

29 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Katy Waldman, Jacob Brogan, and Meghan O'Rourke discuss Durga Chew-Bose's collection of essays Too Much and Not the Mood. Next month's book is Do Not ...

"The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood

21 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Katy Waldman, Meghan O'Rourke, and Emily Bazelon discuss Margaret Atwood's dystopic novel The Handmaid's Tale and the Hulu television adaptation. Joi...

"The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood

21 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Katy Waldman, Meghan O'Rourke, and Emily Bazelon discuss Margaret Atwood's dystopic novel The Handmaid's Tale and the Hulu television adaptation.Join ...

"Lincoln In the Bardo" by George Saunders

29 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

This month Katy Waldman, Meghan O'Rourke, and Nora Caplan-Bricker discuss George Saunders' Lincoln In the Bardo. Next month is Margaret Atwood's The H...

"Lincoln In the Bardo" by George Saunders

29 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

This month Katy Waldman, Meghan O'Rourke, and Nora Caplan-Bricker discuss George Saunders' Lincoln In the Bardo. Next month is Margaret Atwood's The H...

"The Art of War" by Sun Tzu

24 Mar 2017

Contributed by Lukas

In this bonus episode, Katy Waldman, Jeremy Stahl, and Ava Lubell discuss The Art of War by Sun Tzu as self-help and potential guide to understanding ...

"The Art of War" by Sun Tzu

24 Mar 2017

Contributed by Lukas

In this bonus episode, Katy Waldman, Jeremy Stahl, and Ava Lubell discuss The Art of War by Sun Tzu as self-help and potential guide to understanding ...

"Swing Time" by Zadie Smith

13 Mar 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Slate's Katy Waldman and Laura Miller discuss Zadie Smith's new novel, Swing Time with The New York Time's Parul Sehgal. Join Slate Plus for full, ad...

"Swing Time" by Zadie Smith

13 Mar 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Slate's Katy Waldman and Laura Miller discuss Zadie Smith's new novel, Swing Time with The New York Time's Parul Sehgal.Join Slate Plus for full, ad-f...

"The Lyrics: 1961-2012" by Bob Dylan

10 Feb 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Slate's Katy Waldman, John Dickerson of Face the Nation, and writer and poet Meghan O'Rourke discuss Bob Dylan's The Lyrics: 1961-2012. They discuss w...

"The Lyrics: 1961-2012" by Bob Dylan

10 Feb 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Slate's Katy Waldman, John Dickerson of Face the Nation, and writer and poet Meghan O'Rourke discuss Bob Dylan's The Lyrics: 1961-2012. They discuss w...

"Postcards from the Edge" by Carrie Fisher

19 Jan 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Slate's Katy Waldman, Aisha Harris, and Laura Bennett discuss Carrie Fisher's Postcards from the Edge, a novel inspired in part by the author's own st...

"Postcards from the Edge" by Carrie Fisher

19 Jan 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Slate's Katy Waldman, Aisha Harris, and Laura Bennett discuss Carrie Fisher's Postcards from the Edge, a novel inspired in part by the author's own st...

"Moonglow" by Michael Chabon

10 Dec 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Katy Waldman is joined by Slate's Gabriel Roth and Jacob Brogan to Michael Chabon's new novel Moonglow. Join Slate Plus for full, ad-free access to ...

"Moonglow" by Michael Chabon

10 Dec 2016

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Katy Waldman is joined by Slate's Gabriel Roth and Jacob Brogan to Michael Chabon's new novel Moonglow. Join Slate Plus for full, ad-free access to Au...

"The Underground Railroad" by Colson Whitehead and "Underground Airlines" by Ben Winters

16 Nov 2016

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Katy Waldman is joined by Slate's Laura Miller and Jamelle Bouie to compare and contrast Colson Whitehead's The Underground Railroad and the new book ...

"The Underground Railroad" by Colson Whitehead and "Underground Airlines" by Ben Winters

16 Nov 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Katy Waldman is joined by Slate's Laura Miller and Jamelle Bouie to compare and contrast Colson Whitehead's The Underground Railroad and the new book ...

"Shrill" by Lindy West

08 Oct 2016

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Katy Waldman is joined by Slate's Meg Wiegand and Nora Caplan-Bricker to talk about Lindy West's confident book Shrill. Join Slate Plus for full, ad...

"Shrill" by Lindy West

08 Oct 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Katy Waldman is joined by Slate's Meg Wiegand and Nora Caplan-Bricker to talk about Lindy West's confident book Shrill.Join Slate Plus for full, ad-f...

"The Girls" by Emma Cline

09 Sep 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Katy Waldman is joined by NPR's Hanna Rosin and Slate's Laura Bennett to sort through their respective feelings on Emma Cline's novel, The Girls. Jo...

"The Girls" by Emma Cline

09 Sep 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Katy Waldman is joined by NPR's Hanna Rosin and Slate's Laura Bennett to sort through their respective feelings on Emma Cline's novel, The Girls.Join...

"Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" by J.K. Rowling

04 Aug 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Katy Waldman is joined by Slate's Dan Kois and L.V. Anderson to discuss the play by J.K. Rowling, John Tiffany, and Jack Thorne – Harry Potter and t...

"Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" by J.K. Rowling

04 Aug 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Katy Waldman is joined by Slate's Dan Kois and L.V. Anderson to discuss the play by J.K. Rowling, John Tiffany, and Jack Thorne – Harry Potter and t...

"All the Single Ladies" by Rebecca Traister

16 Jul 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Slate critic, Katy Waldman, is joined by Parul Sehgal of the New York Times Book Review and culture critic, Meghan O'Rourke, to discuss Rebecca Traist...

"All the Single Ladies" by Rebecca Traister

16 Jul 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Slate critic, Katy Waldman, is joined by Parul Sehgal of the New York Times Book Review and culture critic, Meghan O'Rourke, to discuss Rebecca Traist...

"Eligible" by Curtis Sittenfeld

10 Jun 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Katy Waldman, Emily Bazelon, and Jessica Winter discuss Curtis Sittenfeld's modern retelling of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, Eligible. Next mon...

"Eligible" by Curtis Sittenfeld

10 Jun 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Katy Waldman, Emily Bazelon, and Jessica Winter discuss Curtis Sittenfeld's modern retelling of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, Eligible. Next mon...

"Lab Girl" by Hope Jahren

06 May 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Katy Waldman, Laura Miller, and Susan Matthews discuss Hope Jahren's budding debut memoir, Lab Girl. Join us next month to discuss Eligible by Curt...

"Lab Girl" by Hope Jahren

06 May 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Katy Waldman, Laura Miller, and Susan Matthews discuss Hope Jahren's budding debut memoir, Lab Girl. Join us next month to discuss Eligible by Curt...

"When Breath Becomes Air" by Paul Kalanithi

09 Apr 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Critics Katy Waldman, Parul Sehgal, and Meghan O'Rourke discuss Paul Kalanithi's bestselling memoir, When Breath Becomes Air. Join us next month to di...

"When Breath Becomes Air" by Paul Kalanithi

09 Apr 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Critics Katy Waldman, Parul Sehgal, and Meghan O'Rourke discuss Paul Kalanithi's bestselling memoir, When Breath Becomes Air. Join us next month to di...

"Better Living Through Criticism" by A.O. Scott

24 Mar 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Critics Katy Waldman, Laura Miller, and Laura Bennett discuss A.O. Scott’s insightful new book, Better Living Through Criticism. Next month, Slate's...

"Better Living Through Criticism" by A.O. Scott

24 Mar 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Critics Katy Waldman, Laura Miller, and Laura Bennett discuss A.O. Scott’s insightful new book, Better Living Through Criticism. Next month, Slate's...

"A Manual for Cleaning Women" by Lucia Berlin

04 Feb 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Critics Christina Cauterucci, Mark Harris, and Katy Waldman discuss Lucia Berlin's dazzling short story collection. Join Slate Plus for full, ad-free...

"Purity" by Jonathan Franzen

14 Jan 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Slate critic, Katy Waldman, is joined by Parul Sehgal of the New York Times Book Review and culture critic, Meghan O'Rourke, to discuss Jonathan Franz...

"Fates and Furies" by Lauren Groff

08 Dec 2015

Contributed by Lukas

 Slate critics Emily Bazelon, Laura Miller, and Katy Waldman discuss Lauren Groff's ambitious new novel, “Fates and Furies.” Next month, Slate's ...

"A Little Life" by Hanya Yanagihara

06 Nov 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Slate critics Laura Bennett, Andrew Kahn, Dan Kois, and Katy Waldman discuss Hanya Yanagihara's misery-soaked epic. Join Slate Plus for full, ad-free...

"The Martian" by Andy Weir

08 Oct 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Slate critics Dan Kois, Laura Miller, and Katy Waldman discuss Andy Weir's tense space procedural. Join Slate Plus for full, ad-free access to Audio...

"Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates

18 Sep 2015

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Slate critics Jamelle Bouie, Meghan O'Rourke, and Katy Waldman discuss Ta-Nehisi Coates' searing book about being black in America. Join Slate Plus f...

"Go Set a Watchman" by Harper Lee

07 Aug 2015

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Slate critics Dan Kois, Meghan O'Rourke, and Katy Waldman discuss Harper Lee's newly published sequel to "To Kill a Mockingbird." Join Slate Plus for...

"Station Eleven" by Emily St. John Mandel

10 Jul 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Slate critics Jamelle Bouie, Hanna Rosin, and Katy Waldman discuss Emily St. John Mandel's award-winning novel. Join Slate Plus for full, ad-free acc...

"All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

05 Jun 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Slate critics Emily Bazelon, Hanna Rosin, and Katy Waldman discuss Anthony Doerr's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. Join Slate Plus for full, ad-free ac...

"H Is for Hawk" by Helen MacDonald

08 May 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Slate critics Katy Waldman, Julia Turner, and Meghan O'Rourke discuss Helen MacDonald's shapeshifting memoir. Join Slate Plus for full, ad-free acces...

"How to Be Both" by Ali Smith

10 Apr 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Slate critics Emily Bazelon, Hanna Rosin, and Katy Waldman discuss Ali Smith's novel about a prickly, grief-torn teenager and her Renaissance painter ...

"The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins

06 Mar 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Slate critics Dan Kois, Katy Waldman, and Laura Bennett discuss Paula Hawkins' bestselling thriller. Join Slate Plus for full, ad-free access to Audi...

"Redeployment" by Phil Klay

06 Feb 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Slate critics Dan Kois, Meghan O'Rourke, and Hanna Rosin discuss Phil Klay's National Book Award-winning debut collection of stories about the Iraq wa...

"My Brilliant Friend" by Elena Ferrante

09 Jan 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Slate critics Katy Waldman, David Haglund, and Parul Sehgal discuss the first in Elena Ferrante's Neapolitan trilogy. Join Slate Plus for full, ad-fr...

"We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves" by Karen Joy Fowler

05 Dec 2014

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Slate critics Dan Kois, Hanna Rosin, and Emily Bazelon discuss Karen Joy Fowler's novel about an all-too-human family. Join Slate Plus for full, ad-f...

"The Magician's Land" by Lev Grossman

07 Nov 2014

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Slate critics Dan Kois, Choire Sicha, and Miriam Krule discuss Lev Grossman's fantasy trilogy. Join Slate Plus for full, ad-free access to Audio Book...

"Wild" by Cheryl Strayed

10 Oct 2014

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Slate critics Dan Kois, Parul Sehgal, and Katy Waldman discuss Cheryl Strayed's memoir. Join Slate Plus for full, ad-free access to Audio Book Club a...

"The Bad Feminist" by Roxane Gay

12 Sep 2014

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Slate's Audio Book Club take on Bad Feminist, Roxane Gay's book of essays on gender, race and her messy life. Join Slate Plus for full, ad-free acces...

"Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant?" by Roz Chast

07 Aug 2014

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Slate critics Dan Kois, Emily Bazelon, and Hanna Rosin discuss Roz Chast's cartoon memoir about her parents' decline. Join Slate Plus for full, ad-fr...

"My Struggle" by Karl Ove Knausgaard

11 Jul 2014

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Slate's Dan Kois and David Haglund talk with New York Times Book Review editor Parul Sehgal about Book 1 of Karl Ove Knausgaard's 6-volume autobiograp...

"Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

06 Jun 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Slate critics Dan Kois, Jamelle Bouie, and Emily Bazelon discuss Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's novel about Nigerians immigrating abroad and returning hom...

"Dept. of Speculation" by Jenny Offill

09 May 2014

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Slate critics Dan Kois, Meghan O'Rourke, and Jessica Winter discuss Jenny Offill's novel about the struggle to make art part of a full life. Join Sla...

"Where'd You Go, Bernadette" by Maria Semple

11 Apr 2014

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Slate critics Dan Kois, Emily Bazelon, and Meghan O'Rourke discuss Maria Semple's bestselling comic novel set in Seattle. Join Slate Plus for full, a...

"Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut

07 Mar 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded live at Town Hall Seattle, Dan Kois, Hanna Rosin, and special guest Hugh Howey discuss Kurt Vonnegut's countercultural classic. Join Slate P...

"The Group" by Mary McCarthy

06 Feb 2014

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Slate critics David Haglund, Emily Bazelon and Meghan O'Rourke discuss Mary McCarthy's classic 1953 novel. Join Slate Plus for full, ad-free access t...

"The Good Lord Bird" by James McBride

10 Jan 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Slate critics Dan Kois, Emily Bazelon, and David Haglund discuss James McBride’s National Book Award winning novel about slavery and John Brown. Jo...

"The Goldfinch" by Donna Tartt

05 Dec 2013

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Slate critics Dan Kois, Hanna Rosin, and Meghan O’Rourke discuss Donna Tartt’s big literary adventure novel. Join Slate Plus for full, ad-free ac...

"Bleeding Edge" by Thomas Pynchon

08 Nov 2013

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Slate critics Dan Kois, Hanna Rosin, and Forrest Wickman discuss Thomas Pynchon's mystery set in the New York tech world around 9/11. Join Slate Plus...

"Ender’s Game" by Orson Scott Card

11 Oct 2013

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Slate critics David Haglund, Emily Bazelon, and Meghan O’Rourke discuss Orson Scott Card’s science fiction classic. Join Slate Plus for full, ad-...

"The Flamethrowers" by Rachel Kushner

05 Sep 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Slate critics Dan Kois, Hanna Rosin, and David Haglund debate Rachel Kushner’s novel of the New York art scene, Italian revolutionaries, and motorcy...

"Life After Life" by Kate Atkinson

08 Aug 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Slate critics Dan Kois, Emily Bazelon, and Katy Waldman discuss Kate Atkinson’s historical novel about a British woman who lives World War II over a...

"The Interestings" by Meg Wolitzer

11 Jul 2013

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Slate critics Dan Kois, Hanna Rosin, and David Plotz discuss Meg Wolitzer's novel. Join Slate Plus for full, ad-free access to Audio Book Club and yo...

"Tenth of December" by George Saunders

17 Jun 2013

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Slate critics Dan Kois and David Haglund discuss George Saunders’ celebrated collection of short stories. Join Slate Plus for full, ad-free access ...

"Swann's Way" by Marcel Proust

02 May 2013

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Emily Bazelon, David Haglund, and Meghan O'Rourke celebrate the 100th anniversary of the first volume of Marcel Proust's In Search of Lost Time. Join...

"Going Clear" by Lawrence Wright

12 Apr 2013

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Slate critics Dan Kois, Hanna Rosin, and Meghan O'Rourke discuss Lawrence Wright's epic investigation into Scientology. Join Slate Plus for full, ad-...

"Arcadia" by Lauren Groff

01 Mar 2013

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Slate’s Dan Kois, Hanna Rosin, and David Haglund discuss Lauren Groff’s novel of a 1970s hippie commune. Join Slate Plus for full, ad-free access...

"Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen

01 Feb 2013

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Slate’s David Plotz, Julia Turner, and Seth Stevenson celebrate Jane Austen’s classic novel on its 200th birthday. Join Slate Plus for full, ad-f...

"Behind the Beautiful Forevers" by Katherine Boo

04 Jan 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Slate critics Dan Kois, Hanna Rosin, and Emily Bazelon discuss Katherine Boo’s National Book Award-winning story of life in a Mumbai slum. Join Sla...

"NW" by Zadie Smith

30 Nov 2012

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Slate critics Dan Kois, Hanna Rosin, and David Haglund discuss Zadie Smith’s novel about four Londoners from the same council estate. Join Slate Pl...

"Cloud Atlas" by David Mitchell

02 Nov 2012

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Dan Kois, Emily Bazelon, and Meghan O'Rourke discuss David Mitchell's epic novel. Join Slate Plus for full, ad-free access to Audio Book Club and you...

"How Should a Person Be?" by Sheila Heti

05 Oct 2012

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Slate critics Dan Kois, Meghan O’Rourke, and David Haglund discuss Sheila Heti’s polarizing novel about life and art. Join Slate Plus for full, a...

"Gone Girl" by Gillian Flynn

07 Sep 2012

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Dan Kois, Emily Bazelon and Hanna Rosin discuss the plot-twisting thriller Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn. Join Slate Plus for full, ad-free access to Au...

"Capital" by John Lanchester

03 Aug 2012

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Dan Kois, Emily Bazelon and David Haglund discuss the sprawling London novel Capital by John Lanchester. Join Slate Plus for full, ad-free access to ...

"Fifty Shades of Grey" by E. L. James

29 Jun 2012

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Dan Kois, Meghan O'Rourke, and Hanna Rosin discuss the erotic novel Fifty Shades of Grey by E. L. James. Join Slate Plus for full, ad-free access to ...

"Are You My Mother?: A Comic Drama" by Alison Bechdel

01 Jun 2012

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Emily Bazelon, Dan Kois, and Meghan O'Rourke discuss Alison Bechdel's comic memoir Are You My Mother?: A Comic Drama Join Slate Plus for full, ad-fre...

"The Good Mother" by Sue Miller

08 Dec 2011

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Emily Bazelon, Hanna Rosin, and special guest novelist Amy Bloom discuss Sue Miller's The Good Mother on the novel's 25th anniversary. Join Slate Plu...

"This Beautiful Life" by Helen Schulman

31 Oct 2011

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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...

"The Submission" by Amy Waldman

26 Sep 2011

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For Slate's September Audio Book club, Yale art historian and architect Kishwar Rizvi joins Emily Bazelon and Hanna Rosin to discuss The Submission, A...