The Avid Reader Show

Miriam Pawel The Browns of California

12 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Good afternoon everyone and welcome to another edition of The Avid Reader. Our guest today is Miriam Pawel author of The Browns of California: The Fa...

1Q1A Miriam Pawel The Browns of California

12 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Good afternoon everyone and welcome to another edition of The Avid Reader. Our guest today is Miriam Pawel author of The Browns of California: The Fa...

Reyna Grande A Dream Called Home

12 Sep 2018

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Good afternoon everyone and welcome to another edition of The Avid Reader. Our guest today is Reyna Grande, author of A Dream Called Home published b...

1Q1a Katherine Kilalea OK Mr. Field

26 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

So did I get the “titles” right?So this may take awhile. I’ll start at the beginning. I love the cover. Did you get to vet some, did you pick ...

1Q1a Katherine Kilalea OK Mr. Field

26 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

So did I get the “titles” right?So this may take awhile. I’ll start at the beginning. I love the cover. Did you get to vet some, did you pick ...

Ben Marcus Notes From The Fog

15 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Good afternoon everyone and welcome to another edition of The Avid Reader. Today our guest is Ben Marcus, author of Notes From The Fog, his collectio...

1Q1A Ben Marcus Notes From The Fog

15 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Good afternoon everyone and welcome to another edition of The Avid Reader. Today our guest is Ben Marcus, author of Notes From The Fog, his collectio...

Burning Planet Andrew Scott

30 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Scott is the Emeritus Professor of Geology in the Department of Earth Science at Royal Holloway University in London. He has been a professor at ...

1Q1A Burning Planet Andrew Scott

30 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Scott is the Emeritus Professor of Geology in the Department of Earth Science at Royal Holloway University in London. He has been a professor at ...

1Q1A Dopesick Beth Macy

17 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Good afternoon everyone and welcome to another edition of The Avid Reader. Today our guest is Beth Macy author of Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, And The...

Dopesick Beth Macy

17 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Good afternoon everyone and welcome to another edition of The Avid Reader. Today our guest is Beth Macy author of Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, And The...

The Great Believers Rebecca Makkai

17 Jul 2018

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Good afternoon everyone and welcome to another edition of The Avid Reader. Today our guest is Rebecca Makkai, author of The Great Believers, publishe...

Meghan Weir The Book of Essie

02 Jul 2018

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Good afternoon everyone and welcome to another edition of The Avid Reader. Today our guest is Meghan MacLean Weir, author of The Book of Essie publish...

1Q1A Meghan Weir The Book of Essie

02 Jul 2018

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Good afternoon everyone and welcome to another edition of The Avid Reader. Today our guest is Meghan MacLean Weir, author of The Book of Essie publish...

Zachary Wood Uncensored

02 Jul 2018

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Good afternoon everyone and welcome to another edition of The Avid Reader. Today our guest is Zachary Wood, author of Uncensored: My Life And Uncomfo...

1Q1AZachary Wood Uncensored

02 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Good afternoon everyone and welcome to another edition of The Avid Reader. Today our guest is Zachary Wood, author of Uncensored: My Life And Uncomfo...

Ceridwen Dovey In the Garden of the Fugitives

21 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Good afternoon everyone and welcome to another edition of The Avid Reader.Today our guest is Ceridwen Dovey, (KER EH DWIN DOUGH VEE) author of In The...

1Q1A Ceridwen Dovey In the Garden of the Fugitives

21 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Good afternoon everyone and welcome to another edition of The Avid Reader.Today our guest is Ceridwen Dovey, (KER EH DWIN DOUGH VEE) author of In The...

Abdi Nor Iftin

13 Jun 2018

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Good afternoon everyone and welcome to another edition go The Avid Reader.Today our guest is Abdi Nor Iftin, author of Call Me American: A Memoir publ...

1Q1A Abdi Nor Iftin

13 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Good afternoon everyone and welcome to another edition go The Avid Reader.Today our guest is Abdi Nor Iftin, author of Call Me American: A Memoir publ...

Tommy Orange There There

13 Jun 2018

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Good afternoon everyone and welcome to another edition of The Avid Reader. Today our guest is Tommy Orange author of There There published just last...

1Q1A Tommy Orange There There

13 Jun 2018

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Good afternoon everyone and welcome to another edition of The Avid Reader. Today our guest is Tommy Orange author of There There published just last...

Will Mackin Bring Out The Dog

01 Jun 2018

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Good afternoon everyone and welcome to another edition of The Avid Reader. Today our guest is Will Mackin, author of Bring Out The Dog. His first nov...

Will Mackin Bring Out the Dog

01 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Good afternoon everyone and welcome to another edition of The Avid Reader. Today our guest is Will Mackin, author of Bring Out The Dog. His first nov...

Curtis Sittenfeld You Think It, I'll Say it

01 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Good afternoon everyone and welcome to another edition of The Avid Read. Today our guys it Curtis Sittenfeld, author of You Think It, I’ll Say It: ...

Fran Leadon Broadway

30 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Good afternoon everyone and welcome to another edition of the Avid Reader. Today our guest is Fran Leadon, author of Broadway: A History of New York ...

1Q1A Fran Leadon Broadway

30 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Good afternoon everyone and welcome to another edition of the Avid Reader. Today our guest is Fran Leadon, author of Broadway: A History of New York ...

1Q1A Matt Young Eat The Apple

25 Apr 2018

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Good afternoon everyone and welcome to another edition of The Avid Reader. Today our guest is Matt Young, author of Eat The Apple, published in Febru...

Gregory Pardlo Air Traffic

23 Apr 2018

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Good afternoon and welcome to another edition of The Avid Reader. Our guest today is Gregory Pardlo, author of Air Traffic: A Memoir of Ambition and ...

1Q1A Gregory Pardlo Air Traffic

23 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Good afternoon and welcome to another edition of The Avid Reader. Our guest today is Gregory Pardlo, author of Air Traffic: A Memoir of Ambition and ...

Christopher Moore Noir

12 Apr 2018

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Good afternoon everyone and welcome to another edition of The Avid Reader. Today our guest is Christopher Moore, Author of Noir published just last w...

1Q1A Christopher Moore Noir

12 Apr 2018

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Good afternoon everyone and welcome to another edition of The Avid Reader. Today our guest is Christopher Moore, Author of Noir published just last w...

Andrew Santella Soon

11 Apr 2018

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Good afternoon everyone and welcome to another edition of The Avid Reader. Today our guest is Andrew Santella, author of Soon: An Overdue History of ...

Andrew Santella Soon

11 Apr 2018

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Good afternoon everyone and welcome to another edition of The Avid Reader. Today our guest is Andrew Santella, author of Soon: An Overdue History of ...

Jody Shields The Winter Station

09 Apr 2018

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Good afternoon everyone and welcome to another edition of The Avid Reader. Today our guest is Jody Fields, author of The Winter Station published in ...

1Q1A Frances Mayes Women in Sunlight

09 Apr 2018

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Good afternoon everyone and welcome to another edition of the Avid Reader. Today our guest is Frances Mayes, author of Women in Sunlight, published j...

Madeline Miller Circe

09 Apr 2018

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Good Afternoon everyone and welcome to another edition of the Avid Reader. Today our guest is Madeline Miller, author of Circe, published just last w...

Madeline Miller Circe

09 Apr 2018

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Good Afternoon everyone and welcome to another edition of the Avid Reader. Today our guest is Madeline Miller, author of Circe, published just last w...

Thomas Pierce The Afterlives

02 Mar 2018

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Good afternoon everyone and welcome to another edition of The Avid Reader. Today our guest is Thomas Pierce. His first novel The Afterlives was publ...

1Q1A Thomas Pierce The Afterlives

02 Mar 2018

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Good afternoon everyone and welcome to another edition of The Avid Reader. Today our guest is Thomas Pierce. His first novel The Afterlives was publ...

Xhenet Aliu Brass

23 Feb 2018

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Good afternoon everyone and welcome to another edition of The Avid Reader. Today our guest is Xhenet Aliu author of Brass, just published in January ...

1Q1A Xhenet Aliu Brass

23 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Good afternoon everyone and welcome to another edition of The Avid Reader. Today our guest is Xhenet Aliu author of Brass, just published in January ...

Matt Haig How to Stop Time

23 Feb 2018

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Good afternoon everyone and welcome to another edition of The Avid Reader. Today we are lucky to have with us Matt Haig author of, his latest novel, ...

Gena Showalter Everlife

08 Feb 2018

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Good afternoon everyone and welcome to another edition of The Avid Reader. Our guest today is Gena Showalter, author of, her new novel, Everlife publ...

1Q1A Gena Showalter Everlife

08 Feb 2018

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Good afternoon everyone and welcome to another edition of The Avid Reader. Our guest today is Gena Showalter, author of, her new novel, Everlife publ...

Matt Haig How to Stay Alive

08 Feb 2018

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Good afternoon everyone and welcome to another edition of The Avid Reader. Today we are lucky to have with us Matt Haig author of, his latest novel, ...

JoJo Moyes Still Me

02 Feb 2018

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Good afternoon everyone and welcome to another edition of The Avid Reader. When last we spoke with Jojo, dear listener, it was more than five years a...

Robin MacArthur Heart Spring Mountain

02 Feb 2018

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Good afternoon everyone and welcome to another edition of The Avid Reader. Today our guest is Robin MacArthur author of Heart Spring Mountain publish...

1Q1a Robin MacArthur Heart Spring Mountain

02 Feb 2018

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Good afternoon everyone and welcome to another edition of The Avid Reader. Today our guest is Robin MacArthur author of Heart Spring Mountain publish...

Chandler Klang Smith The Sky is Yours

02 Feb 2018

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Good afternoon everyone and welcome to another edition of The Avid Reader. Today our guest is Chandler Kling Smith author of The Sky is Yours, publis...

1Q1a Chandler Klang Smith The Sky is Yours

02 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Good afternoon everyone and welcome to another edition of The Avid Reader. Today our guest is Chandler Kling Smith author of The Sky is Yours, publis...

John Bacon The Great Halifax Explosion

29 Jan 2018

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Good Afternoon everyone and welcome to another edition of The Avid Reader. Today our guest is John Bacon author of The Great Halifax explosion: A Worl...

1Q1A Andy Weir Artemis

22 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Good afternoon everyone and welcome to another edition of The Avid Reader. Today our guest is Andy Weir, author of The Martian and most recently Arte...

Andy Weir Artemis

22 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Good afternoon everyone and welcome to another edition of The Avid Reader. Today our guest is Andy Weir, author of The Martian and most recently Arte...

1Q1AJohn Bacon Halifax

18 Dec 2017

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Good Afternoon everyone and welcome to another edition of The Avid Reader. Today our guest is John Bacon author of The Great Halifax explosion: A Wo...

Elizabeth Berg The Story of Arthur Truluv

18 Dec 2017

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Good afternoon everyone and welcome to another edition of The Avid Reader. Today our guest is Elizabeth Berg, author of The Story of Arthur Truluv, p...

1Q1A Elizabeth Berg The Story of Arthur Truluv

18 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Good afternoon everyone and welcome to another edition of The Avid Reader. Today our guest is Elizabeth Berg, author of The Story of Arthur Truluv, p...

Richard Thomas Why Bob Dylan Matters

30 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Good Afternoon and welcome to another edition of the Avid Reader. Today our guest is Richard Thomas, author of Why Bob Dylan Matters, published by De...

1Q1A Michael Meyer The Road To Sleeping Dragon

25 Nov 2017

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Good afternoon everyone and welcome to another edition of The Avid Reader. Today our guest is Michael Meyer author of The Road to Sleeping Dragon: Le...

Mark Helprin Paris In The Present Tense

05 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Mark Helprin is a man without a genre. He belongs to no literary school or movement. His books are not adventure stories or mysteries or thrillers o...

1Q1a Mark Helprin Paris in The Present Tense

05 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Mark Helprin is a man without a genre. He belongs to no literary school or movement. His books are not adventure stories or mysteries or thrillers o...

1Q1A Autonomous Annalee Newitz

12 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Good afternoon everyone and welcome to another edition of The Avid Reader. Today our guest is Annalee Newitz author of her first novel Autonomous pub...

Autonomous Annalee Newitz

12 Sep 2017

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Good afternoon everyone and welcome to another edition of The Avid Reader. Today our guest is Annalee Newitz author of her first novel Autonomous pub...

My Absolute Darling Gabriel Tallent

12 Sep 2017

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Good afternoon everyone and welcome to another edition of The Avid Reader. Today our guest is Gabriel Tallent, whose debut novel My Absolute Darling ...

Poetry Will Change Your Life Jill Bialosky

11 Sep 2017

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Good afternoon everyone and welcome to another edition of The Avid Reader. Today our guest is Jill Bialosky author of Poetry Will Save Your Life publ...

Q&A with Alex Gilvarry, author of "Eastman was Here"

05 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Sam Hankin of the Avid Reader discussed "Eastman was Here" on the Avid Reader radio show. Alex will be appearing at the Wellington Square Bookshop for...

A Mind At Play Soni-Goodman

07 Aug 2017

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Good afternoon everyone and welcome to another edition of The Avid Reader. Today our guests are Jimmy Soni and Rob Goodman. Jimmy has served as an e...

1Q1A A Mind at Play

07 Aug 2017

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Good afternoon everyone and welcome to another edition of The Avid Reader. Today our guests are Jimmy Soni and Rob Goodman. Jimmy has served as an e...

Alex Gilvarry Eastman Was Here

07 Aug 2017

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Good afternoon everyone and welcome to another edition of The Avid Reader. Today we are happy to have as our guest for the second time, Alex Gilvarry...

1Q1A Alex Gilvarry Eastman Was Here

07 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Good afternoon everyone and welcome to another edition of The Avid Reader. Today we are happy to have as our guest for the second time, Alex Gilvarry...

Katherine Heiny Standard Deviation

19 Jul 2017

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Good afternoon everyone and welcome to another edition of The Avid Reader. Today we are happy to have as our guest Katherine Hein author of this her ...

1Q1A Katherine Heiny Standard Deviation

19 Jul 2017

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Good afternoon everyone and welcome to another edition of The Avid Reader. Today we are happy to have as our guest Katherine Hein author of this her ...

Matthew Klam Who Is Rich

19 Jul 2017

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Good afternoon everyone and welcome to another edition of The Avid Reader. Today our guest is Matthew Klam whose new book and first novel Who is Rich...

1Q1A Matthew Klam Who Is Rich

19 Jul 2017

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Good afternoon everyone and welcome to another edition of The Avid Reader. Today our guest is Matthew Klam whose new book and first novel Who is Rich...

Akhil Sharma A Life of Adventure and Delight

19 Jul 2017

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Good afternoon everyone and welcome to another edition of The Avid reader. Today our guest is Akhil Sharma, author of A Life Of Adventure and Delight...

1Q1A Akhil Sharma Life of Adventure and Delight

19 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Good afternoon everyone and welcome to another edition of The Avid reader. Today our guest is Akhil Sharma, author of A Life Of Adventure and Delight...

Sycamore Bryn Chancellor

12 Jun 2017

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Good afternoon everyone and welcome to another edition of the Avid Reader. Today our guest is Bryn Chancellor author of Sycamore, her debut novel pu...

1Q1A Sycamore Bryn Chancellor

12 Jun 2017

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Good afternoon everyone and welcome to another edition of the Avid Reader. Today our guest is Bryn Chancellor author of Sycamore, her debut novel pu...

1Q1A Exile Osama Bin Laden

31 May 2017

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Good afternoon everyone and welcome to another edition of The Avid Reader. Today our guest is Catherine Scott-Clark co-author with Adrian Levy of The...

1Q1A Weike Wang Chemistry

31 May 2017

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Good afternoon everyone and welcome to another edition of The Avid Reader. Today we are pleased to have with us Weike Wang author of Chemistry, her f...

Weike Wang Chemistry

31 May 2017

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Good afternoon everyone and welcome to another edition of The Avid Reader. Today we are pleased to have with us Weike Wang author of Chemistry, her f...

Adrian Levy and Catherine Scott-Clark The Exile

28 May 2017

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Good afternoon everyone and welcome to another edition of The Avid Reader. Today our guest is Catherine Scott-Clark co-author with Adrian Levy of The...

Here I Am Jonathan Safran Foer

22 May 2017

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Good Afternoon everyone and welcome to another edition of The Avid Reader. Today our guest is Jonathan Safran Foer author of Here I Am, published las...

1Q1A Here I Am Jonathan Safran Foer

22 May 2017

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Good Afternoon everyone and welcome to another edition of The Avid Reader. Today our guest is Jonathan Safran Foer author of Here I Am, published las...

Joshua Ferris The Dinner Party

19 May 2017

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Good afternoon everyone and welcome to another edition of the Avid Reader. Today our guest is Joshua Ferris author of The Dinner Party and Other Stor...

1Q1A Joshua Ferris The Dinner Party

19 May 2017

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Good afternoon everyone and welcome to another edition of the Avid Reader. Today our guest is Joshua Ferris author of The Dinner Party and Other Stor...

Lynda Mapes-Witness Tree

16 May 2017

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Good afternoon everyone and welcome to another edition of The Avid Reader. Today our guest is Lynda Mapes, author of Witness Tree: Seasons of Change ...

1Q1A Lynda Mapes-Witness Tree

16 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Good afternoon everyone and welcome to another edition of The Avid Reader. Today our guest is Lynda Mapes, author of Witness Tree: Seasons of Change ...

Mother Land Paul Theroux

09 May 2017

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Good afternoon everyone and welcome to another edition of The Avid Reader.Our guest today is Paul Theroux, who to most of you needs no introduction. ...

Matthew James Collecting Evolution Galapagos

04 May 2017

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While Darwin in the Beagle charted the Good afternoon everyone and welcome to another edition of The Avid Reader. Today our guest is Matthew James au...

1Q1A Matthew James- Collecting Evolution: Galapagos

04 May 2017

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While Darwin in the Beagle charted the Good afternoon everyone and welcome to another edition of The Avid Reader. Today our guest is Matthew James au...

Jessica Shattuck The Women in the Castle

12 Apr 2017

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Good afternoon everyone and welcome to another edition of The Avid Reader. Today we are happy to have with us Jessica Shattuck author of The Women In...

1Q1A Jessica Shattuck The Women in the Castle

12 Apr 2017

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Good afternoon everyone and welcome to another edition of The Avid Reader. Today we are happy to have with us Jessica Shattuck author of The Women In...

Michael Sims Arthur and Sherlock

05 Apr 2017

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Good afternoon everyone and welcome to another edition of The Avid Reader. Today our guest is our old friend Michael Sims, who we haven’t seen in a...

1Q1A Michael Sims Arthur and Sherlock

05 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Good afternoon everyone and welcome to another edition of The Avid Reader. Today our guest is our old friend Michael Sims, who we haven’t seen in a...

Colum McCann Letters to a Young Writer

04 Apr 2017

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Good Afternoon everyone and welcome to another edition of The Avid Reader. Today we are happy to have as our guest Colum McCann. Colum has written L...

1Q1A Colum McCann Letters to a Young Writer

04 Apr 2017

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Good Afternoon everyone and welcome to another edition of The Avid Reader. Today we are happy to have as our guest Colum McCann. Colum has written L...

Paul La Farge The Night Ocean

03 Apr 2017

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Good afternoon everyone and welcome to another edition of The Avid Reader.Today we are happy to have with us Paul La Farge author of The Night Ocean, ...

1Q1A Paul La Farge The Night Ocean

03 Apr 2017

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Good afternoon everyone and welcome to another edition of The Avid Reader.Today we are happy to have with us Paul La Farge author of The Night Ocean, ...

Dan Chaon Ill Will

22 Mar 2017

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Good afternoon everyone and welcome to another edition of The Avid Reader. Today our guest is Dan Chain SHAWN, author of Ill Will, published in March...