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FromThe Book Review

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Nov 21, 2017

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Caroline Fraser talks about “Prairie Fires: The American Dreams of Laura Ingalls Wilder,” and Tiya Miles discusses “The Dawn of Detroit.”

Released:

Nov 21, 2017

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Podcast episode

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The world's top authors and critics join host Pamela Paul and editors at The New York Times Book Review to talk about the week's top books, what we're reading and what's going on in the literary world.

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Inside The New York Times Book Review: Patrick Modiano’s ‘Suspended Sentences’ by The Book Review
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Inside The New York Times Book Review: ‘Love and Lies’ by The Book Review
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Inside The New York Times Book Review: A Rare View of North Korea by The Book Review
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Inside The New York Times Book Review: ‘The Folded Clock’ by The Book Review
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Inside The New York Times Book Review: Erik Larson’s ‘Dead Wake’ by The Book Review
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Inside The New York Times Book Review: Disappearing Religions by The Book Review
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Inside The New York Times Book Review: Charles D’Ambrosio’s ‘Loitering’ by The Book Review
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Inside The New York Times Book Review: ‘H Is for Hawk’ by The Book Review
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Inside The New York Times Book Review: ‘Skyfaring’ by The Book Review
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Inside The New York Times Book Review: ‘Becoming Steve Jobs’ by The Book Review
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Inside The New York Times Book Review: ‘America’s Bitter Pill’ by The Book Review
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Inside The New York Times Book Review: Judy Blume’s ‘In the Unlikely Event’ by The Book Review
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Inside The New York Times Book Review: ‘The Opposite of Spoiled’ by The Book Review
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Inside The New York Times Book Review: The War on Drugs by The Book Review
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Inside The New York Times Book Review: Jill Leovy’s ‘Ghettoside’ by The Book Review
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Inside The New York Times Book Review: The Art Issue by The Book Review
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Inside The New York Times Book Review: ‘Leaving Before the Rains Come’ by The Book Review
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Inside The New York Times Book Review: ‘Guantánamo Diary’ by The Book Review
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Inside The New York Times Book Review: Niall Ferguson’s ‘Kissinger’ by The Book Review
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Inside The New York Times Book Review: Elliot Ackerman’s ‘Green on Blue’ by The Book Review
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Inside The New York Times Book Review: ‘Becoming Steve Jobs’ by The Book Review
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Inside The New York Times Book Review: ‘Doomed to Succeed” by The Book Review
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Inside The New York Times Book Review: ‘Barbarian Days’ by The Book Review
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Inside The New York Times Book Review: ‘Spinster’ and Public Shaming by The Book Review
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Inside The New York Times Book Review: ‘The Last Flight of Poxl West’ by The Book Review
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Inside The New York Times Book Review: ‘The Folded Clock’ by The Book Review
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Inside The New York Times Book Review: ‘The Life of Saul Bellow’ by The Book Review
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Inside The New York Times Book Review: ‘What Pet Should I Get?’ by The Book Review
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Inside The New York Times Book Review: ‘A God in Ruins’ by The Book Review
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Inside The New York Times Book Review: ‘The Brothers,’ About the Boston Marathon Bombers by The Book Review
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Tommy Orange on His "There There" Sequel: Tommy Orange’s acclaimed debut novel, “There There” centered on a group of characters who all converge on an Indigenous powwow in modern-day Oakland, Calif. His follow-up, “Wandering Stars,” is both a prequel and a sequel to that book. This week, Orange visits the podcast to discuss his new work as well as the book he has read most in his life, Clarice Lispector's "The Hour of the Star." by The Book Review
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The Rise and Fall of The Village Voice: Dwight Garner discusses a new oral history of the venerable alt-weekly, Tricia Romano’s “The Freaks Came Out to Write.” by The Book Review
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4 Early-Year Book Recommendations: The early part of a year can mean new books to read, or it can mean catching up on older ones we haven’t gotten to yet. This week, Gilbert Cruz chats with the Book Review’s Sarah Lyall and Sadie Stein about titles from both categories that have held their interest lately. by The Book Review
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