Sinopsis
Join Slate's critics for monthly discussions of new and important books. Read the book club selections and then listen in as our critics hold lively - and sometimes heated - debates about the works. Part of the Panoply Network.
Episodios
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DoubleX Audio Book Club: Nicole Krauss’ Great House
02/12/2010 Duración: 42minIn this week’s gabfest, DoubleX's Emily Bazelon and Hanna Rosin, along with The New Yorker’s Margaret Talbot, discuss Nicole Krauss’ latest novel, Great House. They discuss why this novel is less light hearted than Krauss’ last one, The History of Love. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Audio Book Club: "Remainder," by Tom McCarthy
15/11/2010 Duración: 48minMeghan O’Rourke, Troy Patterson, and Michael Agger discuss Tom McCarthy's book, Remainder. 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
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DoubleX Audio Book Club: Jonathan Franzen’s Freedom.
07/10/2010 Duración: 53minIn this week's audio book club, DoubleX's Emily Bazelon and Hanna Rosin and The New Yorker's Margaret Talbot discuss Jonathan Franzen's Freedom. The novel follows Patty and Walter Berglund's failing marriage and serves as a commentary on how we live. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Audio Book Club: "Super Sad True Love Story," by Gary Shteyngart
20/09/2010 Duración: 39minJacob Weisberg, Jody Rosen and Troy Patterson discuss Gary Shteyngart's book, Super Sad True Love Story. 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
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Audio Book Club: "The Imperfectionists," by Tom Rachman
16/08/2010 Duración: 43minJulia Turner, June Thomas and Troy Patterson discussTom Rachman's book, "The Imperfectionists." 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
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Audio Book Club: "Imperial Bedrooms," by Bret Easton Ellis
18/07/2010 Duración: 44minStephen Metcalf, Troy Patterson, and Michael Agger discuss Bret Easton Ellis’ book, Imperial Bedrooms. 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
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Audio Book Club: "Reality Hunger - A Manifesto," by David Shields
21/06/2010 Duración: 59minMeghan O’Rourke, Troy Patterson and Jody Rosen discuss David Shields’ book, Reality Hunger - A Manifesto. 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
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DoubleX Audio Book Club: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
17/06/2010 Duración: 36minDoubleX editors Hanna Rosin and Emily Bazelon, along with The New Yorker's Margaret Talbot, discuss Rebecca Skloot's new non-fiction book, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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To Kill A Mockingbird, by Harper Lee: Slate's Audio Book Club
16/05/2010 Duración: 55minMeghan O’Rourke, Troy Patterson and Emily Bazelon discuss Harper Lee's book, To Kill A Mockingbird. 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
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DoubleX Audio Book Club: The Surrendered
06/05/2010 Duración: 44minDoubleX editors Hanna Rosin and Emily Bazelon along with The New Yorker's Margaret Talbot discuss Chang-rae Lee's new novel, The Surrendered. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Audio Book Club: "The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine," by Michael Lewis
19/04/2010 Duración: 47minStephen Metcalf, Troy Patterson, and Daniel Gross discuss Michael Lewis' book, The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine. 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
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Audio Book Club: Wolf Hall, by Hilary Mantel
15/03/2010 Duración: 47minTroy Patterson, Jacob Weisberg, and John Swansburg discuss Hilary Mantel's book, Wolf Hall. 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
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Audio Book Club: White Noise, by Don DeLillo
14/02/2010 Duración: 53minMeghan O’Rourke, Stephen Metcalf, and Troy Patterson discuss Don DeLillo's book, White Noise. 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
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Audio Book Club: Lit, by Mary Karr
18/01/2010 Duración: 43minMeghan O’Rourke, Katie Roiphe, and Troy Patterson discuss Mary Karr's memoir, Lit. 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
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Audio Book Club: Vladimir Nabokov
21/12/2009 Duración: 47minMeghan O’Rourke, Katie Roiphe, and Troy Patterson discuss Vladimir Nabokov's book, The Original of Laura. 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
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Audio Book Club: Raymond Carver Stories
16/11/2009 Duración: 50minSlate's Audio Book Club. Meghan O'Rourke, Katie Roiphe, and Troy Patterson compare two versions of a story by Raymond Carver - "The Bath," and "A Small Good Thing." One version was heavily edited by Gordon Lish. We recommend, but don't insist, that you read the stories before listening to this audio program Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Audio Book Club: The Anthologist, by Nicholson Baker
19/10/2009 Duración: 48minMeghan O’Rourke, Michael Agger, and Troy Patterson discuss Nicholson Baker's book, The Anthologist. 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
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Slate's Audio Book Club: The Catcher in the Rye
17/09/2009 Duración: 01h05minSlate's Audio Book Club. Stephen Metcalf, Troy Patterson, and James Ryerson discuss J.D. Salinger's classic novel The Catcher in the Rye. 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
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Audio Book Club: A Vindication of Love: Reclaiming Romance for the Twenty-First Century, by Cristina Nehring
20/08/2009 Duración: 43minSlate's Audio Book Club. Meghan O'Rourke, Katie Roiphe, and guest Laura Kipnis discuss Cristina Nehring's "A Vindication of Love: Reclaiming Romance for the Twenty-First Century." 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
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Audio Book Club: Thy Neighbor's Wife, by Gay Talese
15/07/2009 Duración: 48minSlate's Audio Book Club. Meghan O'Rourke, Katie Roiphe, and Troy Patterson discuss Gay Talese's "Thy Neighbor's Wife." 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