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A conversation with Mark Haddon, bestselling author of this month's book club pick...Vol. 19 of 'Brad & Mira'...& more...
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ā¶ļø on the podcast: my conversation with bestselling author mark haddon, whose new story collection, dogs & monsters, is now available from doubleday. official october pick of the otherppl book club.
ā¶ļø on the podcast: vol. 19 of brad & mira for the culture: āthe hills are alive with the sound of chewingāā¦bradās insane, alec baldwinesque voice memos about foodā¦trumpās senior moment town hall dj setā¦kid rock in exileā¦kanye clonesā¦supermodels in lingerie with their offspringā¦and moreā¦ (vol. 20 coming up on 10/24.)
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1. tad friend on the high-end bookseller who made a fortune selling the archives of nabokov and alice walker. and then a rock star pressed charges.
2. laura miller on why horror stories just might be the great american art form.
3. mark leidner on the making of his poem āsissy spacek.ā
4. joshua rothman on what you can learn from photographing your life.
5. jessica winter on the spate of recent books that explore the erotic reawakening of older women.
6. ryan hockensmith on the skydiver who survived a 14,000-foot fall.
7. john kelly, chief of staff to donald trump, says the former president āmet the definition of a fascistā and, if elected again, would āgovern like a dictator.ā
8. travel and leisure has issued its list of the best small towns of 2024.
9. the prison diaries of the late russian opposition leader alexei navalny are worth reading.
10. ella creamer and lucy knight on the unwelcome rise of celebrity-penned childrenās books.
this monthĀ the book clubĀ is reading dogs and monsters, the new story collection by mark haddon, the "terrifyingly talented" (london times) author of the curious incident of the dog in the nighttime and the porpoise. dogs and monsters features eight mesmerizingly imaginative, deeply-humane stories that use greek myths and contemporary dystopian narratives to examine mortality, moral choices and the many variants of love. available from doubleday.
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