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DoubleX Audio Book Club: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Jun 17, 2010

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DoubleX 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.

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To Kill A Mockingbird, by Harper Lee: Slate's Audio Book Club May 16, 2010

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Meghan 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.

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DoubleX Audio Book Club: The Surrendered May 06, 2010

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DoubleX editors Hanna Rosin and Emily Bazelon along with The New Yorker's Margaret Talbot discuss Chang-rae Lee's new novel, The Surrendered.

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Audio Book Club: "The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine," by Michael Lewis Apr 19, 2010

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Stephen 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

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Audio Book Club: Wolf Hall, by Hilary Mantel Mar 15, 2010

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Troy 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

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Audio Book Club: White Noise, by Don DeLillo Feb 14, 2010

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Meghan 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

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Audio Book Club: Lit, by Mary Karr Jan 18, 2010

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Meghan 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.

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Audio Book Club: Vladimir Nabokov Dec 21, 2009

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Meghan 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.

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Audio Book Club: Raymond Carver Stories Nov 16, 2009

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Slate'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

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Audio Book Club: The Anthologist, by Nicholson Baker Oct 19, 2009

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Meghan 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.

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