Slate's Audio Book Club Podcast
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The Slate Audio Book Club: Swann's Way
Emily Bazelon, David Haglund, and Meghan O'Rourke celebrate the 100th anniversary of the first volume of Marcel Proust's In Search of Lost Time.
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The Audio Book Club: Going Clear
Slate critics Dan Kois, Hanna Rosin, and Meghan O'Rourke discuss Lawrence Wright's epic investigation into Scientology.
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The Audio Book Club: Arcadia by Lauren Groff
Slates Dan Kois, Hanna Rosin, and David Haglund discuss Lauren Groffs novel of a 1970s hippie commune.
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The Audio Book Club: Pride and Prejudice
Slates David Plotz, Julia Turner, and Seth Stevenson celebrate Jane Austens classic novel on its 200th birthday.
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The Audio Book Club: Katherine Boo’s Behind the...
Slate critics Dan Kois, Hanna Rosin, and Emily Bazelon discuss Katherine Boos National Book Award-winning story of life in a Mumbai slum.
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The Audio Book Club: Zadie Smith’s NW
Slate critics Dan Kois, Hanna Rosin, and David Haglund discuss Zadie Smiths novel about four Londoners from the same council estate.
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Slate Audio Book Club: Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
Dan Kois, Emily Bazelon, and Meghan O'Rourke discuss David Mitchell's epic novel.
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The Audio Book Club: How Should a Person Be? by Sheila...
Slate critics Dan Kois, Meghan ORourke, and David Haglund discuss Sheila Hetis polarizing novel about life and art.
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Audio Book Club: Capital by John Lanchester
Dan Kois, Emily Bazelon and David Haglund discuss the sprawling London novel Capital by John Lanchester.
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Audio Book Club: Fifty Shades of Grey by E. L. James
Dan Kois, Meghan O'Rourke, and Hanna Rosin discuss the erotic novel Fifty Shades of Grey by E. L. James.
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Audio Book Club: Are You My Mother? by Alison Bechdel
Emily Bazelon, Dan Kois, and Meghan O'Rourke discuss Alison Bechdel's comic memoir Are You My Mother?: A Comic Drama
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Audio Book Club: This Beautiful Life by Helen Schulman
Slate editors discuss Helen Schulman's "This Beautiful Life," a new novel about a video that goes viral and ruins the lives of two teenagers at a posh New York City private school.
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Audio Book Club: The Submission by Amy Waldman
For Slate's September Audio Book club, Yale art historian and architect Kishwar Rizvi joins Emily Bazelon and Hanna Rosin to discuss The Submission, Amy Waldman's novel about memorializing 9/11.
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Audio Book Club: Jennifer Egan's A Visit From the Goon...
Michael Agger, Emily Bazelon, and Julia Turner talk about the memorable themes and intricate structure of Jennifer Egan's prize-winning A Visit From the Goon Squad.
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Audio Book Club: Joshua Foer’s Moonwalking with Einstein
In this weeks audio book club, Slates Daniel Engber, David Plotz and Hanna Rosin discuss Joshua Foers Moonwalking with Einstein, about his quest to compete in the U.S. Memory Championships, and what he learned about the human brain along the way.
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Audio Book Club: Karen Russell’s Swamplandia!
In this weeks Audio Book Club, Slates Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and Hanna Rosin discuss Karen Russells Swamplandia!, a new novel about the struggle of a family who runs an alligator-wrestling theme park.
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Audio Book Club: Emma Donoghue’s Room
Slates Audio Book Club discusses Emma Donoghues Room, a best-selling novel about a 5-year-old boy raised by his mother in a shed where she has been held prisoner since before he was born.
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Audio Book Club: "Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother" by...
Hanna Rosin, Ann Hulbert, and Nina Shen Rastogi discuss Amy Chua's book, "Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother." 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: Lydia Davis’ Translation of...
Emily Bazelon, Hanna Rosin and Margaret Talbot discuss the new translation of Gustave Flaubert's nineteenth century French classic Madame Bovary. Relive your college days with this dissection of the original desperate housewife.
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Audio Book Club: "Lord of Misrule," by Jaimy Gordon
Meghan ORourke, Troy Patterson, and Michael Agger discuss Jaimy Gordon's book, Lord of Misrule. 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: Nicole Krauss’ Great House
In 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.
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Audio Book Club: "Remainder," by Tom McCarthy
Meghan 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
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DoubleX Audio Book Club: Jonathan Franzen’s Freedom.
In 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.
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Audio Book Club: "Super Sad True Love Story," by Gary...
Jacob 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
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Audio Book Club: "The Imperfectionists," by Tom Rachman
Julia 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
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Audio Book Club: "Imperial Bedrooms," by Bret Easton...
Stephen 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
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Audio Book Club: "Reality Hunger - A Manifesto," by...
Meghan 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
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DoubleX Audio Book Club: The Immortal Life of Henrietta...
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...
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
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...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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Audio Book Club: A Vindication of Love: Reclaiming...
Slate'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
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Audio Book Club: Thy Neighbor's Wife, by Gay Talese
Slate'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
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Audio Book Club: John Cheever's 'The Swimmer,' and...
Slate's Audio Book Club. Meghan O'Rourke, Katie Roiphe, and Troy Patterson discuss two short stories - John Cheever's 'The Swimmer,' and Flannery O'Connor's 'A Good Man is Hard To Find.' We recommend, but don't insist, that you read the book before listening to this audio program.
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Audio Book Club: Atmospheric Disturbances, by Rivka...
Slate's Audio Book Club. Meghan O'Rourke, Katie Roiphe, and Troy Patterson discuss Rivka Galchen's Atmospheric Disturbances. We recommend, but don't insist, that you read the book before listening to this audio program.
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Slate's Audio Book Club: Infinite Jest, by David Foster...
Slate's Audio Book Club. Katie Roiphe, Troy Patterson, and James Surowiecki discuss David Foster Wallace's Infinite Jest. We recommend, but don't insist, that you read the book before listening to this audio program.
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Slate's Audio Book Club: Rabbit, Run, by John Updike
Slate's Audio Book Club. Meghan O'Rourke, Troy Patterson, and Katie Roiphe discuss John Updike's Rabbit, Run. We recommend, but don't insist, that you read the book before listening to this audio program.
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Note on Infinite Jest and Rabbit, Run
The Slate Audio Book Club's discussion of Infinite Jest will be posted in March. In the meantime, we'll be discussing Rabbit, Run by John Updike the week of Feb. 16. Listen for more details.
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An Inauguration Novella, Part 5 of 5
"All Along, This Was What Was Supposed to Happen," an original novella about the inauguration written and read by Curtis Sittenfeld. Part 5 of 5.
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An Inauguration Novella, Part 4 of 5
"All Along, This Was What Was Supposed to Happen," an original novella about the inauguration written and read by Curtis Sittenfeld. Part 4 of 5.
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An Inauguration Novella, Part 3 of 5
"All Along, This Was What Was Supposed to Happen," an original novella about the inauguration written and read by Curtis Sittenfeld. Part 3 of 5.
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An Inauguration Novella, Part 2 of 5
"All Along, This Was What Was Supposed to Happen," an original novella about the inauguration written and read by Curtis Sittenfeld. Part 2 of 5.
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An Inauguration Novella, Part 1 of 5
"All Along, This Was What Was Supposed to Happen," an original novella about the inauguration written and read by Curtis Sittenfeld. Part 1 of 5.
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Slate's Audio Book Club: The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott...
Slate's Audio Book Club. Stephen Metcalf, Troy Patterson, and Katie Roiphe discuss the American classic The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald. We recommend, but don't insist, that you read the book before listening to this audio program.
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Slate's Audio Book Club: The Night of the Gun, by David...
Slate's Audio Book Club. Meghan O'Rourke, Katie Roiphe, and Troy Patterson discuss New York Times columnist David Carr's The Night of the Gun, a memoir in which he uses his journalistic skills to dig up the details he's forgotten about his earlier life as a drug addict. We recommend, but don't insist, that you read the book before listening to this audio program. The next book we'll be discussing is The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald.
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Slate's Audio Book Club: American Wife, by Curtis...
Slate's Audio Book Club. Meghan O'Rourke, Katie Roiphe, and Julia Turner discuss the novel American Wife, by Curtis Sittenfeld. We recommend, but don't insist, that you read the book before listening to this audio program.
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Slate's Audio Book Club: Brideshead Revisited, by Evelyn...
Slate's Audio Book Club. Meghan O'Rourke, Troy Patterson, and Katie Roiphe discuss the novel Brideshead Revisited, by Evelyn Waugh. We recommend, but don't insist, that you read the book before listening to this audio program.
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Slate's Audio Book Club: Netherland, by Joseph O'Neill
Slate's Audio Book Club. Stephen Metcalf, Meghan O'Rourke, and Katie Roiphe discuss the novel Netherland, by Joseph O'Neill. We recommend, but don't insist, that you read the book before listening to this audio program.
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Slate's Audio Book Club: Anna Karenina, by Leo Tolstoy
Slate's Audio Book Club. Stephen Metcalf, Troy Patterson, and Katie Roiphe discuss Anna Karenina, by Leo Tolstoy. We recommend, but don't insist, that you read the book before listening to this audio program.
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Slate's Audio Book Club: Beautiful Children, by Charles...
Slate's Audio Book Club. Stephen Metcalf, Troy Patterson, and Katie Roiphe discuss the novel Beautiful Children, by Charles Bock. We recommend, but don't insist, that you read the book before listening to this audio program.
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Slate's Audio Book Club: All the King's Men, by Robert...
Slate's Audio Book Club. Stephen Metcalf, Julia Turner, and Jacob Weisberg discuss the novel All the King's Men, by Robert Penn Warren. We recommend, but don't insist, that you read the book before listening to this audio program.
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Slate: Audio Book Club: Eat, Pray, Love
Slate's Audio Book Club. Stephen Metcalf, Katie Roiphe, and Julia Turner discuss Eat Pray Love, by Elizabeth Gilbert. We recommend, but don't insist, that you read the book before listening to this audio program.
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Slate's Audio Bookclub: Tree of Smoke
Slate's Audio Book Club. Meghan O'Rourke, Katie Roiphe, and James Surowiecki discuss the novel Tree of Smoke, by Denis Johnson. We recommend, but don't insist, that you read the book before listening to this audio program.
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Slate's Audio Book Club: The Audacity of Hope
Slate's Audio Book Club. Stephen Metcalf, Julia Turner, and John Dickerson discuss The Audacity of Hope, by Barack Obama. We recommend, but don't insist, that you read the book before listening to this audio program.
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Slate's Audio Book Club: "The Road," by Cormac McCarthy
Slate's Audio Book Club. Meghan O'Rourke, Katie Roiphe, and John Burnham Schwartz discuss the novel The Road, by Cormac McCarthy. We recommend, but don't insist, that you read the book before listening to this audio program.
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Slate's Audio Book Club: "The House of Mirth" by Edith...
Slate's Audio Book Club. Stephen Metcalf, Meghan O'Rourke, and Katie Roiphe discuss the novel The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton, along with a new biography of Wharton by Hermione Lee. We recommend, but don't insist, that you read The House of Mirth before listening to this audio program.
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Slate's Audio Book Club: "Independence Day" by Richard...
Slate's Audio Book Club. Stephen Metcalf, Katie Roiphe, and John Burnham Schwartz discuss the novel Independence Day by Richard Ford. We recommend, but don't insist, that you read the book before listening to this audio program.
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Slate's Audio Book Club: "The Emperor's Children" by...
Slate's Audio Book Club. Critics Stephen Metcalf, Meghan O'Rourke, and Katie Roiphe discuss the novel The Emperor's Children by Claire Messud. We recommend, but don't insist, that you read the book before listening to this audio program.
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Slate's Audio Book Club: "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by...
Slate's Audio Book Club. Critics Stephen Metcalf, Meghan O'Rourke, and Katie Roiphe discuss the nonfiction book The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals by journalist Michael Pollan. We recommend, but don't insist, that you read the book before listening to this audio program.
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Slate's Audio Book Club: "Beloved" by Toni Morrison
Slate's Audio Book Club. Critics Stephen Metcalf, Meghan O'Rourke, and Katie Roiphe discuss the novel Beloved by Toni Morrison.
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Slate's Audio Book Club: "Everyman" by Philip Roth
Slate's Audio Book Club. Critics Stephen Metcalf, Meghan O'Rourke, and Katie Roiphe discuss the novel Everyman by Philip Roth.
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Slate's Audio Book Club: "Saturday" by Ian McEwan
Slate's Audio Book Club. Critics Stephen Metcalf, Meghan O'Rourke, and Katie Roiphe discuss the novel Saturday by Ian McEwan. Thanks to the Housing Works Book Store Cafe in New York City for providing the venue for this month's club meeting.
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Slate's Audio Book Club: "The Year of Magical Thinking"...
Slate critics Stephen Metcalf, Meghan O'Rourke, and Katie Roiphe sit down at the Housing Works Used Book Cafe in New York's Soho neighborhood to discuss The Year of Magical Thinking, Joan Didion's memoir of the year following the death of her husband John Gregory Dunne, during which her daughter also came close to death.
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