Audio Book Club: The Good Mother by Sue Miller

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Audio Book Club: The Good Mother by Sue Miller

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Dec 8, 2011

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Emily Bazelon, Hanna Rosin, and special guest novelist Amy Bloom discuss Sue Miller's The Good Mother on the novel's 25th anniversary.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Dec 8, 2011

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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.

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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. by Slate Books
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Slate's Audio Book Club: Brideshead Revisited, by Evelyn Waugh: 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. by Slate Books
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Slate's Audio Book Club: Beautiful Children, by Charles Bock: 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. by Slate Books
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Slate's Audio Book Club: Netherland, by Joseph O'Neill: Slate's Audio Book Club: Netherland, by Joseph O'Neill by Slate Books
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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. by Slate Books
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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. by Slate Books
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Slate's Audio Book Club: The Night of the Gun, by David Carr: 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. by Slate Books
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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. by Slate Books
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Slate's Audio Book Club: All the King's Men, by Robert Penn Warren: 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. by Slate Books
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Audio Book Club: "Imperial Bedrooms," by Bret Easton Ellis: 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 by Slate Books
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Slate's Audio Book Club: Infinite Jest, by David Foster Wallace: 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. by Slate Books
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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. by Slate Books
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Audio Book Club: Atmospheric Disturbances, by Rivka Galchen: 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. by Slate Books
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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. by Slate Books
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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 by Slate Books
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To Kill A Mockingbird, by Harper Lee: Slate's Audio Book Club: 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. by Slate Books
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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. by Slate Books
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Slate's Audio Book Club: The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald: 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. by Slate Books
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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. by Slate Books
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Audio Book Club: "The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine," by Michael Lewis: 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 by Slate Books
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Slate's Audio Book Club: The Catcher in the Rye: Slate'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. by Slate Books
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Audio Book Club: "Super Sad True Love Story," by Gary Shteyngart: 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 by Slate Books
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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 by Slate Books
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Audio Book Club: Joshua Foer’s Moonwalking with Einstein: In this week’s audio book club, Slate’s Daniel Engber, David Plotz and Hanna Rosin discuss Joshua Foer’s 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. by Slate Books
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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. by Slate Books
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