Michele Norris Goes On Book Leave

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MICHELE NORRIS, host:

Before we end this hour, I need to say something to our listeners.

You won't be hearing my voice for a while. I'm going to step away from Studio 2A for a few months to work on a book project. The project was inspired in part by the conversations from York, Pennsylvania, where Steve Inskeep and I sat down repeatedly with a diverse group of voters to talk about race and the presidential election.

I'm going to spend some time this summer considering one thing: How Americans talk about race, specifically, the hidden conversations about race that take place outside of the public sphere. So for a time, I will enjoy being an ALL THINGS CONSIDERED listener, but not for long. I'll be back in mid-September.

(Soundbite of song, "See You in September")

Mr. BOB MIRANDA (Lead Vocals, The Happenings): (Singing) See you in September. See you when the summer's through. Here we are...

ROBERT SIEGEL, host:

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