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Book Public is a Texas Public Radio podcast about books. At Book Public we believe books have the power to enlighten and entertain us. Listen in as we talk to authors about their books and why and how they wrote them. At Book Public we're committed to connecting listeners to books that help us understand today's world—and each other—a little bit better.

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'The Kudzu Queen': Mimi Herman's historical novel is a timeless tale about family, fitting...

The Kudzu Queen by Mimi Herman is a novel set in Cooper County, North Carolina in 1941. When a handsome stranger comes to town touting the powers of kudzu crops, everyone falls for his charms. No one realizes the negative side of the invasive plant or the dark side of the stranger.

'The Kudzu Queen': Mimi Herman's historical novel is a timeless tale about family, fitting...

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The Lonely Voice: 'With Reference to an Incident at a Bridge' by William Maxwell

Peter Orner and Yvette Benavides discuss 'With Reference to an Incident at a Bridge' by William Maxwell.

The Lonely Voice: 'With Reference to an Incident at a Bridge' by William Maxwell

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'Life on Delay: Making Peace with a Stutter': John Hendrickson's poignant memoir demystifi...

John Hendrickson discusses how he made peace with his stutter in this candid and beautiful memoir.

'Life on Delay: Making Peace with a Stutter': John Hendrickson's poignant memoir demystifi...

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'The Consequences': Manuel Muñoz's story collection is a tender telling of the complex liv...

Manuel Muñoz discusses his story collection 'The Consequences' with Book Public's Yvette Benavides.

'The Consequences': Manuel Muñoz's story collection is a tender telling of the complex liv...

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'Three Muses': In Martha Anne Toll's debut novel a Holocaust survivor manages the complex ...

'Three Muses' is Martha Anne Toll's debut novel about a Holocaust survivor who is bereft by past trauma and struggling to find his way to a kind of hope.

'Three Muses': In Martha Anne Toll's debut novel a Holocaust survivor manages the complex ...

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Book Public—Que Esperanzas: 'The Cape' by Dionne Irving

Dionne Irving discusses her short story "The Cape" from the story collection "The Islands."

The Lonely Voice: 'Dancing After Hours' by Andre Dubus

In "Dancing After Hours" by Andre Dubus, main character Emily is convinced she will never find love. At the tavern where she tends bar, she sees clearly the loneliness of other people. One night, that perception changes in the most unlikely of ways.

The Lonely Voice: 'Ivy Day in the Committee Room' by James Joyce

Peter Orner and Yvette Benavides discuss "Ivy Day in the Committee Room" by James Joyce

The Lonely Voice: 'Blue in Chicago' by Bette Howland

Peter Orner discusses the short story "Blue in Chicago" by Bette Howland.

'Still No Word from You': Peter Orner's memoir-in-essays is an homage to books and the reading life

Peter Orner's new memoir-in-essays is an ode to other books. He helps us see the ways they contain the stories of our lives, too, and understand that reading is essential.

'Still No Word from You': Peter Orner's memoir-in-essays is an homage to books and the reading life

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