Host Jo Reed and AudioFile’s Robin Whitten discuss Tracy Kidder’s newest audiobook exploring the complex problems of homelessness, and how one person can make a difference. Kidder’s light, somewhat raspy voice unfolds the story of Dr. Jim O’Connell and his clinic partners, who have devoted themselves to bringing comprehensive and compassionate healthcare to those living on the streets of Boston. The focus, however, is firmly placed on those using Dr. O’Connell’s services, and Kidder provides a riveting, intimate glimpse of the lives of rough sleepers that is both inspiring and heartbreaking.

Read the full review of the audiobook on AudioFile’s website. Published by Random House Audio.

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Behind the Mic is supported by Brilliance Publishing who recently released The Survivalists, a sharp, funny novel by Kashana Cauley. An ambitious Black lawyer has dreams of making partner, until she falls for a coffee entrepreneur and moves into his Brooklyn brownstone with his doomsday-prepping roommates. Packed with tension, curiosity and optimized soy protein bars, The Survivalists is a darkly funny novel by Kashana Cauley, a former writer for The Daily Show and Pod Save America.

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