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January 26, 2011 Audio Book Club: "Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother" by Amy Chua
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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45 min
December 30, 2010 DoubleX Audio Book Club: Lydia Davis’ Translation of Madame Bovary
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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39 min
December 19, 2010 Audio Book Club: "Lord of Misrule," by Jaimy Gordon
Meghan O’Rourke, 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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48 min
December 02, 2010 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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43 min
November 15, 2010 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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49 min
October 07, 2010 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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54 min
September 20, 2010 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

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40 min
August 16, 2010 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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44 min
July 18, 2010 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

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45 min
June 21, 2010 Audio Book Club: "Reality Hunger - A Manifesto," by David Shields
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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59 min

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