Slate's Audio Book Club

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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.

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The podcast currently has 128 episodes available.

Slate's Audio Book Club episodes:

February 06, 2014 "The Group" by Mary McCarthy
Slate critics David Haglund, Emily Bazelon and Meghan O'Rourke discuss Mary McCarthy's classic 1953 novel.
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51min
January 10, 2014 "The Good Lord Bird" by James McBride
Slate critics Dan Kois, Emily Bazelon, and David Haglund discuss James McBride’s National Book Award winning novel about slavery and John Brown.
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46min
December 05, 2013 "The Goldfinch" by Donna Tartt
Slate critics Dan Kois, Hanna Rosin, and Meghan O’Rourke discuss Donna Tartt’s big literary adventure novel.
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46min
November 08, 2013 "Bleeding Edge" by Thomas Pynchon
Slate critics Dan Kois, Hanna Rosin, and Forrest Wickman discuss Thomas Pynchon's mystery set in the New York tech world around 9/11.
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41min
October 11, 2013 "Ender’s Game" by Orson Scott Card
Slate critics David Haglund, Emily Bazelon, and Meghan O’Rourke discuss Orson Scott Card’s science fiction classic.
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42min
September 05, 2013 "The Flamethrowers" by Rachel Kushner
Slate critics Dan Kois, Hanna Rosin, and David Haglund debate Rachel Kushner’s novel of the New York art scene, Italian revolutionaries, and motorcycle racing.
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40min
August 08, 2013 "Life After Life" by Kate Atkinson
Slate critics Dan Kois, Emily Bazelon, and Katy Waldman discuss Kate Atkinson’s historical novel about a British woman who lives World War II over and over again.
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40min
July 11, 2013 "The Interestings" by Meg Wolitzer
Slate critics Dan Kois, Hanna Rosin, and David Plotz discuss Meg Wolitzer's novel.
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41min
June 17, 2013 "Tenth of December" by George Saunders
Slate critics Dan Kois and David Haglund discuss George Saunders’ celebrated collection of short stories.
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41min
May 02, 2013 "Swann's Way" by Marcel Proust
Emily Bazelon, David Haglund, and Meghan O'Rourke celebrate the 100th anniversary of the first volume of Marcel Proust's In Search of Lost Time.
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40min

FAQs about Slate's Audio Book Club:

How many episodes does Slate's Audio Book Club have?

The podcast currently has 128 episodes available.