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Thalia Book Club: Chast! Menaker! Trillin!
- By: Roz Chast, Calvin Trillin, Daniel Menaker
- Narrated by: Adam Gopnik, Jane Curtin, Reg Rogers
- Length: 1 hr and 17 mins
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Roz Chast brings her brilliant, hilarious artwork to No Fair! No Fair! and Other Jolly Poems of Childhood by Calvin Trillin and The African Svelte: Ingenious Misspellings That Make Surprising Sense by Daniel Menaker, as well as her own memoir Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant?. Join us for a conversation moderated by Adam Gopnik ( The New Yorker) between the artist and authors, plus readings by Jane Curtin and Reg Rogers ( The Knick).
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Thalia Book Club: Chast! Menaker! Trillin!
- Narrated by: Adam Gopnik, Jane Curtin, Reg Rogers
- Length: 1 hr and 17 mins
- Release date: 15-11-17
- Language: English
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Thalia Kids' Book Club: Dragons, Troubadours, and Fools
- By: Adam Gidwitz
- Narrated by: Benjamin Bagby
- Length: 56 mins
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Join New York Times best-selling author and 2017 Newbery Honoree Adam Gidwitz ( The Inquisitor's Tale, A Tale Dark and Grimm) and Grammy-nominated performer Benjamin Bagby (of medieval music ensemble Sequentia) for a reading, a performance of medieval music, and a discussion of how they bring the Middle Ages to life for a modern audience through stories and song. Following the performances and discussion, audience members will stage a scene from the book together with Gidwitz and Bagby.
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Thalia Kids' Book Club: Dragons, Troubadours, and Fools
- Narrated by: Benjamin Bagby
- Length: 56 mins
- Release date: 15-11-17
- Language: English
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Thalia Book Club: Denis Johnson's Jesus' Son 25th Anniversary
- By: Denis Johnson
- Narrated by: Chuck Palahniuk, Victor LaValle, Michael Cunningham, and others
- Length: 59 mins
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Authors Chuck Palahniuk ( Fight Club), Victor LaValle ( The Devil in Silver), Michael Cunningham ( The Hours), and Jenny Offill ( Dept. of Speculation) celebrate the 25th anniversary of Denis Johnson's contemporary classic short story collection. Jesus' Son chronicles the grief and transcendence of dreamers, addicts, and lost souls, and inspired the film starring Billy Crudup, Holly Hunter, Denis Leary, and Jack Black.
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Thalia Book Club: Denis Johnson's Jesus' Son 25th Anniversary
- Narrated by: Chuck Palahniuk, Victor LaValle, Michael Cunningham, Jenny Offill
- Length: 59 mins
- Release date: 20-04-17
- Language: English
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Abbi Jacobson Carry This Book
- By: Abbi Jacobson
- Narrated by: Lena Dunham
- Length: 1 hr and 11 mins
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Broad City's Abbi Jacobson brings together an evening of conversation centered on her latest book, a wonderfully weird and weirdly wonderful illustrated look at the world around us - all through the framework of the things we carry. In conversation with Lena Dunham ( Girls).
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Abbi Jacobson Carry This Book
- Narrated by: Lena Dunham
- Length: 1 hr and 11 mins
- Release date: 23-11-16
- Language: English
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Thalia Book Club: Chast! Menaker! Trillin!
- By: Roz Chast, Calvin Trillin, Daniel Menaker
- Narrated by: Adam Gopnik, Jane Curtin, Reg Rogers
- Length: 1 hr and 17 mins
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Roz Chast brings her brilliant, hilarious artwork to No Fair! No Fair! and Other Jolly Poems of Childhood by Calvin Trillin and The African Svelte: Ingenious Misspellings That Make Surprising Sense by Daniel Menaker, as well as her own memoir Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant?. Join us for a conversation moderated by Adam Gopnik ( The New Yorker) between the artist and authors, plus readings by Jane Curtin and Reg Rogers ( The Knick).
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Thalia Book Club: Chast! Menaker! Trillin!
- Narrated by: Adam Gopnik, Jane Curtin, Reg Rogers
- Length: 1 hr and 17 mins
- Release date: 10-01-17
- Language: English
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Thalia Book Club: Mary-Louise Parker - Dear Mr. You
- By: Mary-Louise Parker
- Narrated by: Leslie Jamison
- Length: 1 hr and 25 mins
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The award-winning actress presents her literary debut. An unconventional memoir in letters, Dear Mr. You chronicles Parker's life through correspondence with men from her past and imagined future and reveals the complexity and power found in relationships both loving and fraught. In conversation with Leslie Jamison ( The Empathy Exams).
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- By morgandepanama on 15-10-16
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Thalia Book Club: Mary-Louise Parker - Dear Mr. You
- Narrated by: Leslie Jamison
- Length: 1 hr and 25 mins
- Release date: 25-01-16
- Language: English
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Thalia Book Club: Studio 360 Explores Franz Kafka's The Metamorphosis
- By: Franz Kafka
- Narrated by: Kurt Andersen, Ben Marcus, Helen Phillips, and others
- Length: 1 hr and 27 mins
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The Metamorphosis, first published in 1915, has captivated readers and artists for 100 years. Studio 360's Kurt Andersen leads spirited conversation exploring the classic story and its impact on arts and culture with guests Ben Marcus ( Leaving the Sea), Helen Phillips ( The Beautiful Bureaucrat), Eric Jarosinski ( NeinQuarterly), and translator Susan Bernofsky. With a reading by Heather Burns ( Bored to Death).
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Thalia Book Club: Studio 360 Explores Franz Kafka's The Metamorphosis
- Narrated by: Kurt Andersen, Ben Marcus, Helen Phillips, Eric Jarosinski, Susan Bernofsky, Heather Burns
- Length: 1 hr and 27 mins
- Release date: 03-12-15
- Language: English
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Thalia Book Club: Roz Chast and Jules Feiffer
- By: Roz Chast, Jules Feiffer
- Narrated by: Francoise Mouly
- Length: 1 hr and 19 mins
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The iconic and irresistible cartoonists join up to talk about their new books: Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant?, a graphic memoir by Chast, and Kill My Mother, a noir graphic novel by Feiffer.
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Thalia Book Club: Roz Chast and Jules Feiffer
- Narrated by: Francoise Mouly
- Length: 1 hr and 19 mins
- Release date: 11-03-15
- Language: English
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Thalia Book Club: No Land's Man
- By: Aasif Mandvi
- Narrated by: Dean Obeidallah
- Length: 1 hr and 6 mins
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Comedian and Daily Show correspondent Aasif Mandvi presents his new (and first) book No Land's Man, a laugh-out-loud account of a second-generation immigrant's search for meaning and identity in an increasingly confusing world. In this collection of personal essays, Mandvi reveals the many contradictory layers of his past in Bombay, England, and the U.S. in a mix of humorous stories, heartfelt observations, and misfit mayhem.
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Thalia Book Club: No Land's Man
- Narrated by: Dean Obeidallah
- Length: 1 hr and 6 mins
- Release date: 04-03-15
- Language: English
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Thalia Book Club: Lost for Words by Edward St. Aubyn
- By: Edward St. Aubyn
- Narrated by: Francine Prose, Paul Morris
- Length: 1 hr and 16 mins
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The author of the Patrick Melrose novels presents a razor-sharp, fabulously entertaining satire that cuts to the quick of some of the deepest questions about the place of art in our celebrity-obsessed culture. In conversation with Francine Prose.
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Thalia Book Club: Lost for Words by Edward St. Aubyn
- Narrated by: Francine Prose, Paul Morris
- Length: 1 hr and 16 mins
- Release date: 02-07-14
- Language: English
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Thalia Book Club: Jamaica Kincaid, 'See Now Then'
- By: Jamaica Kincaid
- Narrated by: Ian Frazier
- Length: 1 hr and 24 mins
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The author of Annie John, Lucy, and The Autobiography of My Mother delves into her long-awaited new novel about a complicated modern family, featuring Mr. and Mrs. Sweet and their two children, Heracles and Persephone, who live in the Shirley Jackson house in Vermont. Kincaid discusses her novel with her old friend Ian Frazier ( The Cursing Mommy's Book of Days).
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Thalia Book Club: Jamaica Kincaid, 'See Now Then'
- Narrated by: Ian Frazier
- Length: 1 hr and 24 mins
- Release date: 17-02-14
- Language: English
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Thalia Book Club: The Street by Ann Petry
- By: Ann Petry
- Narrated by: Sapphire, Sharifa Rhodes- Pitts, Sonia Manzano, and others
- Length: 1 hr and 29 mins
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Sapphire ( Push), Sharifa Rhodes-Pitts ( Harlem Is Nowhere), and actress Sonia Manzano ( The Revolution of Evelyn Serrano) discuss the gritty, emotional 1946 classic set in Harlem. Actress Roslyn Ruff ( The Piano Lesson; The Help) will read an excerpt.
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Thalia Book Club: The Street by Ann Petry
- Narrated by: Sapphire, Sharifa Rhodes- Pitts, Sonia Manzano, Roslyn Ruff
- Length: 1 hr and 29 mins
- Release date: 31-07-13
- Language: English
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Thalia Book Club: David Rakoff's Half Empty and Sloane Crosley's How Did You Get This Number
- By: David Rakoff, Sloane Crosley
- Narrated by: Ira Glass
- Length: 1 hr and 23 mins
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The whip-smart and funny authors of the essay collections Don't Get Too Comfortable (Rakoff) and I Was Told There'd Be Cake (Crosley) join up to examine our contemporary culture and the many ways life can go awry in New York City, as presented in their new books.
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Thalia Book Club: David Rakoff's Half Empty and Sloane Crosley's How Did You Get This Number
- Narrated by: Ira Glass
- Length: 1 hr and 23 mins
- Release date: 16-08-11
- Language: English
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Thalia Book Club: Aimee Bender's The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake
- By: Aimee Bender
- Narrated by: Lillo Way
- Length: 1 hr and 38 mins
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The author of An Invisible Sign of My Own, whose work has been presented at Selected Shorts performances, discusses her second novel, a lush and moving story of a girl whose magical gift is really a devastating curse. She is interviewed by Heidi Julavits (novelist and co-editor of The Believer). A selection is performed by Lillo Way.
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Thalia Book Club: Aimee Bender's The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake
- Narrated by: Lillo Way
- Length: 1 hr and 38 mins
- Release date: 03-03-11
- Language: English
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Thalia Kids' Book Club: Jon Scieszka's 'Robot Zot'
- By: Jon Scieszka
- Narrated by: Lisa Von Drasek
- Length: 1 hr
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The always engaging and hilarious author of the hit series The Time Warp Trio and the modern classic The Stinky Cheese Man, who is also the first national Ambassador for Children's Literature, talks about his latest book with Lisa Von Drasek (Children's Librarian at the Bank Street School for Children).
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Thalia Kids' Book Club: Jon Scieszka's 'Robot Zot'
- Narrated by: Lisa Von Drasek
- Length: 1 hr
- Release date: 22-02-11
- Language: English
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Thalia Book Club: Mastering the Art of Writing about Cooking
- By: Judith Jones, Alex Prud'Homme
- Narrated by: Symphony Space
- Length: 1 hr and 20 mins
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A lovely discussion between Judith Jones and Alex Prud'homme on their new books, The Tenth Muse: My Life in Food and My Life in France (co-authored by Prud'homme with Julia Child). As a young editor at Knopf, Jones edited Julia Child's Mastering the Art of French Cooking, and a relationship blossomed between her and Child. Since then, Jones has worked with a glorious lineup of cookbook writers from Madhur Jaffrey to Marion Cunningham, and has become an editorial legend.
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Thalia Book Club: Mastering the Art of Writing about Cooking
- Narrated by: Symphony Space
- Length: 1 hr and 20 mins
- Release date: 07-05-08
- Language: English
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Thalia Book Club: John Luther Adams and Barry Lopez
- By: Barry Lopez
- Narrated by: John Luther Adams
- Length: 1 hr and 14 mins
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Longtime collaborators John Luther Adams and author Barry Lopez discuss their work, which explores environmental concerns and the relationship between the physical landscape and human culture. With a performance of "Among Red Mountains" by pianist Lisa Moore and a reading of Lopez's essay "The Invitation" by James Naughton.
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Thalia Book Club: John Luther Adams and Barry Lopez
- Narrated by: John Luther Adams
- Length: 1 hr and 14 mins
- Release date: 01-08-17
- Language: English
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Thalia Kids' Book Club: Zombies vs. Unicorns
- By: Libba Bray, Alaya Dawn Johnson, Maureen Johnson, and others
- Narrated by: Symphony Space
- Length: 1 hr and 9 mins
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An all-star line-up of children’s book authors, including Holly Black, Justine Larbalestier, Libba Bray, and Maureen Johnson, debate the question, “Which are better: zombies or unicorns?”
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Alexa does not play nice with this book.
- By Tony on 19-12-22
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Thalia Kids' Book Club: Zombies vs. Unicorns
- Narrated by: Symphony Space
- Length: 1 hr and 9 mins
- Release date: 03-03-11
- Language: English
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