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The Cocuzzos Of San Donato (No, They're Not Brothers) Cover Picture

The Cocuzzos Of San Donato (No, They're Not Brothers)

A grueling bike trip to their ancestral village in southeast Italy strengthens the bond between this father and son; helps prepare the son to be a father; and reveals a profile in courage from World War Two. A conversation with Rob Cocuzzo, author of "The Road To San Donato."

Article44min
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What is Will Schwalbe Reading?

The author of "The End of Your Life Book Club" and "Books for Living" tells us, “I'm shut in, locked down, separated from humanity. Now is the perfect time to go back and finish …

Video & Podcast37min
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Ben Fountain: Thinking in the Time of Covid

Find out which writers on Ben Fountain's bookshelves can help us answer our most burning questions. Plus the backstory of Ben's latest "short fiction torn from today's headlines" on The Chronicles of Now.

Video & Podcast27min
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Ruth Reichl and The Sanctuary

Ruth Reichl has been writing about food for 50 years. So what's new after half a century? The pandemic. Here's what she has learned since March from her sanctuary in the kitchen...

Video & Podcast29min
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Evan Osnos on Joe Biden

The New Yorker's Evan Osnos discusses his new book about the President-elect. He thought his previous book, on China, would help us sleep better. Will this?

Video & Podcast42min
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The Steward of Muskeget

You could say that Crocker Snow Jr. has been writing his latest book, about the tiny island off the coast of Nantucket called Muskeget, ever since his father flew him there some 70 years ago.

Video & Podcast42min