Fiction

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Readers' Review: "Gilead" by Marilynne Robinson

June 29, 2011

A Readers' Review of "Gilead" by Marilynne Robinson: The novel is written in the form of a letter from an aging preacher to his young son, reflecting on the mysteries of life.

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Ann Patchett: "State of Wonder"

Ann Patchett: "State of Wonder"

June 8, 2011

Author Ann Patchett talks about her latest novel, "State of Wonder," an adventure story about a quest in the Amazon.

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David Ignatius: "Bloodmoney"

June 1, 2011

Set in Pakistan, "Bloodmoney" is the eighth novel in a series of CIA thrillers by the Pulitzer-Prize-winning Washington Post writer David Ignatius.

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Readers' Review: "Invisible" by Paul Auster

Readers' Review: "Invisible" by Paul Auster

May 25, 2011

Diane leads a discussion about a novel by one of America's most provocative writers. Paul Auster's "Invisible" is a sometimes shocking story of seduction and betrayal, which pushes the borders between truth and memory, narration and identity.

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Edna O'Brien: "Saints and Sinners"

Edna O'Brien: "Saints and Sinners"

May 23, 2011

Edna O'Brien writes stories of the sad and the stranded, the hopeful and the lovelorn. The author talks with Diane about her decades-long writing career and why she keeps Ireland at the heart of her work.

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2011-05-19/michael-crummey-galore
Michael Crummey: "Galore"

Michael Crummey: "Galore"

May 19, 2011

The folklore of Newfoundland comes alive in a new novel about love and survival. It's the fanciful story of two feuding families who battle the superstition, the elements, and each other for two hundred years

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2011-05-09/geraldine-brooks-calebs-crossing
Geraldine Brooks: "Caleb's Crossing"

Geraldine Brooks: "Caleb's Crossing"

May 9, 2011

In 1665 a young man from Martha's Vineyard became the first Native American to graduate from Harvard. This little-known fact inspires Geraldine Brooks’ latest novel: imagining love, loss and the struggle to bridge cultural divides.

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2011-05-04/linda-grant-we-had-it-so-good
Linda Grant: "We Had It So Good"

Linda Grant: "We Had It So Good"

May 4, 2011

An award-winning British novelist says the jury is still out for the baby boom generation. Her latest book examines how life unfolds for four Oxford students who set out to change the world.

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2011-04-27/readers-review-jane-eyre-charlotte-bronte

Readers' Review: "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Bronte

April 27, 2011

A new film adaptation of Charlotte Bronte's gothic tale about an orphan-turned-governess has hit movie theaters. In this month's Readers' Review, Diane invites listeners to discuss "Jane Eyre," the novel first published in 1847.

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Readers' Review: "The Masters" by C.P. Snow

March 23, 2011

The setting of "The Masters" by C.P.Snow is an elite college in England. For the March Readers' Review, a discussion about what the politics within this small world reveals about human nature.

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