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The Audio Book Club
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The Audio Book Club on NW
Our critics take on Zadie Smith’s novel about four residents of northwest London.
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The Audio Book Club on Cloud Atlas
Our critics discuss David Mitchell’s 500-year puzzle epic.
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The Audio Book Club on How Should a Person Be?
Our critics debate Sheila Heti’s messy novel about female friendship and a life in art.
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The Audio Book Club on Gone Girl
Our critics take on Gillian Flynn’s thriller about a marriage gone bad.
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The Audio Book Club on Capital
Our critics take on John Lanchester’s big London novel.
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The Audio Book Club on Fifty Shades of Grey
Our critics can hardly restrain themselves discussing E.L. James’ book-club bondage porn.
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The Audio Book Club on Are You My Mother?
Our critics on cartoonist Alison Bechdel’s follow-up to Fun Home.
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The Good Mother
Novelist Amy Bloom is our special guest for a discussion of Sue Miller’s 25-year-old novel about a devastating custody battle.
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The Audio Book Club on This Beautiful Life
Our critics discuss Helen Schulman’s new novel.
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The Submission: The Slate Audio Book Club
Our critics on Amy Waldman's timely 9/11 book.
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A Visit From the Goon Squad:The Slate Audio Book Club
Our critics on Jennifer Egan's Pulitzer Prize winner.
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August Audio Book Club: A Visit From the Goon Squad
Jennifer Egan's Pulitzer Prize winner is our selection this month.
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The Audio Book Club on Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Our critics discuss the final Harry Potter book.
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The Audio Book Club on Caleb's Crossing
Our critics discuss Geraldine Brooks' new novel, Caleb's Crossing.
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Announcing the June Audio Book Club: Caleb's Crossing
Read Geraldine Brooks' new novel along with us.
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The Audio Book Club on The Killer Angels
Our critics—including Yale historian David Blight—discuss the Civil War classic.
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The Audio Book Club on Moonwalking with Einstein.
Our critics discuss Joshua Foer's new book on memory.
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The Audio Book Club on Swamplandia!
Our critics discuss Karen Russell's lively novel Swamplandia!
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Vote for the April Audio Book Club
Choose among books by Joshua Foer, Gabrielle Hamilton, and Sherry Turkle.
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Vote for the March Audio Book Club
Swamplandia!, True Grit, and The Unnamed compete to be Slate's official book of the month.
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The Audio Book Club on Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother
Our critics discuss Amy Chua's controversial memoir.
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The Audio Book Club on Lord of Misrule
Our critics discuss Jaimy Gordon's National Book Award-winning novel.
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The Audio Book Club on Super Sad True Love Story
Our critics discuss Gary Shteyngart's new novel.
