Slate's The Afterword

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The Afterword features Slate's June Thomas interviewing the authors of new nonfiction books.

  • 43 minutes 44 seconds
    Karen Russell, Live at Politics and Prose
    Author Karen Russell discusses her book of short stories, Vampires in the Lemon Grove. Live at Politics & Prose is a co-production of Slate and Politics & Prose Bookstore in Washington, D.C.

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    28 February 2013, 10:23 pm
  • 1 hour 1 minute
    Quiet: Susan Cain, Live at Politics and Prose
    Author Susan Cain discusses her book Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking. Live at Politics & Prose is a co-production of Slate and Politics & Prose Bookstore in Washington, D.C.

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    25 February 2013, 8:00 am
  • 46 seconds
    The Afterword Is Going on Hiatus
    After 30 episodes, The Afterword is going on hiatus.

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    22 February 2013, 3:44 pm
  • 28 minutes 34 seconds
    The Afterword: Lawrence Wright on Scientology
    June Thomas talks with Lawrence Wright, author of Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief.

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    31 January 2013, 2:30 am
  • 25 minutes 59 seconds
    The Afterword: Learning How To Look
    June Thomas talks with Alexandra Horowitz, author of On Looking: Eleven Walks With Expert Eyes.

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    17 January 2013, 2:30 am
  • 24 minutes 20 seconds
    The Afterword: Inside the Hotel Industry
    June Thomas talks with Jacob Tomsky, author of Heads in Beds: A Reckless Memoir of Hotels, Hustles, and So-Called Hospitality.

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    2 January 2013, 2:30 am
  • 21 minutes 56 seconds
    The Afterword: The Man With 18 Miles of Books
    June Thomas talks with Fred Bass, owner of New York's Strand bookstore.

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    20 December 2012, 2:30 am
  • 24 minutes 28 seconds
    The Afterword: Anne Applebaum on the Iron Curtain
    June Thomas talks with Anne Applebaum, author of Iron Curtain: The Crushing of Eastern Europe 1945-1956.

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    6 December 2012, 2:30 am
  • 25 minutes 13 seconds
    The Afterword: Oliver Burkeman on the Negative Path to Happiness
    June Thomas talks to Oliver Burkeman, author of The Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can't Stand Positive Thinking.

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    22 November 2012, 2:30 am
  • 24 minutes 16 seconds
    The Afterword: Robin Marantz Henig and Samantha Henig on Twentysomething.
    June Thomas talks with Robin Marantz Henig and Samantha Henig about their new book, Twentysomething: Why Do Young Adults Seem Stuck?

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    8 November 2012, 2:30 am
  • 28 minutes 36 seconds
    The Afterword: Jeffrey Toobin on Obama and the Supreme Court
    June Thomas talks with Jeffrey Toobin about his new book, The Oath: The Obama White House and the Supreme Court.

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    25 October 2012, 1:30 am
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