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Mitch Albom Reads From His New Memoir Finding Chika

Storybound is a radio theater program designed for the podcast age. Hosted by Jude Brewer and with original music composed for each episode, the podcast features the voices of today’s literary icons reading their essays, poems, and fiction.

In our first episode, Mitch Albom reads an excerpt from his new book Finding Chika: A Little Girl, an Earthquake, and the Making of a Family. In the book, the bestselling author returns to nonfiction for the first time in more than a decade in this memoir that celebrates Chika, a young Haitian orphan whose short life would forever change his heart.

Storybound is hosted by Jude Brewer and brought to you by The Podglomerate and Lit Hub. Musical compositions in this episode are by Maiah Wynne & Aliephant. This is episode is brought to you by Powell’s Books, the world’s largest family-owned independent bookstore, with over 2 million new and used volumes across five Portland area stores and their website Powells.com. Visit Powells.com and use coupon code “STORYBOUND” for 20% off your purchase of $25 or more.

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