David Sedaris Talks About His Diaries

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David Sedaris Talks About His Diaries

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Jun 2, 2017

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Sedaris discusses "Theft by Finding," and Christopher Knowlton talks about "Cattle Kingdom: The Hidden History of the Cowboy West."

Released:

Jun 2, 2017

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The world's top authors and critics join host Pamela Paul and editors at The New York Times Book Review to talk about the week's top books, what we're reading and what's going on in the literary world.

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David Sedaris Talks About His Diaries

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