Inside The New York Times Book Review: Megan Abbott’s ‘You Will Know Me’

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Inside The New York Times Book Review: Megan Abbott’s ‘You Will Know Me’

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Jul 29, 2016

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Megan Abbott discusses “You Will Know Me”; Alexandra Alter has news from the publishing world; Marilyn Stasio talks about several new true-crime books; feedback from readers; and Gregory Cowles and John Williams on what people are reading. Pamela Paul is the host.

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Jul 29, 2016

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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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