Inside The New York Times Book Review: ‘All the Single Ladies’

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Inside The New York Times Book Review: ‘All the Single Ladies’

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Mar 4, 2016

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This week, Rebecca Traister talks about “All the Single Ladies”; Alexandra Alter has news from the publishing world; Ben Ratliff discusses “Every Song Ever”; Richard Armitage discusses his audiobook recording of “David Copperfield”; and Gregory Cowles has best-seller news. Pamela Paul is the host.

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Mar 4, 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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Inside The New York Times Book Review: ‘All the Single Ladies’

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