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EPISODE · Aug 26, 2025 · 26 MIN

Two New Books from Peter Mendelsund Explore Human Emotion

from All Of It with Alison Stewart · host WNYC

Peter Mendelsund is an author, graphic designer, artist, and the creative director of The Atlantic. And this year he has two new books out about human emotion. Exhibitionist: 1 Journal, 1 Depression, 100 Paintings is personal memoir, diary, and showcase of the art he created during a serious bout of depression in 2020. And his new novel Weepers is about a group of professional mourners living in a world gone numb. Mendelsund joins to discuss both books. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Peter Mendelsund is an author, graphic designer, artist, and the creative director of The Atlantic.

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