Who’s to blame when a self-driving car ends up in flames? Our book club discusses

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A self-driving mini-van collides with an oncoming car and a couple is killed. Behind the wheel is a seventeen-year-old with his family on board. That’s the opening premise of the novel Culpability by Bruce Holsinger, which was an Oprah bookclub pick last summer. Nathan Maharaj, Vass Bednar and Antonio Michael Downing convene to discuss who is responsible. Plus, author Wally Lamb answers the Proust Questionnaire.Books discussed on this week's show include:Culpability by Bruce HolsingerThe River Is Waiting by Wally Lamb

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