Slate's The Afterword

Author Karen Russell discusses her book of short stories, Vampires in the Lemon Grove. Live at Politics & Prose is a co-production of Slate and Politics & Prose Bookstore in Washington, D.C. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Author Susan Cain discusses her book Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking. Live at Politics & Prose is a co-production of Slate and Politics & Prose Bookstore in Washington, D.C. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After 30 episodes, The Afterword is going on hiatus. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

June Thomas talks with Lawrence Wright, author of Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

June Thomas talks with Alexandra Horowitz, author of On Looking: Eleven Walks With Expert Eyes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

June Thomas talks with Jacob Tomsky, author of Heads in Beds: A Reckless Memoir of Hotels, Hustles, and So-Called Hospitality. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

June Thomas talks with Fred Bass, owner of New York's Strand bookstore. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

June Thomas talks with Anne Applebaum, author of Iron Curtain: The Crushing of Eastern Europe 1945-1956. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

June Thomas talks to Oliver Burkeman, author of The Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can't Stand Positive Thinking. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

June Thomas talks with Robin Marantz Henig and Samantha Henig about their new book, Twentysomething: Why Do Young Adults Seem Stuck? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

June Thomas talks with Jeffrey Toobin about his new book, The Oath: The Obama White House and the Supreme Court. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

June Thomas talks with Christopher Bonanos about his new book, Instant: The Story of Polaroid. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

June Thomas talks with Lynn Povich about her new book, The Good Girls Revolt: How the Women of Newsweek Sued Their Bosses and Changed the Workplace. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

June Thomas talks with Paul Tough about his new book, How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

June Thomas talks with essayist Garret Keizer about his new book, Privacy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

June Thomas talks with Stephan Talty, author of Agent Garbo: The Brilliant, Eccentric Secret Agent Who Tricked Hitler & Saved D-Day. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

June Thomas talks with Tanner Colby, author of Some of My Best Friends Are Black: The Strange Story of Integration in America. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

June Thomas talks with Robin Shulman, author of Eat the City. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

June Thomas talks with William J. Dobson, author of The Dictator's Learning Curve: Inside the Global Battle for Democracy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

June Thomas talks with Daniel Gross, author of Better, Stronger, Faster. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

June Thomas talks with Pam Belluck, author of Island Practice: Cobblestone Rash, Underground Tom, and Other Adventures of a Nantucket Doctor. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

June Thomas talks with Edward Humes, author of Garbology: Our Dirty Love Affair With Trash. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

June Thomas talks with Alison Bechdel, author of Are You My Mother?: A Comic Drama. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

June Thomas talks with Lynn Sherr, author of Swim: Why We Love the Water. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

June Thomas talks with R.J. Smith, author of The One: The Life and Music of James Brown. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

June Thomas speaks with Jonah Lehrer, author of Imagine: How Creativity Works. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

June Thomas speaks with Maggie Anderson, author of Our Black Year: One Family's Quest To Buy Black in America's Racially Divided Economy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

June Thomas speaks with Thomas Thwaites, author of The Toaster Project, Or a Heroic Attempt To Build a Simple Electric Appliance From Scratch. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

June Thomas speaks with David Treuer, the author of Rez Life: An Indian's Journey Through Reservation Life. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

June Thomas speaks with Patricia Cohen, author of "In Our Prime: The Invention of Middle Age." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

June Thomas speaks with Matthew Polly, author of Tapped Out: Rear Naked Chokes, the Octagon, and the Last Emperor: An Odyssey in Mixed Martial Arts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

June Thomas speaks with Robert Neuwirth, author of Stealth of Nations: The Global Rise of the Informal Economy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the debut episode of her new podcast, June Thomas speaks with Steve Kleinedler, the executive editor of the American Heritage Dictionary. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.