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The Book Show

Kathryn Stockett - The Calamity Club

By Joe Donahue

Published May 5, 2026 at 3:00 PM EDT

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Book cover for 'The Calamity Club'

Kathryn Stockett became a literary phenomenon with her debut novel ‘The Help,’ a book that spent more than two years on the bestseller list and was adapted into an Academy Award–winning film. Now, nearly two decades later, she returns with ‘The Calamity Club,’ a sweeping historical novel set in 1933 Mississippi.

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Joe talks to people on the radio for a living. In addition to countless impressive human "gets" - he has talked to a lot of Muppets. Joe grew up in Philadelphia, has been on the area airwaves for more than 25 years and currently lives in Washington County, NY with his wife, Kelly, and their dog, Brady. And yes, he reads every single book.

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