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Book Picks - The Bookstore in Lenox

By Joe Donahue

Published November 8, 2022 at 11:15 AM EST

Book covers for titles listed on this post

Today's Book Picks come from Matt Tannenbaum from The Bookstore in Lenox, Massachusetts.

List:
Profiles in Ignorance by Andy Borowitz
The Philosophy of Modern Song by Bob Dylan
A Ballet of Lepers by Leonard Cohen
Annie Ernaux - 2022 Nobel Prize in Literature

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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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