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V's "Reckoning"

By Joe Donahue

Published September 20, 2024 at 11:35 AM EDT

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The newest book from V, formally Eve Ensler, is “Reckoning” and it invites us to travel the journey of a writer’s and activist’s life and process of over 40 years. Representing both the core of ideas that have become global movements and the methods through which V survived abuse and self-hatred. V is a Tony-Award winning playwright and best-selling author for the “Vagina Monologues.”

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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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