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The Book Show #960

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Albany, NY – This week, writer and master of American letters Gore Vidal talks to Gretchen Holbrook Gerzina about his new memoir, "Point to Point Navigation." Vidal shares his thoughts on the decline of the novelist in American culture and the childhood experiences that led to his brushes with politics. He also talks about why movies made from novels usually fail and the trouble with America today.