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The Book Show #1424 - Adam Johnson

WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Joe Donahue
Published November 3, 2015 at 3:00 PM EST

  Adam Johnson is a winner of the Pulitzer Prize for his acclaimed novel about North Korea, The Orphan Master’s Son.

Johnson’s new book - Fortune Smiles – is a collection of stories that gives voice to the perspectives we don’t often hear, while offering a new way of looking at the world. The collection was just named a National Book Award finalist.
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