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The Book Show #1724 - Jim Shepard

WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Joe Donahue
Published August 3, 2021 at 3:00 PM EDT
Book cover "Phase Six"
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Jim Shepard is the author of seven previous novels, most recently “The Book of Aron” and five story collections, including “Like You'd Understand, Anyway.” His latest, “Phase Six,” is a gripping novel about the next pandemic that reads like a fictional sequel to our current crisis.
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