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Open Book: Karen Russell
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Open Book: Karen Russell

Open Book is a literary limited series, featuring some of today’s most celebrated authors riffing on reading habits and bookish hot takes.

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June 11, 202521m 27s

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Show Notes

Award-winning author Karen Russell (Swamplandia!) chats about the joy of reading a book you love written by someone you love, how Stephen King led to sleepless nights as a child, and those “little black dress” books you always loan to a friend. Plus, Elena reveals her latest vacation read as a murder mystery starring "existential sheep."