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Books and authors recommended in this episode:Musicophilia by Oliver SacksThe Creative Act by Rick RubinBel Canto by Ann Patchett The Violin Conspiracy by Brendan SlocumbKlara and the Sun by Kazuo IshiguroBrandon Taylor Lauren GroffTranscendent Kingdom by Yaa GyasiMouth to Mouth by Antoine WilsonThe Wager by David GrannIn the Heart of the Sea by Nathaniel PhilbrickThe Perfect Storm by Sebastian JungerJane HarperWalter Mosley Joe IdeBluebird, Bluebird by Attica LockeThe Searcher by Tana FrenchThe Woman Next Door by Yewande OmotosoSipsworth by Simon Van BooyOur Souls at Night by Kent HarufCast, Catch, Release by Marina Gibson - coming June 4Standing in a River Waving a Stick by John GierachA River Runs Through It by Norman MacleanThe Longest Silence by Thomas McGuaneWe Ride Upon Sticks by Quan BarryGeorge SaundersThe Hike by Drew MagaryPym by Mat JohnsonTiffany ReiszSierra Simone Kennedy RyanA Sport and a Pastime by James SalterThe Change Room by Karen ConnellyBake Me a Story by Nadiya HussainAmerica’s Test Kitchen Complete Cookbook for Young ChefsHow to Cook Everything by Mark BittmanGilead by Marilynne RobinsonThe Real Work by Adam GopnikHammerhead by Nina MacLaughlinSpartina by John CaseyAll the Beauty in the World by Patrick BringleyThe Alternatives by Caoilinn HughesWait by Gabriella Burnham - coming May 21The Celebrants by Stephen RowleySiracusa by Delia EphronLies and Weddings by Kevin KwanDial A for Aunties by Jesse Q. SutantoErasure by Percival EverettJames by Percival EverettBeautyland by Marie-Helene BertinoThere There by Tommy OrangeStay True by Hua HsuReal Americans by Rachel KhongAnita de Monte Laughs Laughs by Xochitl GonzalezWays to Make Sunshine by Renée WatsonThe List of Things That Will Not Change by Rebecca SteadThe Vanderbeekers of 141st Street by Karina Yan GlaserA Boy Called Bat by Elana K. ArnoldThe Care and Feeding of a Pet Black Hole by Michelle CuevasLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices