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src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62cf38826569c201b8c5d819/1668011380526-KYFR0NR2UCASZCD751L1/BookExploder8-JamesMcBride-Portrait.jpg" width="2159" height="2159" alt="" sizes="(max-width: 575px) calc((100vw - 0px) / 1), (max-width: 767px) calc((100vw - 20px) / 2), (max-width: 1099px) calc((100vw - 20px) / 2), (max-width: 1199px) calc((100vw - 20px) / 2), calc((100vw - 20px) / 2)" class="list-image" style="display:block;object-position: 50% 50%;" srcset="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62cf38826569c201b8c5d819/1668011380526-KYFR0NR2UCASZCD751L1/BookExploder8-JamesMcBride-Portrait.jpg?format=100w 100w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62cf38826569c201b8c5d819/1668011380526-KYFR0NR2UCASZCD751L1/BookExploder8-JamesMcBride-Portrait.jpg?format=300w 300w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62cf38826569c201b8c5d819/1668011380526-KYFR0NR2UCASZCD751L1/BookExploder8-JamesMcBride-Portrait.jpg?format=500w 500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62cf38826569c201b8c5d819/1668011380526-KYFR0NR2UCASZCD751L1/BookExploder8-JamesMcBride-Portrait.jpg?format=750w 750w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62cf38826569c201b8c5d819/1668011380526-KYFR0NR2UCASZCD751L1/BookExploder8-JamesMcBride-Portrait.jpg?format=1000w 1000w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62cf38826569c201b8c5d819/1668011380526-KYFR0NR2UCASZCD751L1/BookExploder8-JamesMcBride-Portrait.jpg?format=1500w 1500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62cf38826569c201b8c5d819/1668011380526-KYFR0NR2UCASZCD751L1/BookExploder8-JamesMcBride-Portrait.jpg?format=2500w 2500w" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-loader="sqs"></div> </div> <div class="list-item-content"> <div class="list-item-content__text-wrapper"> <h2 class="list-item-content__title" style="max-width: 75%;" >James McBride - Deacon King Kong</h2> <div class="list-item-content__description " style=" margin-top: 1%; max-width: 75%; " > <p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">James McBride discusses the opening passage from his 2020 novel Deacon King Kong. He talks to Susan abou how he tried to capture the spirit of the people who inhabit the housing project where the book takes place – a housing project where he lived in as a child.</p> </div> </div> <div class="list-item-content__button-wrapper"> <div class="list-item-content__button-container" style=" margin-top: 4%; max-width: 75%; " data-animation-role="button" > <a class=" list-item-content__button sqs-block-button-element sqs-block-button-element--medium sqs-button-element--primary " href="/episodes/james-mcbride" >L I S T E N</a> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li class=" list-item " style=" " data-is-card-enabled="false" > <div class="list-item-media" style=" margin-bottom: 4%; width: 75%; " > <div class="list-item-media-inner" data-aspect-ratio="1:1" data-animation-role="image" > <img alt="George Saunders" data-src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62cf38826569c201b8c5d819/1666640523938-J2AZHT67RF4U0CLPTO1B/BookExploder7-GeorgeSaunders-Portrait.jpg" data-image="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62cf38826569c201b8c5d819/1666640523938-J2AZHT67RF4U0CLPTO1B/BookExploder7-GeorgeSaunders-Portrait.jpg" data-image-dimensions="2160x2160" data-image-focal-point="0.5,0.5" alt="BookExploder7-GeorgeSaunders-Portrait.jpg" data-load="false" elementtiming="nbf-list-simple" src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62cf38826569c201b8c5d819/1666640523938-J2AZHT67RF4U0CLPTO1B/BookExploder7-GeorgeSaunders-Portrait.jpg" width="2160" height="2160" alt="" sizes="(max-width: 575px) calc((100vw - 0px) / 1), (max-width: 767px) calc((100vw - 20px) / 2), (max-width: 1099px) calc((100vw - 20px) / 2), (max-width: 1199px) calc((100vw - 20px) / 2), calc((100vw - 20px) / 2)" class="list-image" style="display:block;object-position: 50% 50%;" srcset="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62cf38826569c201b8c5d819/1666640523938-J2AZHT67RF4U0CLPTO1B/BookExploder7-GeorgeSaunders-Portrait.jpg?format=100w 100w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62cf38826569c201b8c5d819/1666640523938-J2AZHT67RF4U0CLPTO1B/BookExploder7-GeorgeSaunders-Portrait.jpg?format=300w 300w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62cf38826569c201b8c5d819/1666640523938-J2AZHT67RF4U0CLPTO1B/BookExploder7-GeorgeSaunders-Portrait.jpg?format=500w 500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62cf38826569c201b8c5d819/1666640523938-J2AZHT67RF4U0CLPTO1B/BookExploder7-GeorgeSaunders-Portrait.jpg?format=750w 750w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62cf38826569c201b8c5d819/1666640523938-J2AZHT67RF4U0CLPTO1B/BookExploder7-GeorgeSaunders-Portrait.jpg?format=1000w 1000w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62cf38826569c201b8c5d819/1666640523938-J2AZHT67RF4U0CLPTO1B/BookExploder7-GeorgeSaunders-Portrait.jpg?format=1500w 1500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62cf38826569c201b8c5d819/1666640523938-J2AZHT67RF4U0CLPTO1B/BookExploder7-GeorgeSaunders-Portrait.jpg?format=2500w 2500w" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-loader="sqs"></div> </div> <div class="list-item-content"> <div class="list-item-content__text-wrapper"> <h2 class="list-item-content__title" style="max-width: 75%;" >George Saunders - Victory Lap</h2> <div class="list-item-content__description " style=" margin-top: 1%; max-width: 75%; " > <p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">“Victory Lap” is a short story from George Saunders’ award-winning story collection <em>Tenth of December</em>. He breaks down how he found the voice of a 16-year old girl by channeling his own 16-year old voice. </p> </div> </div> <div class="list-item-content__button-wrapper"> <div class="list-item-content__button-container" style=" margin-top: 4%; max-width: 75%; " data-animation-role="button" > <a class=" list-item-content__button sqs-block-button-element sqs-block-button-element--medium sqs-button-element--primary " href="/episodes/george-saunders" >L I S T E N</a> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li class=" list-item " style=" " data-is-card-enabled="false" > <div class="list-item-media" style=" margin-bottom: 4%; width: 75%; " > <div class="list-item-media-inner" data-aspect-ratio="1:1" data-animation-role="image" > <img alt="Celeste Ng" data-src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62cf38826569c201b8c5d819/1665507545095-YF72WUU8IV4QSO2Z9XON/BookExploder6-CelesteNg-Portrait.jpg" data-image="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62cf38826569c201b8c5d819/1665507545095-YF72WUU8IV4QSO2Z9XON/BookExploder6-CelesteNg-Portrait.jpg" data-image-dimensions="2160x2160" data-image-focal-point="0.5,0.5" alt="BookExploder6-CelesteNg-Portrait.jpg" data-load="false" elementtiming="nbf-list-simple" src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62cf38826569c201b8c5d819/1665507545095-YF72WUU8IV4QSO2Z9XON/BookExploder6-CelesteNg-Portrait.jpg" width="2160" height="2160" alt="" sizes="(max-width: 575px) calc((100vw - 0px) / 1), (max-width: 767px) calc((100vw - 20px) / 2), (max-width: 1099px) calc((100vw - 20px) / 2), (max-width: 1199px) calc((100vw - 20px) / 2), calc((100vw - 20px) / 2)" class="list-image" style="display:block;object-position: 50% 50%;" srcset="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62cf38826569c201b8c5d819/1665507545095-YF72WUU8IV4QSO2Z9XON/BookExploder6-CelesteNg-Portrait.jpg?format=100w 100w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62cf38826569c201b8c5d819/1665507545095-YF72WUU8IV4QSO2Z9XON/BookExploder6-CelesteNg-Portrait.jpg?format=300w 300w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62cf38826569c201b8c5d819/1665507545095-YF72WUU8IV4QSO2Z9XON/BookExploder6-CelesteNg-Portrait.jpg?format=500w 500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62cf38826569c201b8c5d819/1665507545095-YF72WUU8IV4QSO2Z9XON/BookExploder6-CelesteNg-Portrait.jpg?format=750w 750w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62cf38826569c201b8c5d819/1665507545095-YF72WUU8IV4QSO2Z9XON/BookExploder6-CelesteNg-Portrait.jpg?format=1000w 1000w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62cf38826569c201b8c5d819/1665507545095-YF72WUU8IV4QSO2Z9XON/BookExploder6-CelesteNg-Portrait.jpg?format=1500w 1500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62cf38826569c201b8c5d819/1665507545095-YF72WUU8IV4QSO2Z9XON/BookExploder6-CelesteNg-Portrait.jpg?format=2500w 2500w" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-loader="sqs"></div> </div> <div class="list-item-content"> <div class="list-item-content__text-wrapper"> <h2 class="list-item-content__title" style="max-width: 75%;" >Celeste Ng - Little Fires Everywhere</h2> <div class="list-item-content__description " style=" margin-top: 1%; max-width: 75%; " > <p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Celeste Ng talks about a section of <em>Little Fires Everywhere</em> that reveals the backstory of one of its main characters, Mia.</p> </div> </div> <div class="list-item-content__button-wrapper"> <div class="list-item-content__button-container" style=" margin-top: 4%; max-width: 75%; " data-animation-role="button" > <a class=" list-item-content__button sqs-block-button-element sqs-block-button-element--medium sqs-button-element--primary " href="/episodes/celeste-ng" >L I S T E N</a> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li class=" list-item " style=" " data-is-card-enabled="false" > <div class="list-item-media" style=" margin-bottom: 4%; width: 75%; " > <div class="list-item-media-inner" data-aspect-ratio="1:1" data-animation-role="image" > <img alt="" data-src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62cf38826569c201b8c5d819/1664326632252-Z1UBO2NU4TCM6DN8N3L4/BookExploder5-TayariJones-Portrait.jpg" data-image="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62cf38826569c201b8c5d819/1664326632252-Z1UBO2NU4TCM6DN8N3L4/BookExploder5-TayariJones-Portrait.jpg" data-image-dimensions="2160x2160" data-image-focal-point="0.5,0.5" alt="BookExploder5-TayariJones-Portrait.jpg" data-load="false" elementtiming="nbf-list-simple" src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62cf38826569c201b8c5d819/1664326632252-Z1UBO2NU4TCM6DN8N3L4/BookExploder5-TayariJones-Portrait.jpg" width="2160" height="2160" alt="" sizes="(max-width: 575px) calc((100vw - 0px) / 1), (max-width: 767px) calc((100vw - 20px) / 2), (max-width: 1099px) calc((100vw - 20px) / 2), (max-width: 1199px) calc((100vw - 20px) / 2), calc((100vw - 20px) / 2)" class="list-image" style="display:block;object-position: 50% 50%;" srcset="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62cf38826569c201b8c5d819/1664326632252-Z1UBO2NU4TCM6DN8N3L4/BookExploder5-TayariJones-Portrait.jpg?format=100w 100w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62cf38826569c201b8c5d819/1664326632252-Z1UBO2NU4TCM6DN8N3L4/BookExploder5-TayariJones-Portrait.jpg?format=300w 300w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62cf38826569c201b8c5d819/1664326632252-Z1UBO2NU4TCM6DN8N3L4/BookExploder5-TayariJones-Portrait.jpg?format=500w 500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62cf38826569c201b8c5d819/1664326632252-Z1UBO2NU4TCM6DN8N3L4/BookExploder5-TayariJones-Portrait.jpg?format=750w 750w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62cf38826569c201b8c5d819/1664326632252-Z1UBO2NU4TCM6DN8N3L4/BookExploder5-TayariJones-Portrait.jpg?format=1000w 1000w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62cf38826569c201b8c5d819/1664326632252-Z1UBO2NU4TCM6DN8N3L4/BookExploder5-TayariJones-Portrait.jpg?format=1500w 1500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62cf38826569c201b8c5d819/1664326632252-Z1UBO2NU4TCM6DN8N3L4/BookExploder5-TayariJones-Portrait.jpg?format=2500w 2500w" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-loader="sqs"></div> </div> <div class="list-item-content"> <div class="list-item-content__text-wrapper"> <h2 class="list-item-content__title" style="max-width: 75%;" >Tayari Jones - An American Marriage</h2> <div class="list-item-content__description " style=" margin-top: 1%; max-width: 75%; " > <p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">In the middle of <em>An American Marriage</em>, the story is told through letters sent back and forth by its two main characters, Celestial and Roy. Tayari Jones tells Susan about writing a passage from the book in the form of one of those letters, and how she worked to get it right.</p> </div> </div> <div class="list-item-content__button-wrapper"> <div class="list-item-content__button-container" style=" margin-top: 4%; max-width: 75%; " data-animation-role="button" > <a class=" list-item-content__button sqs-block-button-element sqs-block-button-element--medium sqs-button-element--primary " href="/episodes/tayari-jones" >L I S T E N</a> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li class=" list-item " style=" " data-is-card-enabled="false" > <div class="list-item-media" style=" margin-bottom: 4%; width: 75%; " > <div class="list-item-media-inner" data-aspect-ratio="1:1" data-animation-role="image" > <img alt="" data-src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62cf38826569c201b8c5d819/13973e8c-328c-41e9-9f5c-3f88098de67f/BookExploder4-CarmenMariaMachado-Portrait.jpg" data-image="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62cf38826569c201b8c5d819/13973e8c-328c-41e9-9f5c-3f88098de67f/BookExploder4-CarmenMariaMachado-Portrait.jpg" data-image-dimensions="2160x2160" data-image-focal-point="0.5,0.5" alt="BookExploder4-CarmenMariaMachado-Portrait.jpg" data-load="false" elementtiming="nbf-list-simple" src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62cf38826569c201b8c5d819/13973e8c-328c-41e9-9f5c-3f88098de67f/BookExploder4-CarmenMariaMachado-Portrait.jpg" width="2160" height="2160" alt="" sizes="(max-width: 575px) calc((100vw - 0px) / 1), (max-width: 767px) calc((100vw - 20px) / 2), (max-width: 1099px) calc((100vw - 20px) / 2), (max-width: 1199px) calc((100vw - 20px) / 2), calc((100vw - 20px) / 2)" class="list-image" style="display:block;object-position: 50% 50%;" srcset="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62cf38826569c201b8c5d819/13973e8c-328c-41e9-9f5c-3f88098de67f/BookExploder4-CarmenMariaMachado-Portrait.jpg?format=100w 100w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62cf38826569c201b8c5d819/13973e8c-328c-41e9-9f5c-3f88098de67f/BookExploder4-CarmenMariaMachado-Portrait.jpg?format=300w 300w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62cf38826569c201b8c5d819/13973e8c-328c-41e9-9f5c-3f88098de67f/BookExploder4-CarmenMariaMachado-Portrait.jpg?format=500w 500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62cf38826569c201b8c5d819/13973e8c-328c-41e9-9f5c-3f88098de67f/BookExploder4-CarmenMariaMachado-Portrait.jpg?format=750w 750w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62cf38826569c201b8c5d819/13973e8c-328c-41e9-9f5c-3f88098de67f/BookExploder4-CarmenMariaMachado-Portrait.jpg?format=1000w 1000w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62cf38826569c201b8c5d819/13973e8c-328c-41e9-9f5c-3f88098de67f/BookExploder4-CarmenMariaMachado-Portrait.jpg?format=1500w 1500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62cf38826569c201b8c5d819/13973e8c-328c-41e9-9f5c-3f88098de67f/BookExploder4-CarmenMariaMachado-Portrait.jpg?format=2500w 2500w" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-loader="sqs"></div> </div> <div class="list-item-content"> <div class="list-item-content__text-wrapper"> <h2 class="list-item-content__title" style="max-width: 75%;" >Carmen Maria Machado - In the Dream House</h2> <div class="list-item-content__description " style=" margin-top: 1%; max-width: 75%; " > <p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Carmen Maria Machado discusses a pivotal passage from her devastating memoir <em>In the Dream House</em>, and how she incorporated tropes from the horror genre to tell the story of an abusive relationship. </p><p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"></p> </div> </div> <div class="list-item-content__button-wrapper"> <div class="list-item-content__button-container" style=" margin-top: 4%; max-width: 75%; " data-animation-role="button" > <a class=" list-item-content__button sqs-block-button-element sqs-block-button-element--medium sqs-button-element--primary " href="/episodes/carmen-maria-machado" >L I S T E N</a> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li class=" list-item " style=" " data-is-card-enabled="false" > <div class="list-item-media" style=" margin-bottom: 4%; width: 75%; " > <div class="list-item-media-inner" data-aspect-ratio="1:1" data-animation-role="image" > <img alt="Michael Cunningham" data-src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62cf38826569c201b8c5d819/1661972940043-QMRZB6ML46TPMV4GPOJ2/BookExploder3-MichaelCunningham-Portrait.jpg" data-image="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62cf38826569c201b8c5d819/1661972940043-QMRZB6ML46TPMV4GPOJ2/BookExploder3-MichaelCunningham-Portrait.jpg" data-image-dimensions="2160x2160" data-image-focal-point="0.5,0.5" alt="BookExploder3-MichaelCunningham-Portrait.jpg" data-load="false" elementtiming="nbf-list-simple" src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62cf38826569c201b8c5d819/1661972940043-QMRZB6ML46TPMV4GPOJ2/BookExploder3-MichaelCunningham-Portrait.jpg" width="2160" height="2160" alt="" sizes="(max-width: 575px) calc((100vw - 0px) / 1), (max-width: 767px) calc((100vw - 20px) / 2), (max-width: 1099px) calc((100vw - 20px) / 2), (max-width: 1199px) calc((100vw - 20px) / 2), calc((100vw - 20px) / 2)" class="list-image" style="display:block;object-position: 50% 50%;" srcset="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62cf38826569c201b8c5d819/1661972940043-QMRZB6ML46TPMV4GPOJ2/BookExploder3-MichaelCunningham-Portrait.jpg?format=100w 100w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62cf38826569c201b8c5d819/1661972940043-QMRZB6ML46TPMV4GPOJ2/BookExploder3-MichaelCunningham-Portrait.jpg?format=300w 300w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62cf38826569c201b8c5d819/1661972940043-QMRZB6ML46TPMV4GPOJ2/BookExploder3-MichaelCunningham-Portrait.jpg?format=500w 500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62cf38826569c201b8c5d819/1661972940043-QMRZB6ML46TPMV4GPOJ2/BookExploder3-MichaelCunningham-Portrait.jpg?format=750w 750w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62cf38826569c201b8c5d819/1661972940043-QMRZB6ML46TPMV4GPOJ2/BookExploder3-MichaelCunningham-Portrait.jpg?format=1000w 1000w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62cf38826569c201b8c5d819/1661972940043-QMRZB6ML46TPMV4GPOJ2/BookExploder3-MichaelCunningham-Portrait.jpg?format=1500w 1500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62cf38826569c201b8c5d819/1661972940043-QMRZB6ML46TPMV4GPOJ2/BookExploder3-MichaelCunningham-Portrait.jpg?format=2500w 2500w" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-loader="sqs"></div> </div> <div class="list-item-content"> <div class="list-item-content__text-wrapper"> <h2 class="list-item-content__title" style="max-width: 75%;" >Michael Cunningham - The Hours</h2> <div class="list-item-content__description " style=" margin-top: 1%; max-width: 75%; " > <p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Michael Cunningham talks to Susan Orlean about a passage from <em>The Hours</em>, his Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. The passage is about the suicide of author Virginia Woolf, who is also one of the characters in the book. </p> </div> </div> <div class="list-item-content__button-wrapper"> <div class="list-item-content__button-container" style=" margin-top: 4%; max-width: 75%; " data-animation-role="button" > <a class=" list-item-content__button sqs-block-button-element sqs-block-button-element--medium sqs-button-element--primary " href="/episodes/michael-cunningham" >L I S T E N</a> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li class=" list-item " style=" " data-is-card-enabled="false" > <div class="list-item-media" style=" margin-bottom: 4%; width: 75%; " > <div class="list-item-media-inner" data-aspect-ratio="1:1" data-animation-role="image" > <img alt="Min Jin Lee - Pachinko" data-src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62cf38826569c201b8c5d819/1660688231953-4W4UCFA3IZKW2D4TTHVW/BookExploder-MinJinLee-Portrait.jpg" data-image="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62cf38826569c201b8c5d819/1660688231953-4W4UCFA3IZKW2D4TTHVW/BookExploder-MinJinLee-Portrait.jpg" data-image-dimensions="2160x2160" data-image-focal-point="0.5,0.5" alt="BookExploder-MinJinLee-Portrait.jpg" data-load="false" elementtiming="nbf-list-simple" src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62cf38826569c201b8c5d819/1660688231953-4W4UCFA3IZKW2D4TTHVW/BookExploder-MinJinLee-Portrait.jpg" width="2160" height="2160" alt="" sizes="(max-width: 575px) calc((100vw - 0px) / 1), (max-width: 767px) calc((100vw - 20px) / 2), (max-width: 1099px) calc((100vw - 20px) / 2), (max-width: 1199px) calc((100vw - 20px) / 2), calc((100vw - 20px) / 2)" class="list-image" style="display:block;object-position: 50% 50%;" srcset="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62cf38826569c201b8c5d819/1660688231953-4W4UCFA3IZKW2D4TTHVW/BookExploder-MinJinLee-Portrait.jpg?format=100w 100w, 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data-loader="sqs"></div> </div> <div class="list-item-content"> <div class="list-item-content__text-wrapper"> <h2 class="list-item-content__title" style="max-width: 75%;" >Min Jin Lee - Pachinko</h2> <div class="list-item-content__description " style=" margin-top: 1%; max-width: 75%; " > <p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Min Jin Lee discusses how she wrote a pivotal passage from her novel <em>Pachinko. </em>In a scene where two of her main characters encounter each other for the first time, Min wanted to weave themes of feminism, capitalism, and cultural history into the story.</p> </div> </div> <div class="list-item-content__button-wrapper"> <div class="list-item-content__button-container" style=" margin-top: 4%; max-width: 75%; " data-animation-role="button" > <a class=" list-item-content__button sqs-block-button-element sqs-block-button-element--medium sqs-button-element--primary " href="/episodes/min-jin-lee" >L I S T E N</a> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li class=" list-item 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