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Save the Date with Belletrist Book Club
Host Meg Wolitzer presents three stories about social occasions for introverts and extroverts alike, curated with the Belletrist Book Club, founded by actor Emma Roberts and producer Karah Preiss. The
Mothers Know Best
Host Meg Wolitzer presents two stories featuring mothers and children, and entertains a special guesther own mother, Hilma Wolitzer. In Annette Sanfords Trip in a Summer Dress, a young woman is s
Tangled Lives
Host Meg Wolitzer presents three stories about tangled lives; those situations; those people that pull you in and wont let you go. These works focus on encounters that affect a character's life in s
Behind Her Eyes
Host Meg Wolitzer presents three stories about social masks and what might lie beneath. Truman Capotes A Lamp in a Window introduces an eccentric character with a secret. Its performed by Arian
Mcsweeney’s 25th Anniversary Extravaganza
Host Meg Wolitzer presents a celebration of the 25th anniversary of powerhouse indie publisher McSweeneys, known for clever, funny, playful, weird, and literary writing. Ophira Eisenberg reads Poor
Didn’t See It Coming
Meg Wolitzer presents two stories with surprises the characters didnt anticipate. A smart Mom defies expectations in Agouti, by Brenda Williams, performed by Laurine Towler. And a smart house has
Punching In
Meg Wolitzer hands off to guest host Maulik Pancholy, who presents three stories about workers and the workplaceand "the daily grind." In a John Cheever classic, Bayonne, a busy waitress defends h
#42 Reading Between the Lines
Meg Wolitzer presents two stories about the things she loves most: books and words and why they matter. In Ben Loorys The Book, a contrarian volume becomes a literary sensation, and alters one wom
Bonus: Meg Wolitzer Visits Her Favorite Indie Bookstore
Host Meg Wolitzer visits a favorite indie bookstore, Three Lives & Company in Greenwich Village, remembers her early years there as a writer and reader, and is let in on some trade secrets.
Sleight of Hand
Meg Wolitzer presents three stories with a little bit of trickery. The British writer Penelope Lively offers up a tricky combination of love and real estate in The Third Wife, performed by real-life