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Encore: Human connections light up 'This Brilliant Darkness'

Published April 12, 2022 at 2:49 PM MDT

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Jeff Sharlet about his new book This Brilliant Darkness, a collection of mostly short essays and snapshots about strangers living with isolation or suffering.

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