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Here & Now summer book club discusses 'James' and 'Demon Copperhead'

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom
Published August 11, 2025 at 10:01 AM MDT
A woman reads a book while resting on a pier. (Iakovos Hatzistavrou/AFP via Getty Images)
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A woman reads a book while resting on a pier. (Iakovos Hatzistavrou/AFP via Getty Images)

Here & Now‘s go-to book expert, Traci Thomas of “The Stacks,” and Scott Tong each read a book that the other had read and enjoyed. Thomas read Barbara Kingsolver’s “Demon Copperhead,” and Tong read Percival Everett’s “James.” The two compare reactions, and listeners weigh in as well.

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